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Netherlands - Madurodam, The Hague: This magical destination features outstanding 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch landmarks and historical cities.

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France - Mini World Lyon, Lyon: The largest amusement park of its kind in the country, Mini World Lyon offers animated scenes of everyday life, and keeps time with the changes of the seasons.  (Photo: Flickr/CC BY 2.0)

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Poland - Lower Silesia Monuments Miniature Park, Kowary: The castles, palaces, and other architectural wonders of the country's Lower Silesia region are reproduced in magnificent miniature. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)

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England - Bekonscot, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire: A realistic scene of a burning house at Bekonscot, the oldest original model village in the world. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 2.5)

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Austria - Minimundus, Klagenfurt: Among the miniatures is this beautiful replica of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

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Germany - Miniature Wunderland, Hamburg: Essentially a fantastic model railway complex where trains trundle through Hamburg (pictured) and a number of other countries and regions, including the Alps.

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China - Window of the World, Shenzhen: The Chinese city of Shenzhen is gifted with this amazing park where among other miniature buildings, the Taj Mahal glows in splendid illumination.

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Israel - Mini Israel, Latrun, Ayalon Valley: The site contains miniature replicas of hundreds of buildings and landmarks in Israel and on the West Bank. The attention to detail is quite remarkable.

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England - Wimborne Model Town, Wimborne Minster, Dorset: Originally constructed in the 1950s, Wimborne embodies the essence of a typical market town of rural England at that time. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 2.0)

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USA - Legoland Florida, Winter Haven: The Miniland USA section of the park features a number of locations, including an awesome model Manhattan. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY 2.0)

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Belgium - Mini-Europe, Brussels: This miniature park showcases reproductions of European Union monuments and famous neighborhoods, including gems such as Amsterdam's canals (pictured).

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Australia - Cockington Green Gardens, Canberra: Pictured is Kiev's St. Andrews Church in Ukraine. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Portugal - Portugal dos Pequenitos, Coimbra: The city's historic university features among the country's many landmark buildings at this riverside attraction.

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England - The Model Village, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire: The entire site is a replica of a traditional Cotswold-stone village.

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Germany - Legoland Deutschland Resort, Günzburg: One of the most popular theme parks in the country, this resort is made up of 55 million Lego bricks.

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Japan - Tobu World Square, Kinugawa Onsen, Nikkō: Over one hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings and facilities distinguish this theme park. Pictured: the Fujimaru cruise ship. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Denmark - Legoland Billund Resort, Billund: This is the original Legoland, inaugurated in June 1968. Today the park has nine themed areas.

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Turkey - Miniatürk, Istanbul: The stone houses of Mardin (pictured) are among the realistic mini-version landmarks and locations featured at this park. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

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England - Legoland Windsor Resort, Windsor, Berkshire: Buckingham Palace (pictured) looks as regal in miniature as it does in real life at this child-orientated theme park.

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China - Splendid China Folk Village, Shenzhen: Attractions include a pocket-sized Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, and Great Wall of China. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Switzerland - Swiss Vapeur Parc, Le Bouveret: Steam engine enthusiasts get all stoked up at this miniature railway complex. Every June the park is host to an International Steam Festival.

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France - France Miniature, Élancourt: Look out for Mont Saint-Michel (pictured) among the 160 outdoor 1:30 scale models of major French monuments and landmarks.

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Italy - Italia in Miniatura, Viserba (Rimini): The park is renowned for its detailed scale models of historic landmarks, including Rome's Colosseum and the Grand Canal of Venice.

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Spain - Catalunya en Miniatura, Torrelles de Llobregat, Barcelona: This park includes scaled-down reproductions of all major works by Antoni Gaudí, including a completed Sagrada Família. Wow! (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Russia - Grand Maket Rossiya, Saint Petersberg: The Russian city has an indoor miniature park attraction, where regions of the Russian Federation are replicated in minute detail. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Thailand - Mini Siam, Pattaya: This well-manicured miniature park is within leisurely driving distance of Bangkok. Mini landmarks include several temples and bridges.

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England - Southport Model Railway Village, Southport, Merseyside: Admire the locomotives chugging past quaint villages at this popular attraction. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Ukraine - Kiev in Miniature, Hydropark, Kiev: Some of the city's most dazzling buildings literally stand at your feet in this imaginative theme park. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Russia - Alexander Park, St. Petersburg: A collection of scale model buildings and monuments cast in bronze constitute Russia's only outdoor miniature park.

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USA -

Storybook Land Canal Boats, Disneyland,  Anaheim, California: Sultan's Palace from 'Aladdin' stands among the small-scale buildings in this big-scale park. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

See also: The most thrilling amusement parks in Europe. 

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