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Museums for Teddy Bear Toys

It is mind-boggling that over a century has passed since the first Teddy bears have been made. During past 100 years many of them have been well loved and for them it is time to retire. But where to put those old stuffed bears since as you know, there is no retirement home for teddy bears. If you have some teddy bears and don’t need them anymore, you can sell them to collectors, or put them in a museum where they will sit comfortably and be admired by teddy lovers.

The very first Teddy Museum in the world is in Petersfield (Hampshire) England. It was open back in 1984. It was opened just with teddies from Judy Sparrow’s collection. Today teddy bear toys are in museums due to their long history of how they came about. If you love teddy bears and have a buddy who loves bears too, try heading out to one of these museums.

A good place to visit is the Dorset Stuffed bear toy Museum in Dorset. This teddy museum is opened 7 days a week opening each morning at 9:30. In this museum there are teddy bear toys around every corner. You can see the whole teddy bear collection from the very old to the latest and greatest. Enjoy the trip back through time as you watch your favorite fictional stuffed bear toys come to life right before your eyes. Walking through this museum you can find even life sized teddies to keep you company. I would suggest you to visit the house of “Mr. Edward” teddy bear where you can sit with his family. Equally impressive as the museum is the museums gift shop. It has everything you could possibly want from character teddies to one of a kind teddy.

England in teddy community is a special place because that is where the first museum popped up. However, England isn’t the only place in the world that has teddy museums. Most famous stuffed bear toy museum in the east is Jeju Teddy bear Museum. It is based in South Korea on Cheju (Jeju) Island and it opened its doors to the public in 2001. In this museum you can find all types of different teddy bear types and complete information on each of them. Visiting this museum is a whole day adventure so for parents there is a café bar, and many resting places in the museums beautiful gardens. Museum also has two galleries and a gift shop.

The largest teddy bears museum in the western United States is the Dancing Bear Folk Center. This magnificent museum is located in Thermopolis, Wyoming and is ready for you to come and explore its collection of teddy bears. If you ever get out to Vermont You should definitely stop at the Vermont Stuffed bear toy Company. Be careful though, they have so many amazing stuffed toy bears you won’t want to go home without at least one. For the visitors a tour of the factory is also possible so I would suggest you to take one since you are already there.

A teddy museum which is certainly worth visiting is the Stuffed bear toy Museum in Naples, Florida. This museum has over 4,000 teddy bears on exhibit and there are nearly 40,000 visitors from around the world visit this museum yearly. Visitors of this 'dream home for stuffed toy bears' can see many displays, including, antique and limited edition stuffed bear toys, as well as, stuffed teddy bear paintings, sculpture, posters and collectibles. On the special display of the museum is one of a kind work by some of the worlds most imaginative bear designers working with various materials. The museum is the Mecca for teddy enthusiasts so this museum hosts community events throughout the year including, teas, workshops and stuffed bear toy shows.

Among many stuffed bear toy landmarks there is on if far away Anchorage, Alaska. There you can find “Teddy bear House Bed and Breakfast”. In this B&B teddy bear toys are displayed in every room of the house. The cost for this one of a kind vacation spot is $45 a night per person with breakfast included. Make some very “bearable” memories and seek out those teddy bear toys.

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For true teddy bear lovers visiting teddy museums is one of a kind experience. To find more museums on teddies and more of teddy bear topics visit my website about Stuffed Teddy Bears.

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