The World in Miniature

What is this, Atlas Obscura for ants?

73 Places

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Mapa en Relieve

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

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Tiny Mouse Shops of Malmö

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

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Bourton-on-the-Water, England

Bourton-on-the-Water Model Village

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

Added by duncanchappell

Chicago, Illinois

Michael's Museum

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Grand Maket Rossiya (Grand Model of Russia)

A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.

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Portland, Oregon

Morrison Street Minigallery

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

Added by DanaRachel

Chiloquin, Oregon

Train Mountain Railroad

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

Added by Ashawnta

Jonesport, Maine

Maine Central Model Railroad

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

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Alexandria, Scotland

Balloch Park Fairy Trail

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington Mini Monument

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

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Victoria, British Columbia

Miniature World

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

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Valencia, Spain

Cat House

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

Added by kowalski

Little Istanbul

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

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Aubagne, France

Little World of Marcel Pagnol

A miniature diorama that recounts the brilliant stories of author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

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Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania

Phoebe's Little Wax Works

Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.

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Atlanta, Georgia

Tiny Doors ATL

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

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Morrison, Colorado

Tiny Town and Railroad

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

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Tequisquiapan, Mexico

Mexico Me Encanta! Miniature Museum

This detailed miniature model covers all aspects of life in a small Mexican village.

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Jackson, Mississippi

The Mississippi River Basin Model

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

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Petersham, Massachusetts

Fisher Museum Forestry Dioramas

This series of landscape dioramas tell the story of New England forestry in exacting miniature detail.

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Oberweser, Germany

Mühlenplatz

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.

Added by larsmartin

Wimborne Minster, England

Wimborne Minster Model Town

This tiny town features a tiny town that acts as a 3D snapshot of the town during the 1950s.

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Prospect Hill, North Carolina

Shangri-La Stone Village

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

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Hickory Corners, Michigan

Midwest Miniatures Museum

A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.

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Middelburg, Netherlands

Miniature Walcheren

A 1:20 scale piece of the Netherlands commissioned by a queen lets visitors take a stroll as giants.

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Shartlesville, Pennsylvania

Roadside America

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Added by impossiblesoul

Newton, Massachusetts

Battle Dioramas at Newton City Hall

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

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Hamburg, Germany

Miniatur Wunderland

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

Added by NathanRisinger

Québec City, Québec

Musee du Fort

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

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Castello-di-Rostino, France

Carriolu Miniature Village

A miniature Corsican village built out of pebbles.

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Montpellier, France

Villa Des Cent Regards

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

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The Jaca Citadel Military Miniatures Museum

32,000 tiny soldiers are posed in 23 historical settings.

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Aurangabad, India

Bibi Ka Maqbara

Half-size replica of the Taj Mahal.

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Vaïssac, France

Mini-Paris

This miniature Paris, built out of trash, is one man's two decade labor of love.

Added by CPilgrim

Memphis, Tennessee

Mud Island River Park

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

Miniature Moscow

Back in the tiny USSR.

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Beaconsfield, England

Bekonscot Model Village

The world's oldest model village.

Added by Markophoto

Edinburgh, Scotland

Burke & Hare Murder Dolls

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

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Baku, Azerbaijan

Museum of Miniature Books

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

Added by Tawsam

Speculator, New York

The Mini Route 66

The great American road trip, but smaller.

Added by Jillian Mulder

Shanghai, China

Scale Model of Shanghai

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

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Chicago, Illinois

Thorne Miniature Rooms

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

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Annapolis, Maryland

U.S.S. Agerholm Model

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

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Added by Elliot Carter

Chicago, Illinois

Great Train Story Diorama

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

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Added by Elliot Carter

Yarmouth, Maine

Eartha

The world's largest rotating world.

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Added by michelle

Sausalito, California

The Bay Model

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Added by sarahbenson

Klagenfurt, Austria

Minimundus

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

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Diorama

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

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