Museum fur Antike Schiffahrt and other Mainz, Germany Things to Do Tips

This is an interesting museum with a lot of roman boats that have been found in the area. It will not take a lot of time to go through this museum. If you want to fill an hour before heading out of town then this would be a good option. The museum is located on the south edge of town so it will take you about 10 minutes to walk there from the Dom (maybe 15 - 20 if you stroll). It's a nice walk since you have to head through the old part of town. One of the reasons it won't take long to go through the museum is because the lables are all written in German. I am an American living in Mainz and although I have been learning German, I am not fluent. I've complained that Mainz is enough of a tourist town that the museums should provide English lables, to no avail. I believe it is free.

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Phone: +49 6131 286 63-0
Address: Holzhof strasse and Rheinallee strasse
Directions: South edge of town across from the cinema. It's a large red bricked building.
Other Contact: Tues - Sunday 10 - 6

This is a great musuem. It is small and can be seen in about an hour or hour and a half. It is free, but they do ask that you consider giving a donation after you've seen the museum. I am an American living in Mainz and any time I take guests here they find this museum very interesting and donate something. It is located underground (stairs only) at the Romerpassage, which is Mainz's shopping mall in the new part of town. When they were digging to make the shopping mall (which is a very small 2 floor mall) they came across Roman ruins, thus the museum. The labels are in German, but you can buy a book at the information desk in English. It is a very nice and inexpensive book and definatly worth the money. If you are not interested in the book you can figure out most everything. They have a short film that plays every 20 minutes or so that helps explain some of what is in the museum (there is no dialog). On a side note, the best ice cream in Mainz in located in this mall. You can go upstairs to the restaurant to sit and eat, or stay on the main floor and grab a cone. There is also a public bathroom here - upstairs.

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Phone: +49 6131 60074
Address: Romerpassage
Directions: Located in the new part of town, walking distance from the Dom (5 or 10 minutes). Just ask people "Wo ist die Romer Passage?" Everyone knows this mall.
Other Contact: Mon - Sat: 10a.m - 6p.m