Swiss Transport Museum in Lucerne - it is a museum of Transport and Communications with a very large collection of locomotives, trucks, ships and planes, as well as exhibits from the field of communications.

In 1942, it was founded by the Transport Union of Switzerland in Zurich. However, there was not a suitable site for the construction of the museum building, and it was decided to establish a museum in Lucerne. In 1957, construction work began. Construction maintained finances Union as well as the city and the canton of Lucerne. July 1, 1959 Swiss Transport Museum opened and quickly became popular.

The museum exposition is divided into several sections: passenger and cargo transport, aviation and astronautics, cable and cable cars. Here you can get acquainted with the stages of the construction of the famous Gotthard tunnel. There are simulators and flight simulators on different planes. A separate pavilion placed a huge panorama of the Swiss layout, which you can walk on their own feet, pre obuvshis in special slippers. An extensive collection of rail transport even includes Swiss rail vehicles produce even in 1875, as well as documentary historical relevant topics. The collection of urban transport are cars, carriages with horses, bicycles, motorcycles.

Original entertainment for visitors to the museum is the so-called "avtoteatr." All those wishing to have the opportunity to take part in some semblance of the show with a wide choice of cars from different eras. Any chosen car is brought up to a special area in front of the participant using the freight elevator, and exhibit show in all its glory.

Along with the five thematic exhibitions, the museum has other activities such as a planetarium, a movie theater, an exhibition of Hans Erni and aerial photography.