Photos: Uploaded, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Dirtsc, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Uploaded, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Dirtsc, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Miniatur Wunderland's tiny worlds, up close
Your local guide
Kai Petersen
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Highlights
- A scene with a working day and night
- Details that took years to build
- The world's largest model railway
- A single room grown into an institution
- Miniature worlds, seen up close
About this tour
This session looks closely at Miniatur Wunderland, the world's largest model railway exhibition, housed in the Speicherstadt. You see a scene with a working day and night cycle and a section that took years to complete. Kai explains how a single room grew into one of the city's most visited attractions.
The session moves close to the glass at an unhurried pace, covering two sections in detail. Kai answers questions about the models and their builders.
This suits model enthusiasts and anyone curious about obsessive detail. It works well for viewers of any age.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Hamburg before heading out.
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Model landscapes 21 min
The camera moves slowly along the display cases, and I point out a miniature scene that shifts from day to night on a working light cycle.
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Builders' details 21 min
We stop at a section built over several years, and I explain which small details took the model makers the longest to finish.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Hamburg: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Rote Grütze (red berry pudding) and St. Pauli, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Berlin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Hamburg, showing you Model landscapes and Builders' details live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the exhibition live with my phone.
Times shown in Berlin time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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