Miniatures, dioramas and scale models
Photo: Torsten Maue from Magdeburg, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Miniatures, dioramas and scale models are scaled (or not so scaled) representations of other objects, which attract traveller interest. Created by skilled model-makers, the objects modelled, the scales used, and the level of detail can be incredible.
Miniature parks
Model railwaysModel railway (or railroads) initially developed at the end of the 19th century, and have developed from comparatively large models, into rail-roads of diverse scale, modelled gauges and levels of detail.
Miniature railways and "Grand Scale" railroadsSitting somewhere between model railways of various scales, and full scale (albeit narrow gauge) railways, are Grand Scale railroads (or Miniature Railways), which although not necessarily for the purpose of practical…
Models
Dolls' houses
Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Miniatures, dioramas and scale models" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Torsten Maue from Magdeburg, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons