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Teddy Bear Museum of Naples
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The Teddy Bear Museum of Naples was a nonprofit attraction in north Naples, Florida, devoted to teddy bears and related displays from 1990 to 2005. It grew from Frances Pew Hayes's personal collection, which expanded through purchases and donations until the museum held about 5,500 bears. Its circular main building and auxiliary gift shop housed themed exhibits from teddy bear picnics and parades to collections from around the world, and it also held an annual Teddy Bear Fair. After a late-1990s sale to North Collier Hospital and an unfulfilled relocation plan, the museum closed amid rising costs, too few volunteers, and stagnant attendance.
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