Today, Condé Nast Traveler is in Seiffen to see expert toymakers at work. This small German town in the Ore Mountains is considered by many as the birthplace of the Nutcracker doll. Due to the ...

That's mainly because, Schweinsburg argues, it has eased a lot of tension in the small eastern German town. The sight of non-Germans paying cash did not help ease tension in the community ...