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Austin, Minnesota: Berenstain Bears Museum (Gone)

Small museum packed with the world's largest collection of Berenstain Bears books and collectibles. Knock-offs sometimes misspell the Berenstain name.

Directions:
Downtown. On the west side of MN-45/Main St. N., between 3rd and 4th Aves NW, next to the Sweet Reads book store.
Hours:
Aug 1, 2020: Closed.
Status:
Gone

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Berenstain Bears Museum

The Berenstain Bears World's Largest Collection, so proudly highlighted through Roadside America, will be moved to the owner's private home on July 31, 2020. The Sweet Reads bookstore has been thrilled to show the display for several years and will replace it with a smaller free museum of "Sweet Collections."

[Lisa Deyo, 07/25/2020]

Berenstain Bears.

Berenstain Bears Museum

This is the world's largest collection of Berenstain Bears books and memorabilia. More than 7,000 books and 2,000 other collectible items.

[Rusty Campbell, 06/25/2019]

The Berenstain family has cranked out Berenstain Bears books since 1962, and licensed the bruins since the 1980s.


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