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Puppets

A Rewarding Visit to L.A.'s Historic Marionette Theater

Atlanta, Georgia

Center for Puppetry Arts

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

Original puppets from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Original Puppets from 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

Brighton, England

Old Time Amusements

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

TIBBIM puppets on display at the library.

São Paulo, Brazil

Puppet Cabinet at Monteiro Lobato Library

Dozens of vintage puppets are displayed in an unassuming hallway at the public library.

The Mariachi

Casa del Títere (House of Puppets)

A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

The 14-foot-high marionette watch.

Melbourne, Australia

Marionette Fob Watch

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

The Gabriadze Puppet Theater

Tbilisi, Georgia

Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theater

A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."

Museo del Juguete

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

A scene from <em>Driveway Follies</em>.

31 days of halloween

Every Halloween, an Oakland Man Stages Spooky Marionette Shows in His Driveway

Larry Schmidt has been offering the free performances at his California home for over a decade.

Rick Paulas October 20, 2017

Marionettes.

Salzburg, Austria

The World of Puppets Museum

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

Puppet performance of “The Seven Ravens,” a German folk tale by the Brothers Grimm, in which a young girl travels the world to look for her seven brothers, who have been turned into ravens.

All the World's a Puppet Show at France's Biannual Festival

The international event's roots go back to a puppeteer who entertained kids during the Nazi occupation.

Vittoria Traverso September 22, 2017

Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibition

These 1950s Coffee Commercials Featured Violent 'Muppets' Prototypes

Buy Wilkins Coffee—or else.

Michael Waters June 6, 2017

Can you hear the hunting horn cry of the Lord of Misrule?

objects of intrigue

Secrets of the Swazzle

Meet the hidden tool that defines what a Punch and Judy show sounds like.

Eric Grundhauser April 27, 2017

A Centuries-Old Malaysian Puppet Show Puts a New Spin on Star Wars

A long time ago in a theater far, far away...

Lauren Young March 13, 2017

A Closer Look at That Oscar-Winning Animatronic Horse Puppet

This thing is incredibly lifelike.

Ella Morton February 27, 2017

Water puppet show

Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Lakewood, Colorado

Casa Bonita

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.