Small Worlds and Model Towns

A small part of the local arts scene, this “little free cinema” is part homage to the past, part interactive experience.

This dollhouse-sized art museum features creations from local artists.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

A big museum full of little worlds.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

This house's itty bitty size means no humans allowed.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.