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Mercedes-Benz Museum
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LEFT: A vintage
Mercedes-Benz car outside the museum. INSET BELOW: Gottlieb Daimler's
"Reitwagen" motorcycle, an Argentianian bus, a sign on a retired
taxi from
Porto, Portugal,
and the Mercedes-Benz Center next door. |
Visitor information
 Location
and directions. The Mercedes-Benz Museum is part of the Mercedes-Benz campus
in Untertürkheim, just across the Neckar River from Stuttgart's city center.
From the Hauptbahnhof or main railroad station in Stuttgart, take the S1
subway train two stops to "Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion." Follow the signs to the
museum, which is across Mercedesstrasse and a few meters down the road from the
football stadium.
For more detailed instructions on how to reach the museum by
car, by train, or from Stuttgart Airport, see our page of
directions to the Mercedes-Benz
Museum.
 Opening
times. The Mercedes-Benz Museum daily except Monday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(The ticket counter closes at 5 p.m., but I'd suggest arriving no later than
3:30 p.m., since there's a lot to see in the museum.)
Prices. Ticket prices vary, depending on whether you're
an adult, a student, a child, a member of the Mercedes-Benz Club, etc. Guided
tours and use of the Simulator ride cost extra.
Accessibility. The Mercedes-Benz Museum was designed to
meet or exceed 21st Century accessibility standards.
 Shops.
The shops on the lower level of the museum have souvenirs, auto accessories, car
models, logo wear, toys, books, etc. for visitors of all ages. (If you want to
buy a restored classic car as a memento, skip the shops and head directly to the
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center a
few kilometers down the road.)
Restaurants. The
museum has a very pleasant bistro, a full-service restaurant, a bar with an
outdoor terrace in nice weather, and a café.
The Mercedes-Benz Center
 Are you looking for a new car? Do you just want to look at new
cars? If so, the Mercedes-Benz Center
(not to be confused with the
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center), which is connected to the museum
by an 80-meter passage, is worth a peek.
The Mercedes-Benz Center is a cross between a World's Fair
pavilion and a car dealership, with 130 examples of current vehicles on display.
It also has regularly changing exhibitions on research, car design, safety, etc.
If you've picked up a new Mercedes during your trip, you can get it tweaked or
tuned in one of the
dealership's 16 service bays.
Related Web links
Mercedes-Benz
Museum
The museum's Web site offers a visual tour in Flash and QuickTime. (For quicker
access to practical information, use the direct links in my "Visitor
information" section above.)
 Allow time for a side trip to the nearby Gottlieb Daimler Memorial,
where the inventor of the modern internal-combustion gasoline engine pioneered a
"universal motor" for horseless carriages, the world's first motorcycle, and the
world's first motorboat. (The greenhouse-workshop is located in the Kurpark of
Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, which you can easily reach by car or public
transportation from the city center.)
 Stuttgart
Marketing GmbH
Use the Motor Stadt's official tourism site to plan your trip, book a
hotel, buy tickets for entertainment and sports events, etc. Stuttgart is a
surprising city in many ways, with attractions that range from thriving shops in
Germany's longest pedestrian zone to vineyards, wine and beer festivals, mineral
baths, and the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.
 Stuttgart
is also the capital of Baden-Württemberg
and a port of call for cruise vessels on the Neckar River, which runs past the
city center.
(If you come during Advent, don't miss the
Stuttgart Christmas Market,
which is said to be one of the largest in Europe.)
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