Science at your fingertips: see how the world works at museums of nature and technology
Those with a passion for nature and technology are spoilt for choice by Germany's fascinating museums. Best of all, many of the exhibitions allow you to learn by doing. So, if you've always wanted to ride on a steam engine, understand how solar technology works or hear whale song, these are the must-see museums for you.
To visit the world's most extensive and significant exhibition on the history and technology behind the Zeppelin airship you can arrive by road, rail or even water.
Munich boasts the world's largest science and technology museum, which features a wide range of technological marvels, experiments and much more besides.
One of the world's oldest scientific collections, the Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments in Dresden's Zwinger Palace is divided into five sections: