If you love cars, any trip to Italy isn’t complete without a visit to Modena, Italy’s ‘Motor City’ and home to Ferrari. Go to Modena any day of the year and the town is practically painted red from all the Ferrari flags and banners and related businesses. There are Ferrari-themed restaurants, cafés, hotels, and of course rental-car shops. You can literally eat, sleep, and drive Ferrari.
But if you want to truly immerse yourself in the history of the storied marque while getting up close with some of its iconic cars, a trip the pair of Ferrari museums is just the ticket. Once you’ve accepted the fact that these facilities are in many ways tourist traps, they’re quite a good way to kill some time. The entry fees are €17 ($19) each or €20 ($22) for a pass for both. That’s probably the best Ferrari-related deal in the world. Now, on to the museums:
Museo Ferrari Maranello
Located opposite the Ferrari museum, the Maranello museum focuses more on the history of the Prancing Horse from its various motorsports victories to how it became a legend on both circuit and road. There’s a permanent exhibit with the various trophies Ferrari has accumulated over 90 years of competition, while the road-car display varies from time to time.
Museo Enzo Ferrari
The yellow-roofed Museo Enzo Ferrari is more specific in what it houses, even as the exhibitions change regularly. This museum focuses more on the life and story of Enzo Ferrari from his early childhood to when he discovered racing, became a race driver, and started Scuderia Ferrari. Enzo’s father’s workshop was also renovated to house the Engine Museum. Dedicated to the engine history of Ferrari, there are various F1 powerplants on show, as well as V-6, V-8, V-12, turbocharged, and hybrid engines for road cars.
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