3. Miniature Wonderland, Hamburg
Overlooked by many guidebooks, Hamburg’s most unique museum is the Miniature Wonderland, spanning two vast floors of what was once a brick maritime warehouse. The largest model railway layout in the world is just one of the marvelous theme worlds here, which also include mini-reproductions of Hamburg, Germany’s Harz Mountains, and parts of Scandinavia, Switzerland and the United States.
Watch the lights go on at night in Las Vegas; see a cable car ascend the Alps; watch a plane taxi and take off; check out miniature firefighters dousing a blaze. With the push of a button you can see performers go into action at a rock concert, a ropeway ascend at a ski resort or a soccer game go under way. More than 335,000 lights, 215,000 figurines, 930 trains and 8,850 cars bring all of this to life, and the exhibits are still growing. How’s that for hidden tourist gems in Germany?
Great post on Germany. We spent three weeks exploring the divergent sides of Germany last summer. We snapped over 5k in photos! It’s truly beautiful.