Day 61

People describe Stuttgart as the cradle of the automobile because of the invention of the automobile in this city. Many people also consider the city as the origin of the automotive industry. Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and Maybach all produce their cars here in Stuttgart. Even automotive parts giant Robert Bosch Gmbh set up their headquarters in the region. Mercedes-Benz and Porsche both opened a museum in Stuttgart to show off all the cars they designed over the years. In January, I went to the Mercedes-Benz Museum, and yesterday, I visited the Porsche Museum.

The Porsche Museum differs from the Mercedes-Benz Museum in the way that Porsche displayed their sports cars and racing cars more than their other cars. The Porsche Museum is also smaller than the Benz Museum and contains less cars. I thought the cars that the Benz Museum displayed seemed much more interesting, but that has to do with my interest their pre 1950’s cars more than the new Porsche sports cars. One thing I thought was very cool about the Porsche Museum was that they had a car that everyone could sit in. I can’t think of any other time where I’d be able to sit in a Porsche! As usual, I take lots of pictures whenever I go places, but unfortunately, I left my SD card at home, so I had to take all the pictures with my phone camera.

My photo album for the Porsche Museum

Today, I was able to visit the Mercedes-Benz Museum, and this place was totally worth going.  This museum has to be a must-see for any tourists going to Stuttgart.  It presents a history of the company and features many cars that the company has designed and built over the years.  I took a lot of pictures, and have uploaded them all! Click the picture below to check it out.

The quality of the cars here are just fantastic.  Although a lot of the originals no longer exist, the replicas still look very good.  I had no idea that there was so much history here. 

The history begins at the invention of the internal combustion engine by Nikolaus Otto, and the subsequent invention of the automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler, and Wilhelm Maybach to the modern day automobiles.  The museum features all kinds of cars, from luxury cars, public transportation vehicles, and emergency vehicles.