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

A good place to visit is the Dorset Teddy Bear Museum in Dorset. This teddy museum is opened 7 days a week opening each morning at 9:30. In this museum there are teddy bears 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 bears come to life right before your eyes. Walking through this museum You can find even life sized teddy bears to keep you company. I would suggest You to visit the house of “Mr. Edward” 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 teddy bears to one of a kind teddy.

England in teddy bear community is a special place because that is where the first museum popped up, but England isn’t the only place in the world that has teddy bear museums. Most famous teddy bear 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 Teddy Bear Company. Be careful though, they have so many amazing teddy 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 take one too since You are already there.

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

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