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Nurnberg Offers Offbeat MuseumsSubjects Include Ancient Toys, Purebred Pigeons, Industrial CultureNurnberg has shed its Nazi image and shows visitors 1,000 years of history, museums, crafts, toys and cathedrals, along with hearty food, robust beer and Bavarian fun
Nurnberg has not only recovered from its massive World War II bombings, but has also come to grips with its once infamous Nazi reputation and has emerged as one of Europe’s most interesting cities, rich in history, Bavarian fun and offbeat museums. That would not surprise the thousands of American occupation troops who enjoyed visiting the city even in the early 1950s when it was still wrecked from the heavy bombing by British and American planes.They found great food, drank strong beer and sometimes got to dance with German girls, there being few young German men around in postwar Germany. Adolph Hitler’s Favorite CityNurnberg was once considered Adolph Hitler’s favorite city and he chose it as the scene of his celebrated youth rallies. That reputation was rubbed into the city's face in 1945, when the Allies decided to conduct the Nazi war trials there, focusing world attention on Nurnberg and associating it with the Nazi cruelities. The wreckage is finally gone and the majority of the world’s current population was not around during either WWII or the trials. Today, Nurnberg promotes its thousand years of history, rather than its brief World War II role. It boasts of its founding in the 11th Century by a Roman Emperor. It recalls being the home of numerous emperors and artists, including Sculptors Adam Kraft and Veit Sofb and Painters Michael Wolgemut and Albrecht Durer. The city, originally named Norenberg, now even accepts the numerous spelling variations that have developed over the centuries: Nurnberg, Nurenberg, Nuremberg.. Museum Traces Fuhrer’s Rise and FallInstead of denying its brief Nazi era, Nurnberg has faced up to it, and in some ways apologized for it, by building a world-class museum focusing on its ill-fated role in World War II. There you will find photographs, relics and tapes of Hitler’s rise to power, Nurnberg’s role as a Hitler youth center, World War II, the Nurnberg bombings and the war trials. The city has also preserved the stadium where Hitler gathered his thousands of young followers, reveling in their salutes to him amid the chants of "Seig Heil." Today, Nurnberg promotes itself as a tourist center, a toy mecca, as the second largest city in Bavaria and as the one-time unofficial German capital of the Roman Empire. It is a popular stop on European river cruises. The Nurnberg airport (NUE) serves non-stop flights from 60 cities. It carefully preserves and showcases its ancient walled central city. It shows its pride in dozens of museums devoted to its past, its current crafts and technologies and some you're not likely to find elsewhere. Toys, Hats, Pigeons, BeerIn addition to the World War II museum, Nurnberg has museums dedicated to:
The Nurnberg childen’s museum exhibits "the everyday life of great grandparents." During the Christmas season Nurnberg enhances its museum lineup even more by adding a gingerbread-baking shop. The musems complement the city's Bavarian lust for life, beer, hearty food and fun.
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