08 I am going to Germany, what can I visit that may be of interest?
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This article is from the Watercooled VWs General FAQ, by Jan Vandenbrande with numerous contributions by others.
08 I am going to Germany, what can I visit that may be of interest?
A: While in Wolfsburg, make sure you go to the VW Factory Museum!!! If
you have some time before you leave write to:
Hans-Jurgen Klar
Besucherdienst (Visitors' Bureau)
Volkswagen AG
D-38436 Wolfsburg
(0 53 61) 9-20200 -- drop the first zero if calling from abroad
Fax (0 53 61) 92 44 79
Ask them for help, advise, etc. see if they can arrange for your tours
of both the museum and the factory. Plant tours are at 1:00 pm and
last about 1.5 hrs. Visit the VW museum...open from 9 to 5.
When you go to the museum, make sure you have lots of film and lots
of money. The museum store (actually three large display cases) has
a lot of neat VW stuff!
Automotive Museum in Sinsheim (on the autobahn A6 which runs from
Mannheim to Heilbron - near Heilbron).
There they have a whole museum full of cars - the Blue Flame, a DeLorean,
the first Wanklemotor car (rotor engine I think), it's a real treat.
Make a trip to the Nrburgring race circuit west of Koblenz off
autobahn A48 (south of Kln off autobahn A1) for the driving
experience of a lifetime.
For about 15DM you can drive a lap of the "Nordschleife" also known as
the "green hell" - the original race circuit built in 1927 which snakes
for over twelve miles through the forests. If you don't want to drive
(anything with wheels is accepted) take a ride in the "Ringtaxi".
There is also an excellent motor sport museum, karting (the longest
track in Germany) near the Grand Prix circuit (venue for the '95
European Grand Prix).
Phone numbers are (from outside Germany):
(If phoning from Germany put 0 in front of the 26 and drop the
international code)
Local tourist office: ++ 49 26 91 92 06 0
Motor sport museum: ++ 49 26 91 3 02 147
Drive yourself: ++ 49 26 91 3 02 144
Karting: ++ 49 26 91 10 48
Ringtaxi: ++ 49 26 91 3 02 179
You're advised to phone to check opening times before making a long
journey.
If you're in the U.K. in early May, checkout "GTI International",
Europe's largest gathering of GTI enthusiasts. Takes place at the
Transport Research Laboratory twenty five miles south west of London.
'95 saw over 8,000 visitors over two days. Quarter mile sprint, slalom,
tyre testing, trade hall, club stands plus some of the very best cars
in Europe.
Further information from the organizers, Volkswagen Audi Car
magazine on++ 44 1525 874019
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