Schleswig’s city museum incorporates a treacly (and kid-friendly) Teddy Bear Haus in a half-timbered building off the courtyard. More sober displays outline the city's history. It’s a signposted five-minute walk north of the Bahnhof.
Stadtmuseum Schleswig
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