When we went to Badewelt (indoor pool) in Sinsheim, we saw
what looked like an airplane museum on the other side of the autobahn. Jeff
said, “let’s go there sometime!” During our stay-cation over New Years, we did
just that, and would highly recommend an excursion to Sinsheim. The “Auto
& Technik” museum is about 1 hour and 15 minutes away from the K-town area,
and the brochure says it’s an hour south of Frankfurt. The 14 Euro ticket was
worth it to us.
In addition to airplanes you can climb into, the museum
includes lots of cars, including old American beauties. Then of course, are
race cards, older European models, racing bicycles, and motorcycles. There’s a
large section of military vehicles, which includes display cases of military
uniforms. One massive room has farming equipment and throughout the building
are old organs! You pay 1 or 2 Euro and the organ plays a tune!
On the roof are a bunch of airplanes, including a Concorde
and an old Russian passenger plane. They are not handicapped accessible, and
are reached by narrow spiral staircases. It is recommended that you wear
sensible shoes, as the planes are on an incline with their noses pointed
upwards! The cockpits are nifty to see, and kids can go down an indoor slide
from the roof back into the museum.
Of course there is a restaurant and gift shop. Thankfully,
the restaurant has a small salad bar in addition to hot foods, soup, and
desserts. We didn’t see an IMAX movie, but several different shows were played
with narration in German. Their sister “Technik Museum” in Speyer is less than
half an hour away (closer to K-town), and features astronaut stuff, more
planes, a sub, and fire trucks! We’ll let you know after we go there.
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