Transport Museum

This item appears on page 75 of the December 2009 issue.

The Transport Museum Dresden (Augustusburg 1, 01067 Dresden, Germany; phone +0351 86440, fax 8644-110, www.verkehrsmuseum-dresden.de [in German]) exhibits locomotives from 1924 to 1993 (such as the Saxon Muldenthal, built in 1861), cars, trams, motorbikes (the first gasoline-powered motorcycle, built in 1885), bicycles, hot-air balloons and airplanes.

It is located at the Johanneum, a Renaissance building (1586) where the Electors of Saxony kept their horses and carriages. Open 10-5 Tuesday-Sunday. 4.50 adult. Guided tour, 40 ($56).