Friday, January 25, 2008

BBB Destination - Northlandz

There may be more expansive indoor railways in miniature but Northlandz certainly is worth the trip! As they say, "Up to 100 trains running daily, and 8 miles of track are just the beginning. 25 years went into sculpting 35 foot mountains and building 40 foot bridges. Marvel at the thousands of handcrafted buildings and over 10,000 freight cars." In fact, it's reported the setup has over 300 bridges and more than 500,000 lichen trees, not to mention using enough wood to build 42 full scale houses!

Not enough of a draw for you? Well, don't overlook other sites at Northlandz:
  • a 94 room dollhouse mansion complete with indoor swimming pool, ballroom with doggie band, and 2 story library
  • over 200 collectible dolls
  • a 2,000 pipe organ, a centerpiece to a 500 seat Music Hall
  • art galleries with over 250 paintings and works of art