5 museums that I would like to visit

On my travels through Germany I often see signs to museums and places of interest that I would like to visit, but due to time constraints do not actually get round to straight away.

One day rather than driving by I would like to go back and visit these places.

Here are 5 of the more unusual ones that spring to mind:

The Unimog Museum

A musuem about a particular type of 4-wheel-drive vehicle that is known for its off-road qualities.  I first saw one of these vehicles on a camp site near Koblenz and saw the museum from a traffic jam whilst travelling through the black forest.

www.unimog-museum.com

The Bauspar-Museum

A museum about saving money to buy or build a home.  I see the sign to it at least once a year, but I never seem to be there on a Sunday or public holiday when it is open.  It is located in Wüstenrot, home to one of Germany’s largest mortgage lenders. [Read more…]

H.M.S. Otus – British naval history on the Baltic coast

If you travel to the Sassnitz on the Eastern coast of the island of Rügen, to visit the chalk cliffs (“Königsstuhl”) for example, then you may be surprised to find signs to “H.M.S. Otus”.

H.M.S.?  As in “Her Majesty’s Ship?”  Well, almost.  Actually it is an Oberon-class submarine that was launched in Scotland in 1962 and served with the Royal Navy until it was decommissioned in 1991.

H.M.S. Otus in Sassnitz harbour

H.M.S. Otus in Sassnitz harbour

After decommissioning she was towed to Stralsund on the Baltic coast, before being moored in the harbour at Sassnitz, where she is now a floating museum. [Read more…]

Piratenmuseum

Das Piratenmuseum (Museo de la Piratería) befindet sich im Schloß Castillo de Santa Barbara etwas außerhalb Teguise, und ist gar nicht so einfach zu besuchen

Zum Ersten, die beworbenen Öffnungszeiten sind entweder ungenau oder einfach falsch.  Wir waren im Oktober dort und für Sonntags stand in der Information, die wir hatten, bis 15 Uhr im Winter und 14 Uhr im Sommer.  Tatsächlich war das Schloß bis 14.30 geöffnet, mit dem letzten Eintritt 15 Minuten früher.

Castillo de Santa Barbara near Teguise, Lanzarote
Castillo de Santa Barbara near Teguise

Die Straße dorthin schließt 30 Minuten nach dem Museum.  Hier sollte man ganz vorsichtig fahren, da die Straße eng ist, mit einem Abgrund manchmal auf einer, aber auch mal auf beiden Seiden.  Besonders kurz bevor das Museum schließt fahren viele sehr schnell hier lang um es noch rechtzeitig zu schaffen – nur um zu erfahren, dass die Schließungszeit die auf einem Schild unten steht, die Schließungszeit der Straße ist und sie nicht mehr ins Museum hineingelassen werden.

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