National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum facts for kids
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Interior of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
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| Location | 170C S 1st St 2nd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53204 |
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| Type | History museum |
| Collection size | World's largest bobblehead collection |
| Public transit access |  MCTS |
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is a super cool place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's a museum totally dedicated to bobblehead dolls! Imagine a museum filled with these fun, wobbly-headed figures. This museum is special because it's the only one in the world just for bobbleheads. They say they have over 10,000 different bobbleheads from all over the globe. This huge collection even includes one that's life-size!
The Story of the Museum
This unique museum was started in 2014 by two friends, Brad Novak and Phil Sklar. It took a few years to find a permanent home. The museum finally opened its doors in Milwaukee in 2017.
The museum hopes to break a world record! They are waiting for the Guinness Book of Records to officially count their bobblehead collection. If certified, they expect to have more bobbleheads than the current record holder, Phil Darling, who has 2,396.
The museum also creates special bobbleheads for important events. For example, they made bobbleheads of "Alligator Rob and Chance the Snapper." In 2019, they even made a bobblehead for Carson King of Iowa. He was featured on ESPN's "College GameDay". Sales of his bobblehead helped raise money for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Awesome Bobbleheads You Can See
The museum has many famous and fun bobbleheads. Here are just a few examples:
- A three-foot-tall bobblehead of NBA Basketball player LeBron James was made in 2016.
- A Cam Newton bobblehead showing him doing the "dabbing" dance was also created in 2016.
- In 2018, they honored MLB pitcher Jake Arrieta with a bobblehead. This was to celebrate his amazing no-hitter game.
- You can find bobbleheads from the movie Home Alone. These include Kevin McCallister and "The Wet Bandits."
- There's a three-foot-tall bobblehead of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
- The museum also has a special Negro Leagues Centennial Bobblehead Series.
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