Photo: Wikimedia Commons In Mulhouse, the Cité du Train is France’s national railway museum and one of the largest railway museums in Europe. Steam locomotives, presidential carriages and legendary trains tell the story of rail in France.
Children can get close to the machines, and the displays make the visit easy to enjoy for everyone. The Cité de l’Automobile, also in Mulhouse, lets you continue the discovery.
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Allow 2 to 3 hours; the museum is largely indoors, ideal on a rainy day.
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