🇩🇪 Nuremberg’s Must-Visit Puppet Wonderland
✨ "Where fairytales take physical form—one hand-carved marionette at a time!" ✨ 🎭 Why This Toy Shop is Magic Tucked in Nuremberg’s old town (the "Toy Capital of the World"), this 150-year-old store brings childhood dreams to life: 300+ puppets: From Prussian soldiers to witches mid-cackle Mechanical dioramas: Wind them up to see miniature knights joust Christmas elves so detailed, you’ll spot individual stitches in their boots 🛍️ What to Buy (or Just Admire) 🎎 Signature Pieces: Nutcrackers (the OG Nuremberg souvenir) Smoking men (wooden figurines that puff real incense) Cuckoo clock marionettes (dance when pulled!) 💶 Price Range: €25 (tiny mouse) to €2,500 (museum-quality castle scene) 📸 Photo Ops The "Floating Puppets" ceiling installation (look up!) Window displays changed weekly (Easter bunnies in spring, krampus in winter) 💡 Insider Tips Ask owner Klaus (3rd generation) to demo the 1780s jester puppet—its joints still flex! Free puppet shows every Saturday 11AM (kids go wild) Fragile? They ship worldwide in sawdust-packed crates #LivingFairytale #GermanCraftsmanship #NurembergFinds