Poppenspäler Museum


Kids – and kids at heart – will be enchanted by the puppets on display at the Poppenspäler Museum, in Husum's Schloss. In summer, it presents a series of outdoor shows from its century-old 'puppet wagon'. Check with the museum for annual schedules.


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