Family Tour
An adventure for the whole family
At the DB Museum in Nuremberg, great and exciting activities await both mom and dad as well as the little ones - everyone gets their money's worth here. Here we give you tips for smart planning and show you the highlights for their stay.
2:30 Hours
Information to prepare for your tour:
- Tickets can be purchased in advance in the online ticket store.
- Barrier-free access for strollers and wheelchairs is located at the rear exit.
- You will find our lockers on the first floor. We also offer a checkroom at the weekends.
- You will find one of a total of two diaper-changing rooms in our ladies' restroom in the foyer on the first floor.
- The entrances to our exhibition rooms on the first floor as well as on the second floor are barrier-free.
- For fire safety reasons, strollers are not allowed in the KIBALA. You will find a parking space for strollers on the 2nd floor or in the cloakroom area on the ground floor.
- We reserve the right to close KIBALA when the outside temperature exceeds 35 degrees for the safety of all visitors.
Coal wagon
Coal wagon
Let's start with a huge, black coal wagon. It is the oldest vehicle in the DB Museum and comes from England - the birthplace of the railroad. Here you can find out how the invention that decisively changed people's lives came about.
Wagon No. 8
Wagon No. 8
From England, you will travel to the old trading and industrial city of Nuremberg, where Germany's first public railroad line was opened on December 7, 1835. On display is an original passenger car from the famous Ludwigseisenbahn. Discover together the differences to today's passenger cars!
Routing maps
Routing maps
The tour continues with route network maps on which everyone can press a button once: With the help of these interactive maps, you can find out how rapidly the rail network grew after the opening of the first line between Nuremberg and Fürth.
Adler
Adler
Time to marvel! In the Vehicle Hall I, a replica of Germany's most famous steam locomotive awaits you: the Adler. Right next to it, you can admire a full-size model of the fastest train in Germany, the ICE 3.
Nordgau
Nordgau
A steam locomotive snorts and whistles. But why actually? You can find out this and much more at the Nordgau locomotive. Germany's oldest preserved original locomotive shows its inner workings and how it functions by means of a controllable light installation.
S 2/6
S 2/6
You should not miss the impressive express locomotive S 2/6. In 1907, it set a German record with a speed of over 154 kilometers per hour. With us, you have the opportunity to enter the driver's cab of this huge locomotive and slip into the roles of the engineer and the stoker.
Salon wagon
Salon wagon
The tour continues to a castle on wheels: Two state coaches from the court train of the Bavarian fairy-tale king Ludwig II show how luxuriously a monarch traveled in those days. Among all the pomp and circumstance, many a curiosity can be discovered - such as the royal lavatory with upholstered seat for the utmost comfort.
Model railroad
Model railroad
Would you like to take a short breather? How about an exciting demonstration of our model railroad layout? Go to the Modellarium on the second floor and take a seat on the grandstand. Experience train and shunting operations with up to 30 trains in miniature format.
(Show times: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every half hour).
Let's continue
on the 2nd floor
Let's continue
on the 2nd floor
Please note that for fire safety reasons, strollers and buggies are not allowed in these exhibition areas. Please use the designated stroller parking area on the 2nd floor.
Time travel with Grandpa Adler
Time travel with Grandpa Adler
In this interactive exhibition area, little railroaders accompany Grandpa Adler, the mascot of the DB Museum, and his friends playfully through railroad history. Varied play and listening stations invite children from three to seven years of age to join in and get excited.
Break
Break
At the end of the exhibition "Time travel with Grandpa Adler" is another changing room. Cold food and drinks that you have brought with you are welcome to be consumed in our bread room in the children's railroad land KIBALA.
KIBALA
KIBALA
In our KIABAL (Kinder-Bahnland), you'll find everything to make children's hearts beat faster. The highlight of the approximately 1,000-square-meter play and adventure area is the KIBALA Express, a miniature train for children over the age of three (runs Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.). In addition, uniforms to dress up in, a train simulator, an exciting rally and much more await the little railroad fans.
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Address & Information desk
Deutsche Bahn Stiftung gGmbH
DB Museum
Lessingstrasse 6
90443 Nuremberg
Opening hours
Tuesday to Friday 9 to 17 o'clock
Saturday, Sunday, holidays 10 to 18 o'clock
Monday closed
Admission prices
| Adults | 9 € |
| Families (2 adults and up to 4 children) | 18 € |
| Children (aged 6 to 17) | 5 € |
| Reduced price | 7 € |
| School classes (per person up to and including 13th grade) | 3 € |
| Children up to 6 years of age | free |
| Current DB employees | free |