Although The New York Times is one of the most respected publications to grace our good Earth, sometimes you have to admit when they just are a bit too late.
A recent story ran about "Touring the Temples of German Automaking," and because we are firm believers in giving credit where it is due, we must tip our hats to Agent001 who has photographed several of the best German auto museums.
Forget the plane and the bratwurst, well maybe not the bratwurst, and look at what Germany's best auto museums have to offer from the comfort of your own home:
Porsche Museum Photo Gallery
BMW Welt Museum Photo Gallery
Mercedes-Benz Museum Photo Gallery
The New York Times reports:
"SOME Americans tour Europe not to enjoy the food, or to pay homage to the cathedrals, or to shop on Oxford Street or Boulevard Haussmann. They go to see the museums.
Which is what I did. Except instead of staring at the art of Rodin, Raphael and Rembrandt, I studied the works of Chris Bangle and Walter de’Silva.
In the last five years, four leading German automakers — Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche — have opened or reworked the museums dedicated to each brand’s heritage and history. My plan was to travel across southern Germany in a triangle from Munich (BMW) to Stuttgart (Porsche and Mercedes) to Ingolstadt (Audi) and back to Munich. The total distance was a bit more than 300 miles..."
Porsche Museum Photo Gallery
BMW Welt Museum Photo Gallery
Mercedes-Benz Museum Photo Gallery
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