"Technik Museum Speyer" Speyer by codrutz

Speyer Travel Guide: 331 reviews and 1,114 photos

Going to Speyer was part of the complicated plan of our holiday in June 2005 when we have traveled almost non-stop in a 12 days tour of Germany and Suisse. I saw and hear about this museum with cars, planes, locomotives and stuff and I decided it is an interesting point to see. So it's settled and I went there the day after visiting Rhine Falls (in Suisse) and after staying in the budget hotel Formule 1 in Mannheim (just rest for the night, no time to visit the city).

Technik Museum Speyer is really a very interesting museum like no other art museum or something. It is open 365 days a year, it has an indoor area of 16,000 mp and 150,000 mp outdoor, and it features among exibits: a completely walk-in Boeing 747 (raised in the air about 30 meters and featuring a 54 m long slide down), an Antonov 22 (largest propeller aircraft), a U9 German Navy submarin, 40 fire engines and 20 locomotives (two of which are gygantic), 70 aircrafts and heicopters, 10 of them walk-in, 50 vintage cars, a boat and its own Hotel with caravaning site. Oh, and I almost forgot - you will find here an IMAX dome 1000 square meters screen cinema.

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In a nutshell:You will not breath for four hours .. highly interesting

Last visit to Speyer: Jun 2005
Intro Updated Dec 31, 2005
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The submarine Things to Do (19)

I was looking forward to get to the submarine, because it was the single transport mean that I never been with. This is... more travel advice

Antonov 22 Things to Do (19)

Antonov 22 is the largest propeller aircraft. Notice the double propellers on the four engines (supplementary pictures).... more travel advice

Some helicopters Things to Do (19)

There are also a small number a helicopters, mostly Russian, but they are not walk-in like the airplanes. more travel advice

Map of the Speyer Museum Things to Do (19)

And here is a picture of a wall map of the Speyer Museum. The entrance and the parking you saw on the first tips is at... more travel advice

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scottishvisitor Dec 7, 2006 at 1:17 PM

The Jumbo slide looks great fun & all those classic cars = I would love a Ford T - I missed this museum in Speyer
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dejavu2gb Jan 31, 2006 at 7:38 AM

I am planning a trip to Germany in April, and I will be sure NOT to miss this museum... it looks very very cool... expecially the 747... great pics, thanks!
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globetrott Jan 10, 2006 at 12:38 AM

excellent infos and great pics bringing back great memories ! That Antonov with the car inside was Erich Honnecker's official airplane and his car was always with him ! That bycicle with spring tyres would make a lot of sense in wintertime!
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hunterV Dec 30, 2005 at 3:14 PM

Our Antonov-24 are still flying! Great place to visit!...