KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's festive inside the home of T. Scott Jones, a Knoxville-area attorney whose nutcracker collection has grown to over 300 figurines. No two nutcrackers look the same inside the ...

Gloria Archer loves all of her nutcrackers, but one sticks out in her mind. It's small, painted green and signed on the bottom of its feet. "I have a very special one," she said. "My granddaughter is ...

Tucked into the Bavarian-esque town of Leavenworth, Wash., at the foothills of the Cascade mountains is a two-story jewel of whimsy and, some might say, obsession. It's the Leavenworth Nutcracker ...