Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.

The Bertha Benz Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Württemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of the world's first long-distance road trip by a vehicle powered with an internal combustion engine, in 1888. The trip was taken by Bertha Benz in the world's first automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, created by her husband, Carl Benz.

Berthabenzportrait
Berthabenzportrait (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Wiesloch Stadtapotheke Erste Tankstelle 20100620
Wiesloch Stadtapotheke Erste Tankstelle 20100620 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Motorwagen Serienversion
Motorwagen Serienversion (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Automuseum Dr Carl Benz
Automuseum Dr Carl Benz (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Watch: The world's first long-distance car journey – BBC REEL

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Sources and further reading: Wikipedia — Bertha Benz Memorial Route, Bertha Benz, Mannheim, Pforzheim (CC BY-SA). Images: Wikimedia Commons.