Mercedes Benz Museum, Stuttgart, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

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Mercedes-Benz Museum

Stuttgart


A futuristic swirl on the cityscape, the Mercedes-Benz Museum takes a chronological spin through the Mercedes empire. Look out for legends such as the 1885 Daimler Riding Car (the world’s first petrol-powered vehicle) and the record-breaking Lightning Benz that hit 228km/h at Daytona Beach in 1909.


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