Experience the past, present and future of mobility in Switzerland's most-visited museum. A wealth of interactive attractions brings its road, rail, water, air and space focal points to life. With its boating pool and numerous activity areas, the large arena is a great place to linger – whatever the weather. Completing the unique museum experience is the up-to-the-minute Media World visitor experience and the museum featuring the popular Swiss painter Hans Erni.
There will be a Welcome reception at the Museum on the evening of 28/09/2022 as well as a sponsored dinner in one of the Museum's exhibition halls on 30/09/2022 during DUG2022.
Lucerne (Luzern in German, Lozärn in Swiss-German) is a beautiful small city in the heartland of Switzerland, across the lake from Altdorf, where legend has it William Tell shot an apple off of his son's head. Lucerne is a fine city to visit, and is a great base from which to explore famous Swiss sites such as the mountains Rigi, Pilatus, Titlis and the Rütli meadow.
The first city to join the Swiss Confederation, today Lucerne is a lovely small city with a thriving tourism industry, owing mainly to its status as a gateway to Central Switzerland. The city is a centre of Swiss history and legend. Tourism in Lucerne has a distinguished history dating from the mid-19th century, with Mark Twain being just one famous tourist at the time. In A Tramp Abroad he recalls the nascent souvenir business, and other budding examples of the tourism trade.
"The commerce of Lucerne consists mainly in gimcrackery of the souvenir sort; the shops are packed with Alpine crystals, photographs of scenery, and wooden and ivory carvings. I will not conceal the fact that miniature figures of the Lion of Lucerne are to be had in them. Millions of them." — Mark Twain
And even for immersive history buffs there's something to see: The Bourbaki Panorama in the city hosts one of the last remaining 360° panorama paintings (1881) still on display. Nearby is the Alpineum which displays large format panorama paintings of the Swiss Alps from the early 20th century.
To really understand Switzerland and the Swiss you have to know the country's history and culture. Here's a brief summary which explains quite well why the people of this peculiar alpine country are the way they are:
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