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A famous attraction of Jeju is the Teddy Bear Museum, Jeju. A unique and excellent attraction- the Teddy Bear Museum, Jeju was opened to the public on April 24, 2001. This is the best place not only to know about teddy bears but also to collect various ‘teddy bear’ souvenirs.
Teddy bears are collected by millions of people from all over the world. They buy old, unique and valuable teddy bears for their personal collections. The main aim behind the opening of the Jeju Teddy Bear Museum was to supply excellent quality teddy bears to the European collectors.
At the Teddy Bear Museum, Jeju you would find two galleries, a museum, a gift shop, café and a restaurant. Another fascinating point of the Teddy Bear Museum, Jeju is the garden from where you can have an excellent view of the Chungmoon Beach.
When you are in the Teddy Bear Museum, Jeju your first stop should be the two museum galleries. In the museum galleries, you can find varieties of teddy bears starting from the famous comic strip characters to the normal ones. Another thing that you can find in the museum galleries is the history of the advent of teddy bear and its growing popularity over the years.
The second stop should be the museum shop known by the name Teddy Bear Republic. Here you would find collections of over 800 various products at great prices. The items that you can buy are teddy bears, bear-inscribed jewelries, T-shirts, cups, dishes and various other items. This museum shop has the same opening hours as the gallery.
Those of you, who want to enjoy varieties of tea, fresh fruit juices and mouth watering snacks after the tour, can take rest in the café 'Meine Baren'.
Another important attraction of the Teddy Bear Museum, Jeju is the garden. The entrance of this place is the Teddy’s Plaza which is the favorite picnic spot in the garden. Then from there you should go and visit the lake. This is the place where you can find the polar bears swimming. The best place in the garden is however the Love Fountain. It is the first clock tower of Korea having dancing dolls which are nothing but teddy bears! Every 30 minutes, a program starts which is named ‘’Teddy Bear’s Wedding’’. The teddy bear puppets start the play and the main highlights being the teddy bear couples bowing to each other and the spectators after they get married. After the performance, you can show appreciation by throwing coins in the fountain and this money collected goes for the treatment of young patients with heart disease.
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