The most famous piano in the world, that of 'Big'
1. GET ON THE PLAYMOBIL CLICKS PIRATE SHIP
Anyone who was a child between the 70s and 90s will enjoy a trip like this, even more than those who are today. We are talking about the Playmobil Funpark, a leisure park located in the German town of Zimdorf, near Nuremberg , which reproduces the Playmobil world in real size: from the pirate ship to the castle or the fort. They promote it as a theme park but this is not about riding attractions but about posing with your childhood idols and entering their different worlds. It has 90,000 square meters and although it is not the only one in the world, there are others in Greece, Malta, France and the United States, they say that it is the best. For that it is in the town where the famous articulated toys were born. If someone asks you that 'is it the Playmobil farm?', at Playmobil Funpark you can answer 'here it is'.
Playmobil pirate ship
two. VISITING AT BARBIE HOUSE
The Toys 'R'Us store in Times Square, in New York, is not only a paradise for Barbie fans but a place that anyone who has been (or still is) will enjoy. Lovers of this doll p they will finally be able to enter the house of the 55-year-old blonde . It's not the Malibu mansion but this space occupies more than 370 square meters distributed over two floors dedicated entirely to Ken's girlfriend and her friends. The Barbie house houses on its shelves an important collection of dolls, current ones and others like the ones you had as a child, and all kinds of clothes and accessories.
The site has been open since 2001 and It is also recommended for those who do not follow the blonde . It is full of toys, among which stands out a 20 meter high Ferris wheel with 14 cabins , a huge animated t-rex either willy wonka's shop . Its privileged location makes this store a mandatory stop for all visitors to New York.
3. IN THE BARBIE WORLD
For those who can't get enough to enter Barbie's house and need more, what you should do is follow the ** Barbie Dreamhouse Experience **, a traveling exhibition that takes us into her world of plastic and in which we can feel the glamor in pink as Acqua's song said. This space, which can be visited at Sawgrass Mills at Sunrise (Florida) or in the Bloomington Mall of America (Minnesota), allows us to visit the places where Barbie normally moves. Sit in the living room of her house, go into her room, play her piano or see what her bathroom is like. There is even a virtual closet to try on the versatile blonde's clothes.
Barbie's mansion in Times Square
Four. IN THE LAND OF THE LEGO
If your room was full of cars, ships, castles or buildings built with Lego, you can't stop visiting the Lego theme park in California . This space has a total of 60 water attractions although the good thing is large-scale creations made with the tiny pieces of the game. Here is a mini version of the United States, where you will find from the Golden Gate to the White House passing through China Town or the Dakota building. In this return to childhood you will also find a kind of museum of famous people with the status of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Churchill, Einstein and also Dalí.
Lego theme park in California
5. LONG LIVE CHOCOLATE!
It is not the Willy Wonka factory but it is the closest thing chocolate lovers can find. The M&M's store in London is one of the largest candy establishments in the world. Located in Leicester Square , has an area of 3,250 square meters distributed over four floors. The store opened in 2011, the only one of the brand located outside the United States , it is covered with columns of candies of all colors and different merchandising products. Although what the camera will really do to you It is the reproduction chocolate version of some mythical London moments such as the Beatles passing through Abbey Road or the royal guard at the gate of Buckingham Palace.
M&M's in London: walls of candy, OH YEAH!
6. A DOLL'S HOUSE
Those who are nostalgic for a childhood made of wood will have to visit Danville , in Kentucky, where ** The Great American Dollhouse Museum ** is located More than 200 dollhouses are exhibited in this space that is divided into three zones. The first takes a journey through the history of the United States, the second is probably the most interesting since recreates a miniature city from the early 20th century with mansions, businesses and factories. Kind of like the London where Mary Poppins lived. And the last one is a fantasy land with forests, goblins, witches and a dragon cave. The site also has a souvenir shop where insatiable dollhouse collectors will be able to buy new furniture to decorate their home.
Life in miniature (and in Kentucky)
7. MAZINGER Z IN SPAIN
Fans of the manga series created by Japanese Go Nagai They cannot stop visiting Tarragona. There, at the gates of an urbanization stands from 1983 an impressive reproduction of Mazinger Z of 10 meters. The statue was supposed to be an attraction but today it is forgotten and does not appear in tourist brochures. This does not mean going to visit him, take a photo or even sneak inside. In the back of the right leg there is a camouflaged door that allows you to enter the figure and climb to the top. ‘Evil and terror Koji can dominate, and with him his robot Mazinger. Mazinger is strong, and very brave, he is a fury…’
Mazinger Z in Tarragona, why not?
8. BIG'S PIANO
Playing Tom Hanks and dancing on Big's giant floor piano is possible in the shop FAO Schwarz of New York . Located on Fifth Avenue, it was built in 1862 and since then it has been full of toys that make it a paradise for the little ones. Although, without a doubt, the moment of regression arrives when, going up to the third and last floor, we find this piano of 15.8 meters and 48 keys . FAO Schwarz is not only famous for that tape. In 1995, Woody Allen shot the final scene of mighty aphrodite and something more recent, in 2011, was packed with action in the first part of The Smurfs . A curious fact: celebrities like Katie Holmes, Miranda Kerr or Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
9. THE GAMES OF YESTERDAY
This is not just any museum. It is the MEGA museum. In Singapore childhood is celebrated in a big way. In the Mint Museum of Toys toys from 25 different countries are exhibited as Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and even Bulgaria . The five-story building has more than 50,000 pieces , dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. For those who were not children at that time, there is another reason to visit: to see the building designed by the well-known studio Singapore Scda Architects and that has been recognized by prestigious international awards such as the one awarded each year by the Royal Institute of British Architects. The facade is made to exclude outside light and thus avoid the harmful effects of ultraviolet light on toys.
The largest collection of toys is in Singapore
10. THE WORLD OF GOKU
While some work on the creation of the first Dragon Ball museum, you can remember the drawings of our childhood in Tokyo. There is the J-World Tokyo theme park that includes in its offer the possibility of making your first vital wave (or the first one from which a wave really comes out and is not just an imitation of the drawings). This space, located in the Ikebukuro district , is dedicated to the manga world. In addition to Son Goku , here are tributes to one piece either Naruto. It's supposed to be a kids' site but anyone who's seen Dragon Ball will want to get in there and fight their idol.
The vital wave with Son Goku
eleven. DORAEMON'S DOOR
If when you hear the first chords of the song and listen to the first words you start to sing that 'When I close my eyes I see drawn in my imagination...', you will want to visit the Museum of Fujiko F. Fujio of Kawasi , in Japan . In addition to checking out what is hidden inside Doraemon's famous magic pocket and posing with a life-size Nobita, you can also go through the magic door. Maybe it will happen like in the cartoons and take you to another corner of the planet.
Doraemon in Japan
12. THE OTHER GREAT MUSEUM IN LONDON
It is not the museum that you would visit if you travel to London, we know that before you would enter National Gallery, at the Tate Modern or the British, but it is worth making a hole in the agenda and entering the Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood. After all, no matter how adult you are now, before you were a child and you played with the spinning top, the scalextric or the dolls . The gallery, located in a Victorian building from 1872 with four floors and which was renovated in 2006, houses toys that you thought were forgotten and others that you never knew but that your parents, your grandparents or even your great-grandparents played with.
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Museum of Childhood