Hallo!
I'm currently on an extended trip in Germany. I'm going to be near Stuttgart / Frankfurt for a few weeks, then will be in Berlin and Hamburg. I wanted to see if anyone had some good Train shops or model shops that are worth a pit stop.
I'm always on the lookout for an elusive European Purple Box but want to pick up some figures as well.
Thanks!
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Miniatur Wonderland is in Hamburg and should not be missed.
Ive not gone looking for trains in any of those places, but if you end up in Munich (an easy day trip from Stuttgart):
Gleis 11 (Track 11) is pretty cool and its along the platform of the Hauptbahnhof.
Muller in the gate plaza to the old city is a general toy store that has a great plastic model and model train department downstairs.
You will see a lot of Marklin stuff anywhere you go (for obvious reasons). The only place Ive ever seen MTH stuff anywhere I've stopped in Europe, was Gleis 11 in Munich.
Be sure to check out Modellbahnen am Mierendorfplatz in Berlin.. there’s an U Bahn station nearby. Mostly European HO, including Maerklin (of course 
) but some decent vintage items as well… at least the last time I was there. A google search for “Berlin modellbahnen” will give you some other options as well.
Same as here in U.S., not as many Model Train stores as there once was.
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