Small Worlds and Model Towns

An eye-catching model town in a San Diego backyard.

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.