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Miniatures

The museum.

The Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys

A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.

San Diego, California

Bali Hito

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

Evanston, Illinois

Little Northwestern

A student designed this 3D-printed scale replica of the entire university campus.

Oh, the things that hit our earholes.

Overheard at Atlas Obscura in 2018

From bioluminescent fungus to random bone houses, here's what we talk about at the office.

Ella Morton December 27, 2018

Lego Åhléns City.

Stockholm, Sweden

Lego Åhléns City

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.

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The main points of the east.

Mexico City, Mexico

Futura CDMX

A detailed model of Mexico City is the star attraction within this interactive exhibit inside an old theater.

Western Han Dynasty Terracotta Warriors Museum

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

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The tiny hidden houses.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tiny Hidden Houses on Westerstraat

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Mr Smith's Dream.

Manchester, England

Mr Smith's Dream

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.

Mexico's Metropolitan Tabernacle.

Tlalnepantla, Mexico

Mini Mundos

Detailed miniature models of iconic landmarks in Mexico and around the world.

Bethlehem.

Calhoun, Georgia

Rock Garden Calhoun

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

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Lizzie Borden.

Beverly, Massachusetts

Mice Manor

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

A castle on its leafy grounds.

South Hero, Vermont

Miniature Castles of South Hero

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

Pui Wan's model of an old kopitiam.

Making Miniatures to Preserve Local Memories

Painstaking recreations of a rapidly changing city.

Lizzie Philip August 7, 2018

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Ararat, Australia

Kennel Road

Plastic pups and their colorful homes greet travelers on this otherwise ordinary Australian street.

One of the figurines.

Figurines of Borås

These miniature works of art are hiding in plain sight on buildings around the city.

Video • AO Docs

Memory in Miniature

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Reproduction of the Taj Mahal, displayed in the museum's previous location in Cholula.

Museum of Miniatures

Hidden inside a hotel is a museum of miniature models depicting the traditions and history of Mexico.