The most famous car museums in the world

If you are a car enthusiast and have the opportunity to set foot in these lands in the new year, visit the most famous and unique contemporary car museums in the world.

The list below compiles some of the most popular car museums.

Volkswagen Autostadt Museum

The Volkswagen Autostadt (Wolfsburg) is perhaps Germany's most famous automobile museum. It is home to some of the country's most prestigious brands.

Volkswagen Autostadt is not just a car museum but is known as a car theme park. Autostadt means “car city” in German. The museum opened in 2000 and is considered one of the famous tourist destinations in Germany.

Volkswagen Autostadt Museum.

The Autostadt is a large complex with many attractions. The two transparent glass cylindrical CarTowers are located in the center and are considered the main features of this giant car park.

It is said that each of these 20-plus-storey buildings can accommodate more than 400 cars and also serve as a storage facility until they are sold. The unique architecture and automated technology can take a car in or out within 45 seconds during peak times.

Autostadt becomes the world's largest car distribution center.

This architecture also makes Autostadt the world's largest car distribution center. Scattered around these two buildings are showrooms dedicated to the Volkswagen Group's car brands. Among them, the largest are those of Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, Seat and Skoda.

BMW Museum in Germany

If you are in Munich (Germany), you should visit the BMW car museum.

The BMW Museum is located next to the brand's headquarters and factory. The museum features a modern silver bowl-shaped building and tower.

BMW Museum in Germany.

The large museum opened in 2007 and immediately attracted many visitors. It is said that this place is not only the pride of BMW but also of the people of Munich.

Although it is only a museum of one brand, the number of cars displayed at BMW's museum can overwhelm visitors.

The museum is divided into many exhibition areas with diverse quantities and types.

The museum is divided into many display areas with diverse quantities and types. Many lines of classic cars, civilian cars, sports cars, racing cars and even concept cars are displayed here. This is considered an encyclopedia of the BMW brand.

In addition to its own museum, visitors can also tour the factory or the famous BMW Welt showroom.

Peterson Car Museum

If you ask which is the most famous car museum in the United States, the answer will be Peterson Car Museum (in Los Angeles). This is not only famous for displaying many unique and rare cars but also for its unique and outstanding architecture.

The Petersen Museum was founded in 1994 and is believed to have cost around $20 million at the time.

Peterson Car Museum.

This exhibition area covers an area of ​​up to 9,000 m2 and attracts attention with its vibrant wavy design.

Among the unique and rare car collections are the $40 million Bugatti and the Aston Martin DB5 used in the famous "007" movie series.

Mercedes-Benz Museum

Stuttgart is a famous place in Germany because it is the birthplace of the most famous car brands in the world. Stuttgart also has many car museums of the brands, such as the Mercedes-Benz museum.

This is considered the place that records unforgettable marks of the 3-pointed star brand in particular and the automobile industry in general.

Mercedes-Benz Museum.

This nearly 50-meter-high building with unique and beautiful architecture was inaugurated in 2006. Every year, this museum welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors. People can see cars everywhere, from the floor, on the walls, ceilings, even hanging.

Porsche Museum

Next to the Mercedes museum is the Porsche Museum with its large Porscheplatz square in Stuttgart.

The museum is designed with 3 floors and divided into many different areas. Visitors will have the opportunity to admire Porsche cars produced from before 1948 to the present.

In particular, the cars on display are always changing positions and moving, but visitors will be able to "witness" a unique collection of models that have helped the company become one of the most successful names in the sports field.

Porsche Museum.

In 2015, Porsche and British artist Gerry Judah erected a sculpture called “911 Inspiration” next to their museum. The work honoring the 911 consists of three 24-meter-high columns, each topped by a 911 from different generations, to honor the history of the classic car.

Mullin Classic Car Museum

Despite its young age, Mullin is a famous auto museum in the world. It was founded in 2010 in California, USA and is privately owned by a businessman named Peter W. Mullin.

The Mullin Car Museum covers an area of ​​over 5,000 m2 and is home to some of the most beautiful and famous classic cars in the world. More than 100 cars from famous brands such as Bugatti, Delahaye, Delage, Hispano-Suiza, etc. are on display here.

Mullin Classic Car Museum.

The classic cars have all been restored to near-original condition. The museum also has many Bugatti cars, including the prototype of the Bugatti Veyron or other concepts of this brand such as: 1998 EB118 Concept, 1999 EB218 or 1999 18.3 Chiron.

BMW Car Museum in China

BMW has opened a car showroom in Beijing (China) with a strong Chinese architecture. The museum is decorated with many unique and eye-catching layers of red fabric. This is the second museum of the BMW car brand after the first museum of this car company opened in Munich.

In the car showroom, large red fabric panels are hung from the ceiling to create a warm and dramatic effect. These strips can be lowered to create a projection screen when needed.

Meanwhile, the walls are decorated with horizontal light strips to create moving lines like the light trails of cars on the road.

BMW car museum in China.

The exhibition booth of the famous BMW brand is located on the third floor of this building. Each showroom uses metal strips on the floor to reflect light on the ceiling and walls.

In addition to the car collection, the museum also has a cinema and an amusement park.

According to Zing