Staten Island, New York: World's Largest Hummel
An eight-foot-tall concrete version of "The Merry Wanderer," a precious porcelain collectible. Built in 1976, hiked from a closed Hummel factory to a Bavarian-themed restaurant in May 2014.
Killmeyer's Old Bavaria In
- Address:
- 4254 Arthur Kill Rd, Staten Island, NY
- Directions:
- Outside Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn. West side of the Island. Hwy 440 exit 1. Turn left onto Veterans Rd W., then right onto Arthur Kill Rd. Drive north about a mile to the intersection of Sharrotts Rd. You'll see Killmeyer's on the right.
- Admission:
- Free
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Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn, a German restaurant in a historic building on Staten Island, has acquired the world's largest Hummel.
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Eight feet tall, made of concrete (not porcelain), "The Merry Wanderer" was built in 1976 and stood outside a Hummel facility in New Jersey. When the facility closed in 2014, Hummel gave the statue to Killmeyer's. August 2016: Photo added.