This museum contains an OVERWHELMING number of artifacts. I'm confused why there isn't more public…read morenotice of this museum. Perhaps it is because the display of the collection is 'old-fashioned.' Be prepared because you will see so much of areas which might be of interest. 1) 3 Euros/adult , 2) Need to show some sort of ID so that they can record the information, 3) Just off the bus line #15 from the hauptbahnhof, 4) 99% of the collection is displayed indoors, 5) Sorry if your German translation isn't up to par, all the description placards are in German.

Fantastic array of planes/helicopters. Even if your not that interested i think you would enjoy…read morethis place,if only for the cafe on concorde. Plus entry fee was reasonable.

An sich reichhaltiges und anschauliches Museum, das die Geschichte Triers von den ersten…read moreBehausungen in vor-römischer Zeit bis zur Stadt im Spätmittelalter und der Renaissance illustriert. Vor allem die Ausstellungsstücke aus der Zeit der römischen Besatzung sind beeindruckend. Der Eintritt für die Dauerausstellung beträgt €8, was angesichts der Fülle und Qualität der Exponate vollkommen angemessen ist. Im Untergeschoss beherbergt das Museum ein Café/Restaurant. Wer will kann auch die aktuelle Sonderausstellung (zur Zeit: Der Untergang des römischen Reiches) für €6 zusätzlich dazu buchen, doch dafür hatte ich nicht genug Zeit. Weshalb also nur 3 Sterne? Ganz einfach, der Service. Zum Einen ist das Ticketoffice nicht in die großzügige Vorhalle integriert, obwohl genug Platz dafür wäre. Nein, man muss sich zu einer Art Dixiklo Container bewegen. Ärgerlich. Aber noch viel ärgerlicher sind die unverschämten, meist arabischen(!) "Platzwarte" in der Eingangshalle, die einen unverhohlen von Oben herab behandeln und regelrecht aggressiv sind. Einfach nur frech, unverschämt! Diese sollte man sofort feuern!!! Das hat meine Stimmung schon vor dem eigentlichen Besuch empfindlich getrübt.

The Museum: I think they've done a superb job here in peicing together Trier's ancient past from…read moreits Celtic heritage to the Roman and Medieval eras ,up to the present. The audioguides in English were very helpful with the major exhibitions and were indispensable, actually; get them and your tickets in the gift shop. Plenty of statuary, artifacts, friezes, mosaics, on and on. There is a good display of ancient Roman coinage that was interesting. We missed the grave monuments display as entrance to that is timed. On the third floor there is a great diorama of ancient Roman Trier that gives one a thorough visual layout of the ancient city in miniature. And no museum is complete without a mummy--there is a tiny one, but it counts. One star just for the mummy. The museum is worth every penny. The Bistro: there is a bistro on the ground floor in the back that has a sweeping view over a pool toward the Basilica. They serve some phenomenal food there, and the employees were very encouraging when they saw me eying the marvelous dessert display case. We had a gorgonzola-champignon soup that was excellent, had excellent bread, and a burrito. They have outstanding looking torts in that display case, but, alas, we were too full! Our waitress was very helpful in translating the menu and helping us make choices. You kind of have to wave them down to get your check and pay, but this is true at almost every place we ate at in Germany--they give you a lot of privacy and time to eat.

We did a guided tour of the castle which takes about an hour. We learned about the history,…read moredifferent rooms, weaponry, & armor. This is the only hilltop castle on the Middle Rhine not to have been destroyed. It has beautiful views of the Rhine River looking down. When walking up to the castle from the parking lot, there's a stairs path or uphill incline- definitely moderate walking with the uphill and stone paths so bring proper comfortable shoes to walk around in.

Knowledgeable and hilarious tour guide, authentic castle history it is the highlight of our trip in…read moreGermany

Ok that was weird. Interesting, sensory triggering, tinny, historical, kitschy, bizarre, intricate,…read moredelicate, amazing, and odd. I didn't want to go. I'm glad that I did, and would not repeat. Im conflicted. I mean, if you're here and need to kill an hour, it's a unique way to do that. Not something to go out of your way to experience, but I haven't seen anything like it. Machines that play real violins!

I'm all about gadgets and new technology but this collection of ancient mechanical contraptions…read moretriggered me worse than a shark swimming through chum-filled waters. Our visit here was without question one of the highlights of my to Europe. The museum is inside a 15th century building that is so interesting to look at. You can't just walk through the museum on your own. Because of how fragile some of these machines must be a tour guide goes with you and explains the story behind each device before they operate them for your enjoyment. The minimum group size is four, but admission is so cheap I think it would be worth it to pay for missing people if you have less than four. The machine in the first room completely fascinated me. It was called a Weber Maesto Orchestrion and I've never seen anything like it. The orchestrion plays music that is meant to sound like a band is playing it. The multiple instruments harmonize wonderfully together and played a catchy tune. I liked it so much I ended up buying a CD of orchestrion songs from the gift store. When you start thinking about how this intricate machine was built over ninety years ago when technology was so primitive it's just mind blowing. I did some research when I got home and learned that less than ten of these exist in the world and one was sold in a Sotheby's auction for close to a million dollars! This alone was worth the price of admission for me. Another highlight was a machine that played violin music. There were multiple violins wrapped around a column but the catch was that each violin only had one string. The mechanism that spun around the violins would then hit each string as needed to play a melody. They had replicas of wind-up mechanical bird boxes that had a little bird that would jump around and sing when triggered. Some of these are actually for sale and if they would have been $200 or less I would have thrown my credit card down so fast your head would spin. Starting at $600 is too rich for my blood. We saw several other machines on our tour and the hour flew by so quickly. If you're anywhere near this museum it is a "must do" as far as I'm concerned.

This is a fantastic and beautiful museum! It is extremely interactive and kept me and my kids busy…read morefor a long time. The staff is helpful and speaks English. The descriptions are in English and German.