The Dr. Carl Benz Automobile Museum in Ladenburg, Germany has become a place of pilgrimage for automobile enthusiasts from all over the world.
In the historic Benz factory in Ladenburg, visitors can experience automotive history up close as if they had been there themselves. Where Carl Benz and his sons Eugen and Richard once built automobiles, you can now experience how people became "mobile".
From the adventurous running machine of Baron von Drais to the colorful scooters of the 1950s. From the three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car with which the age of the automobile began on January 29, 1886, to the horsepower-packed Formula 1 racing cars with which Michael Schumacher drove his last races for the Mercedes-Benz brand.
The program
In the morning at 11:00 a.m., driving tests will take place on the world's first car, the Benz Patent Motor Car.
At lunchtime, there will be tours in Germany's oldest cab, a Mercedes-Benz Type 8/38 from 1927.
At 14:00 in the afternoon, you can enjoy demonstrations with a Mercedes Benz 190 SLR racing car. From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. there will again be cab tours and in the evening Winfried A. Seidel will read from the book "Automobilgeschichten - die Autos aus dem Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz".
Opening hours
On International Museum Day, the Dr. Carl Benz Museum will be open from 10:00 to 18:00. Admission is reduced to 4 euros on this day
Further information can be found on the museum's website.
