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The superb collection at the French Railway Museum retraces the “Golden Age of Rail” (1844-1960) via displays that recall aspects such as holiday travel, the lives of railwaymen etc. Don’t miss the carriage decorated by Viollet-le-Duc for the aides d..

This fabulous collection of 400 vintage cars, some of which are incredibly rare or unique, was assembled by Fritz Schlumpf – the story of which can be viewed here. The museum highlights over one hundred years of automobile history, from the “ancestor..

From St-Maurice-sur-Moselle, the D 465 leads to the Ballon d'Alsace. The road up to the Col du Ballon commands some fine views of the Moselle Valley before heading into a superb forest of pines and larches. The top of the pass affords a wonderful pan..

Its late Middle Ages Gothic architecture is admirable. The spire, with its stone lacework, is one of the highest in Alsace. The west façade has a splendid 15m-high doorway while the flamboyant north doorway is enhanced by attractive 15C statues. The ..

Saint Firmin decided to found his abbey here in 727 because the remote wooded valley was good for walking and meditation. The abbey, however, soon became one of the most powerful Benedictine abbeys in the region, with rights over 300 villages. The ab..

Since 1980, some 70 traditional old houses have been patiently taken down and meticulously rebuilt here to form an open-air museum of Alsace. Grouped together by rural area, they provide an insight into the region's traditions in the 19C and 20C. All..

Occupying the city hall, this museum explains the history of Mulhouse and its surrounding area over the past 6 000 years. A walkway provides access to the Grenier d'Abondance (Grain Store) where an impressive collection of toys is on display. The g..

The building dates from 1552 and is built in Rhone Renaissance style. Three of the walls are decorated with fine paintings and allegories. On the right side of the building hangs a grimacing stone mask, a copy of the Klapperstein, weighing 12 to 13kg..

Engelbourg castle, which was built by the Counts of Ferrette, belonged to the Habsburgs and from 1648 to the King of France. Louis XIV ordered the destruction of the fortress in 1673. These strange yet magnificent ruins stand on a rocky outcrop with ..

The Vallée de la Thur may have been industrialised, but it has managed to preserve some of its natural beauty. Its villages (such as Willer-sur-Thur, Moosh and Ranspach), nestled at the feet of some of the highest mountains in the Vosges, are truly c..

This former royal works for the production of printed fabric has been fully restored, and now comprises a textile museum, four gardens, a farmhouse and a footpath leading through the grounds. As well as giving visitors an overview of the history of t..

Collections relating to archaeology, folklore, religious art and history of the Florival area. But it is the works of Théodore Deck (1823-1891) which will catch your eye. This Guebwiller ceramicist, a director of the Sèvres Manufactory, rediscovered ..

This church demands one's attention through its majestic proportions. The neoclassical façade of red sandstone is decorated with statues representing the theological and cardinal virtues. Inside, the masterly elevation boasts a thoroughly Roman pomp...

The west façade, framed by two high towers, contains a porch surmounted by arcatures and bays. Like the nave, transept and aisles, it dates from the 12 and 13C. Notice the ladders suspended from the vault of the right-hand aisle: is there some work i..

This flamboyant Gothic building built in the 16th century has mullioned windows and an oriel window with five panels.

This exhibition begins with a large-scale illuminated model with an audio commentary tracing the importance of electricity in the modern world and highlighting its main modes of production. This is followed by interactive displays outlining the histo..

The museum is particularly devoted to paintings of the 17 and 18C. (Brueghel the Younger, Teniers, Ruysdel and Boucher) and a number of Alsatian masters with a folk influence. There are canvases by Jean-Jacques Henner (1829-1905), landscapes and st..

The museum traces back the history of fabric printing in Alsace and elsewhere in the world: there are displays of French fabrics (Jouy, Nantes, Alsace, etc.), English fabrics, printed handkerchiefs and fabrics from Asia. It shows how fabric printing ..

In the old corn hall dating from 1519, the museum contains exhibits of local history on four floors. The themes covered are the vineyards, the castle and its fortifications, the collegiate church and the cult of St Theobald, furniture and popular art..

This 15C tower with an onion dome is the last vestige of the old fortifications. There is a picturesque view of the bridge over the Thur.