Aalburg · NL
de Wolfsburcht
Tucked away on a quiet street in Wijk en Aalburg, in the Netherlands' Land van Heusden en Altena, De Wolfsburcht is the country's first and only museum devoted to the air-cooled Volkswagen. Despite the fairytale-sounding name — a tongue-in-cheek nod to the "wolf" hidden inside the word Volkswagen — this is a real, hands-on celebration of the humble Beetle and its rear-engined relatives. What sets it apart from a conventional car showroom is its ambition: the museum wants to carry you through the history of the air-cooled VW while sketching the world that unfolded around it, "more than just a car museum," as the founders like to say.
Run as a family affair by André and Antoinette van Wijlen, it has earned a devoted following among motoring enthusiasts, school groups and casual visitors alike — and the local nickname, "het Kevermuseum" (the Beetle Museum), tells you exactly what to expect when you walk through the door.