Hallo Tony,
you can travel with the fast ICE to Würzburg an then with the slower trains to Kulmbach. Kulmbach is a small town, so it´s a
problem to find a hotel during the Kulmbacher Zinnfigurenbörse. But there are other towns with railway stations near Kulmbach
like Bayreuth, Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg, Lichtenfels, etc. with hotels (look at Google maps). Ask the tourist informations
(Fremdenverkehrsbüro Bayreuth); they speak englisch.
The railway station in Kulmbach is near the city, where you can visit the "Börse" near the town hall, where you can see the
competition. To visit the Plassenburg with it´s 300.000 figures use the bus near the town hall.
You need some empty boxes and a lot of money (use 5,10,20 and 50 € pieces) for the figures. It´ll be very expensive !!!
Don´t drink too much of the good Kulmbacher beer; you´ll have to find the railway station again.
In Bayreuth there are nice museums like "Neues Schloß Bayreuth", "Erimitage", Villa Wahnfried (Richard Wagner), etc.
and in Neuenmarkt Wirsberg is a big railway museum with old trains.
On monday all museums in Germany are closed.
Print the Google maps and other informations (trains, museums, etc.) on paper. Sometimes you´ll have trouble with your
smartphone or i-pad in Germany.
Best regards
Michael