Museum of passenger airship travel in Neu-Isenburg-Zeppelinheim with models, original parts, and a reconstructed promenade deck of the "Hindenburg."
Through January 31, 2027
Fashion photographs from 1937 by Frankfurt photographer Angelika von Braun, taken at the Rhein-Main airport and airship port with the airship LZ 129 "Hindenburg" as a backdrop.
Zeppelinheim was founded in the mid-1930s as a residential settlement for the crews and ground staff of the Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei, which from 1936 offered transatlantic voyages from the new Rhein-Main airport and airship port. Today the community is part of Neu-Isenburg, and its name still reflects its origins.
In 1977, former airship crew members and zeppelin enthusiasts came together as the "Zeppelin-Kameradschaft" and began collecting objects related to airship travel. By the end of the 1970s they were already able to show a first exhibition room. In 1988 the current museum building opened as a separate annex to the community center; its vaulted roof reproduces one quarter of the cross-section of the airship LZ 10, illustrating the sheer size of the zeppelins. The Kameradschaft gave rise to the Verein für Zeppelin-Luftschiffahrt Zeppelinheim e. V., which runs the museum together with the city of Neu-Isenburg.
The permanent exhibition focuses on passenger travel: scale models from LZ 1 to LZ 130, a reconstructed section of the promenade deck of LZ 129 "Hindenburg," set tableware, and uniforms convey everyday life on board. A technology section shows, among other things, a Maybach engine from LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin," an onboard radio, steering wheels, and parts of the framework. Films, virtual reality headsets, and hands-on stations for children round out the offering, and special exhibitions change in the basement.
| Groups | –Group tours Tue–Sun by appointment (at least 14 days in advance), flat rate €85 including admission. |
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| Group tour (flat rate, including admission) | €85Booking at least 14 days in advance |
No fixed admission price: visitors pay what they think their visit is worth ("pay what you want").
The basement with the special exhibitions and the lecture area is not accessible.
Great for kids & families
Children's tours for 6- to 10-year-olds with interactive elements (approx. 1–1.5 hours, registration at least 14 days in advance). Child-friendly experiment and hands-on stations are being set up step by step, starting with a station on static buoyancy; occasional family afternoons with physics experiments.
Zeppelinheim
S-Bahn S7 to Zeppelinheim, then walk via Flughafenstraße, Mathilde-Rösch-Straße, and Kapitän-Lehmann-Straße (approx. 400 m on Kapitän-Lehmann-Straße); bus OF-52/OF-54 from Neu-Isenburg to Ludwig-Dürr-Straße. By car: A5, exit Zeppelinheim.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Group tours for adults and children's tours only with registration at least 14 days in advance with museum director Christian Kunz (tel. 069 69595978 or 06102 5609194). Films about Zeppelin history, VR headsets, and a 360° tour on the website. |
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