In close proximity to Sharjah Airport, there is the Sharjah Classic Car Museum. On my November 2019 trip through the city, I felt it was a must visit. I was quite interested how this place would be compared to the…
De Havilland Aircraft Museum (London Colney)
The De Havilland company is a huge name in the aviation history, especially regarding British aviation history. Close to the original Hartfield production grounds, the village of London Colney North of the UK capital hosts the unique de Havilland Aircraft…
Arithmeum Bonn – A Museum about Calculations
A Calculation Museum? Sounds like a place for die-hard nerds – but the Arithmeum in Bonn is really a popular place with very good ratings. As I studied Maths (and Computer Science), I just had to visit this place one…
Sharjah Al Mahatta Historic Airport Museum
If you look at the mega-airport of Dubai International nearby, it is hard to believe that Sharjah once was the first (and later: the key) airport for connections to the region. What is now in the heart of the city…
Stockholm Police Museum
There are quite many museums about civil emergency services. After I visited the amazing National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield and the very nicely done Civil Defense Heritage Gallery in Singapore, I also visited the Stockholm Police Museum (Polismuseet Stockholm)…
Titanic Belfast
I am sure you know all the details (non-fictional and dramatic ones) about the tragic end of the RMS Titanic latest after the Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet romance movie of 1997. If you travel to Belfast, however, you can…
Flugausstellung Peter Junior (Hermeskeil)
The next cities around are Trier, Sankt Wendel or Idar-Oberstein – the small city of Hermeskeil could be seen as the one of the hearts of German and European aviation collections – at least, it is home to the Europe’s…
Stockholm Gaming Museum
Video Gaming and arcade machines have been a significant part of my life. I grew up with an Atari 800XL, I loved my Amiga 500 and later I traded PC Engine video games. Thus video game arcades and museums are…