Ken Seiling Museum

The Ken Seiling Museum in Kitchener includes entry to both the museum exhibitions and the Doon Heritage Village. Half of the museum is closed so there isn’t too much to see indoors. The only exhibit they had open when I visited was the Human Plus exhibition displaying how engineering helps Read more

Miniatur Wunderland

It’s very rare for me to upload dozens of pictures for a single place, but the Miniatur Wunderland sure is worth it. When I first visited in late-2016, the models have been under construction for 18 years and wouldn’t be complete until 2020. Its impressive model railway system is the Read more

PROTOTYP Museum

Germany is the land of advanced automotive engineering and a visit to Stuttgart to see Porsche and Mercedes, Munich to learn about BMW’s history, and Dresden to visit Volkswagen’s glass factory should prove the point. I would not have suspected that the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, known for its shipping, Read more

Ballenberg Museum

Instead of going to the Swiss Miniature in Ticino, the Ballenberg Museum is the life size version of a compressed Switzerland. The museum moved over 100 historic and original buildings from all around the country to be displayed in an open-air setting. You are welcome to walk into most of Read more

Basel History Museum

The National Museums of Switzerland are located in the capital Bern, the founding canton Schwyz, and the largest city Zürich. Basel, being a large, German-speaking city in the country is known for its arts, but it does have one history museum on local history that chronicles its journey from being Read more

German Migration Center

The German Migration Center in Bremerhaven provides automatic guided tours in both English and German through themed rooms to bring you along the journey of emigrants and immigrants. You are provided with a card called a “boarding pass” to tap on exhibits for explanations and quotes spoken by actors.  It Read more