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A Journey Through Black History in Miniature

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Video • Object of Intrigue

The Million Dollar Doll House

3:51
This almanac was produced in Paris in the mid-1780s.
objects of intrigue

For Centuries, Know-It-Alls Carried Beautiful Miniature Almanacs Wherever They Went

The small, ornate tomes were big status symbols.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 29, 2019
Notice the magic carpet rider can be seen in the top right.
New York, New York

Flying Carpet Over Isfahan

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.
Permanently Closed
The tiny park.
Oakland, California

'World's Smallest Park'

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.
Overcoming "separate but equal."
Montevallo, Alabama

Pettus Randall Miniature Museum of American History

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.
The museum.
Warsaw, Poland

The Museum of Dollhouses, Games and Toys

A delightful museum entirely dedicated to the tiny homes of dolls.
San Diego, California

Bali Hito

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.
Evanston, Illinois

Little Northwestern

A student designed this 3D-printed scale replica of the entire university campus.
Oh, the things that hit our earholes.
mummies

Overheard at Atlas Obscura in 2018

From bioluminescent fungus to random bone houses, here's what we talk about at the office.
Ella Morton December 27, 2018
Lego Åhléns City.
Stockholm, Sweden

Lego Åhléns City

A miniature model of the iconic Stockholm department store.
Permanently Closed
The main points of the east.
Mexico City, Mexico

Futura CDMX

A detailed model of Mexico City is the star attraction within this interactive exhibit inside an old theater.
Restored figures.
Xuzhou, China

Western Han Dynasty Terracotta Warriors Museum

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.
Permanently Closed
The tiny hidden houses.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tiny Hidden Houses on Westerstraat

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Mr Smith's Dream.
Manchester, England

Mr Smith's Dream

A tiny, heartwarming piece of art hiding in plain sight.
Mexico's Metropolitan Tabernacle.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico

Mini Mundos

Detailed miniature models of iconic landmarks in Mexico and around the world.
Bethlehem.
Calhoun, Georgia

Rock Garden Calhoun

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.
Permanently Closed
Lizzie Borden.
Beverly, Massachusetts

Mice Manor

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.