by Norman A. Rubin

Created on: November 28, 2010   Last Updated: November 29, 2010

There is a child with us as we all like toys, either to look or participate in their movements and construction; all of us are fascinated with electric toy trains running through simulated towns and forest lands and under/over bridges – with a chance to operate the controls. Fathers help their sons assemble Lego or Erector constructions; mothers sit with their young daughters at dolly's tea time parties and sip simulated tea. And all of us are delighted at the Xmas season when we look in the display of department store windows where we can delight in the sight of animated Santa Claus, his reindeer and his elf workers surrounded by various toys in motion.

Now, all year round we can visit toy museums and amuse ourselves in the view of the varied toy displays. Toy museums are museums that showcase the toys that have been created to denote a particular culture, period of history or cultural conception. Children and adults alike can have fun at toy museums viewing and sampling some of the greatest permanent collections of toys ever created.  http://www.funhunter.com/toy-museums.html

1)     The World's Largest Toy Museum (Antique Toy Museum) in Branson Missouri is a reminiscence of your childhood.  Rediscover the joy of your favorite toys. You will find toys as old as the 1800's and as new as Star Wars, as tiny as a thimble and as big as a genuine, full-size Rolls Royce automobile. There are thousands of toys including dolls and doll house furniture, toy cars and trucks, action figures, die cast toys, antique bicycles, die cast cars, a doll museum, kaleidoscopes, miniature museum toys, Miniatures, Tin toys, Toy trains, Wind-up toys, Toy tractors, cap guns and much more. World's Largest Toy Museum 3609 West Highway 76 Branson, MO 65616. USA - Phone: (417)-332-1499 - Fax: (417)-332-0017 mail@worldslargesttoymuseum.com

2)     The Classic Toy Museum is a pleasant memorable of the classic toys we all grew up with. On display are many of our childhood favorites that are still popular today! Fun facts and original advertising artwork are all part of the classic toy exhibits..Located in Burlingame, California, the Classic Toy Museum opened in 2004 as an addition to the http://burlingamepezmuseum.com/classictoy/info.html

3)      The Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City is a 38-room house that boasts largest collection of nostalgic http://www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org/about.aspx  4)

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