The World's Largest Model Railway System is "Miniatur Wunderland" in Hamburg, Germany.

Frederik and Gerrit Braun, brothers, set out to build the largest model railway system in the world. They established the "Miniatur Wunderland" in 2000. 

Take a look at what 20 years of non-stop design and construction work accomplished in the videos below.

Official Miniatur Wunderland Video. [04:54]

Miniatur Wunderland World’s Largest Model Railway. [04:07]

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg, May 2020. [1:30:20]

This video takes you to all the theme worlds.

THEME WORLDS:

AUSTRIA

• Santa Fu - The Austrian prison is home to the Wunderland’s most evil villains.
• Schauertal Bridge
• St. Wendelberg - A Train Track Complex Matrix 
• Ski Lifts

CENTRAL GERMANY

• Arminius Monument - The monument was constructed between 1838 and 1875 to commemorate the Cherusci War Chief Arminius (Hermann, in German) and his victory over Rome at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
• Bungee Jumper
• FUN FAIR [Amusement Park]
• I.C.E. High-Speed Train - The maximum speed reaches 175mph.
• Open Air Theater - Complex wheelwork, made of leverages, winches, and small engines, creates the most harmonious movement of tiny men and women on stage.
• UFO - Reports of an Unidentified Flying Object in Central Germany. The UFO, obviously navigated by aliens beings, is said to hover over a field of sunflowers every now and then. 

HAMBURG

• Davidwache - Police Station.
• Elbphilharmonie - Concert Hall.
• Köhlbrand Bridge
• St. Michael's Church
• Speicherstadt; largest warehouse district in the world.
• Transrapid Maglev Train
• Volksparkstadion - Football {Soccer} Stadium

ITALY

• Colosseum
• Mount Vesuvius
• Pompeii
• St. Peter's Basilica

KNUFFINGEN

• Castle on Fire
• Fire Department
• Red Light District
• Speed Trap

KNUFFINGEN AIRPORT

• Terminals - 45 different aircraft, from A380 to Cessna
• Catapult
• Neuschwanstein Castle
• Ship Hoist
• Arrival Schedules - Knuffingen Airport
• Departure Schedules - Knuffingen Airport

MONACO

• The last inaugurated section of Venice

SCANDINAVIA

• Egeskov Castle
• Real Water Basin
• Ship Control System
• Snow Landscape
• The Storebælt Bridge

SOUTH AMERICA

SWITZERLAND

• Biogas Plant
• Cement Plant
• Chocolate Factory
• DJ Bobo Open Air 
• Montebello
• The Hammetschwand Lift
• The Matterhorn

UNITED STATES

• Area 51
• Christmas Village
• Grand Canyon
• La Vegas
• Mount Rushmore
• USA-Hamburg Tunnel

VENICE

• Carnival
• Doge's Palace
• Procuratie
• St. Mark's Basilica

Google Maps 'Streetview' of the World's Largest Model Railway System. 

Don't miss this unique look at the Miniatur Wunderland.

Compiled by Neil Gale, Ph.D.