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Basel Historical Museum - BarfuesserkirchevsToy Worlds Museum Basel
Basel Historical Museum and Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel are both rated very highly by professionals. On balance, Basel Historical Museum scores slightly better than Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. Basel Historical Museum scores 77 with praise from 2 publications like Frommer's, Lonely Planet.
Basel Historical Museum - Barfuesserkirche
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Barfusserplatz, Basel, Switzerland
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Frommer's " Its greatest exhibit is a reliquary bust of St. Ursula, in silver and gold, commissioned by the people of Basel to contain the saint's relics." Full review
Fodor's "An underground gallery displays fully reconstructed medieval and Renaissance guild rooms, complete with stained glass, ceramic stoves, and richly carved wood." Full review
Lonely Planet "This wide-ranging historical collection, attractively housed under the vaulted ceilings of the former Barfüsserkirche, showcases two millennia of applied arts, ceramics, weaponry and much more." Full review
Lonely Planet "This bustling square is named after the barefoot Franciscan friars who founded the eponymous Barfüsserkirche (Barefooted Ones Church) here in the 14th century." Full review
Toy Worlds Museum Basel Fodor's Lonely Planet
Atlas Obscura
Independent
Steinenvorstadt 1, Steineck-Stiftung, Basel 4051, Switzerland
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Fodor's "Bordering on the Barfüsserplatz, this museum has several floors filled with 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century toys, including a cast of 2,500 teddy bears." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Basel’s 'Toy World Museum' claims the world’s biggest collection of teddy bears and a slew of extraordinarily detailed doll houses among its 6000 objects displayed over four floors." Full review
Atlas Obscura "An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum. " Full review
Independent "Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel is a treasure trove of toys, with four floors dedicated to everything from dolls’ houses to miniature figurines; a level focused solely on teddy bears features some terrifying-looking specimens"
