Small Worlds and Model Towns

Mini-Europe

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments

True to its name, Mini-Europe is a theme park featuring miniature, 1:25 scale models of monuments in the European Union. Located in Brussels, Belgium, Mini-Europe lies at the base of the Atomium... »

Miniatures, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by anhie and Dylan

Portugal dos Pequenitos

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor

Literally "Little Ones' Portugal" (it is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Portugal dos Pequeninos) Portugal dos Pequenitos is a unique theme park in Coimbra. The park consists of diminutive... »

Museums and Collections, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by

Eartha

The world's largest rotating world

Were you to drive on Maine's Interstate 295 through Yarmouth, it would be next to impossible to miss Eartha. Eartha, housed in a three-story glass gallery at DeLorme Headquarters, is the... »

Small Worlds and Model Towns, Astounding Timepieces, Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures | Edited by Dylan and michelle

Mud Island River Park

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

The Mississippi is the second longest river in the world, but in Memphis, Tennessee you can see it all in one short afternoon. The River Walk is a 5-block long replica of the lower Mississippi... »

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Ancient City

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle

Ancient City, or Ancient Siam offers something few other places can. A tour of Thailand's greatest architecture...via golf cart. A park of reduced scale and full size replicas of the important... »

Miniatures, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Kalia_K

France Miniature Park

France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal

Many of France's greatest monuments are compactly spread across 12 acres in a western suburb of Paris. A meandering road leads visitors through this France Miniature, an outdoor park mirroring... »

Small Worlds and Model Towns, Amazing Automata | Edited by re_nakaba

Miniature Moscow

Back in the tiny USSR

Take a trip back in time with this 400 square feet model. Created in 1977 by 300 workers for the 60th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, is a very detailed depiction of the USSR’s capital.... »

Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Kalia_K and Trevor

Khewra Salt Mines

The world's second largest salt mine, said to have been discovered by Alexander the Great's horse

In 326 BC, Alexander the Great, the Greek King famous for conquering an empire ranging from Asia into Africa and Europe, was making his way across Pakistan. Stopping his army for a rest in the... »

Wonders of Salt, Small Worlds and Model Towns, Curious Places of Worship, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dylan and wythe

Minimundus

The world's most important buildings shrunk to a tiny size

Imagine taking all of the most influential and important buildings from around the world, shrinking them, and putting them into a space of 26,000 square meters. Since 1958, that is exactly what... »

Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Dylan

The World Park

Beijing's World Park offers the excitment of international travel without the hassle of actually traveling.

Just 10 miles from downtown Beijing and Tienanmen Square, China's World Park gives visitors a chance to see more than 100 of the planet's best known landmarks -- including the Great Pyramids, the... »

Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by Beth Gherlein

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