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Castle Noel

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Mark Klaus’ museum in Medina, Ohio, is a tribute to holiday memories, offering a way to experience the magic of Christmas all year long. 

Child on slide at Castle Noel in Medina, Ohio (photo by Laura Watilo Blake)

For anyone who’s ever wished Christmas would never end, dreams come true at Castle Noel. Artist Mark Klaus started sharing his impressive personal collection of holiday memory joggers in a former church in 2013.  

Visitors are treated to several experiences throughout the two-hour guided tour, from a tribute to cousin Eddie’s RV from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” to props and wardrobe from movies such as Jim Carrey’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Elf.”

Toy Land recalls Christmas wish lists of years gone by, and New York City holiday window displays from department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s, Bloomingdales and Lord & Taylor let the magic of those creations live on.  In the recently added Gingerbread Theater, animatronic characters put on a show as the audience watches from gingerbread-house benches. 

Of course, no trip to Castle Noel is complete without a trip down the big red slide that recalls the one Ralphie went down in “A Christmas Story.” 260 S. Court St., Medina, Ohio 44256, 330/338-5265, castlenoel.com

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