Day
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Overnight |
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1
USA
Frankfurt |
Depart the USA for overnight flight to Frankfurt.
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2
Frankfurt
Höchst
Coburg |
Willkommen in Deutschland! Our first stop is Höchster Porzellan-Manufaktur. Tour the actual Höchst Porcelain Factory, the second oldest in Germany, through all its various production departments. Starting with preparation of the porcelain mass to modeling it to hand painting it, experience the entire arts and crafts process. If you like, purchase porcelain and accessories in the Höchst factory outlet.
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Coburg |
3
Coburg
Neustadt
Meilschnitz
Sonneberg
Steinach
Coburg |
At your option, we can shop at the Marolin, Ino Schaller, and/or Inge-Glas factory outlets, and/or visit the Coburger Puppenmuseum, the Deutsches Spielzeugmuseum in Sonneberg, or the Museum der Deutschen Spielzeugindustrie in Neustadt.
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Coburg |
4
Coburg
Neustadt
Coburg |
The Puppenfestival Doll and Toy Flea Market offers a multitude of tantalizing treasures, great and small! Do make a house call on Puppendoktor Peter Packert nearby. If you didn't see the Museum der Deutschen Spielzeugindustrie yesterday, you might take an hour to see it today.
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Coburg |
5
Coburg
Seiffen |
A profusion of little shops lines the streets of the village of Seiffen, offering nutcrackers, Rauchmänner, Noah’s Arks, and other traditional wooden toys for sale. If you like, explore the 19th-century innovation of hoop-turning for series toy production in the Erzgebirgisches Spielzeugmuseum.
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Seiffen
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6
Seiffen |
Experience first-hand the life and work of nineteenth century Seiffen at the Erzgebirgisches Freilichtmuseum, an open-air folk museum. A collection of authentic and historically valuable buildings and folk culture – homes, workshops, and all their furnishings – are preserved in a village setting where you can watch the toy maker and others at work during the Historic Handcrafts Days Festival.
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Seiffen |
7-8
Seiffen
Prague |
We have two days to explore this fascinating and majestic “City of a Thousand Spires.” Strike out on your own or we can help you plan your sightseeing and shopping. Prague Castle is a must-see. As long as you're there, pay a brief visit to the Muzeum Hradcek near the Golden Lane.
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Prague
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9
Prague
Karlovy Vary
Plzen
Prague |
Our day trip to the beautiful spa town of Karlovy Vary includes a tour of the Moser Glassworks. On our return to Prague, we stop in Plzen for a tour of the historic Pilsner Urquell Brewery.
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Prague
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10
Prag
Bärnau
München |
Today we travel from Prag to München, stopping on the way to visit the Deutsches Knopfmuseum in Bärnau. Thousands of buttons made by hand and by machine out of 26 different materials over four centuries are exhibited.
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München |
11
München |
If you like, pay a quick visit to the Spielzeugmuseum im Alten Rathausturm. If you're totally “museum-ed out,” there’s plenty of sightseeing and shopping in the city.
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München |
12
München
Berchtesgaden
München |
Our day trip into the Bavarian Alps takes us to the Königssee, the "jewel in the necklace" of Berchtesgaden. Following a boat tour of one of the most picturesque lakes in Germany, we tour the historic Grassl Distillery, which makes Schnapps from the roots of alpine Gentian.
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München |
13
Giengen
Göppingen
Wörnitz
Rothenburg odT |
We visit the Margarete Steiff Museum, Steiff factory outlet, the Märklin Museum, and LEYK Lichthäuser on our way to Rothenburg odT.
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Rothenburg |
14-16
Rothenburg |
Der Meistertrunk is Rothenburg’s biggest festival event of the year! Splendid pageants and parades, colorful outdoor markets, and historic reenactments, against the backdrop of the medieval town, provide two days of pure enchantment. If you like, visit the Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum and the Deutsches Weihnachtsmuseum. Then shop ‘til you drop!
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Rothenburg |
17
Rothenburg
Nürnberg
Rothenburg |
We spend our last day shopping and sightseeing in Nürnberg’s Old City. If you wish, visit the Spielzeugmuseum Lydia Bayer, the largest and most varied toy collection in the world, and the Germanisches Nationalmuseum's world-famous collection of 17th- and 18th-century dolls’ houses. You are our honored guest at this evening’s “Auf Wiedersehen” Dinner Banquet.
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Rothenburg |
18
Rothenburg
Frankfurt
USA |
Transfer to Frankfurt am Main Airport for return flight to the USA. Auf Wiedersehen!
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