Inside a 40m-long dragon boat-shaped building on Beach Road in North Pattaya is the first teddy bear museum in Southeast Asia. Under the concept of “A Journey With The Teddy Bear In Pursuit Of Treasure”, Teddy Island Museum has 12 zones decorated with more than 1,000 stuffed animals under different themes for visitors to enjoy themselves and capture their happy moments with cameras.
This museum was opened in October last year by a Korean company. The difference between this one and most teddy bear museums in other countries is that here the toys are not kept in glass boxes so visitors can hug them and take pictures with them. Even grown-ups can feel like they are travelling back to their childhood when they loved reading fairy tales and dreamed about being one of the characters.
There are many zones for visitors to take a tour: Inca Zone, Dinosaur Zone, Fossils Zone, Thailand Zone, Under The Sea Zone, Eskimo Zone, Town Of Santa Zone, Fairy Tale Zone, Chinese Zone and European Zones.
On weekends visitors can watch dances by teddy bear mascots, led by Captain Teddy Bear, donning fancy outfits and take pictures with them during each of the three daily shows at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.
After strolling around the museum, you can enjoy shopping for teddy bears, keychains and other souvenirs. Even without souvenirs, you will surely bring home the happy memories that remind you of your joyful childhood.