Museo Grecia en Miniatura — Attraction in Athens

We had finished up a cruise in the morning, and had time while we waited for our hotel room to be ready. I wasn't sure what I was looking for, but I saw this place on Maps, no more than fifteen minutes walk. I'm really glad we chose to do it. There's a bit of VR with Quest headsets to start off, then it's going down through five floors of small scale architectural models. It was a pretty great overview of different periods. The models rooms rotate from day to night, so the model lighting was really beautiful. Tickets were €17 each, less for kids, and I felt it was worth it. The walking around in these neighborhoods has some sketchiness to it, but we had no issues.

A couple of notes for the owners. First, it was a bit warm in the upper floors. Second, I enjoyed reading about who you are and how you build your models in your handout brochure. I would have also been interested if you had a small set of displays showing how you do it. Sort of a "behind the scenes" of your craft. That area on the 0 floor seemed to have some room. It could be a small number of simple dioramas showing off conception, layout, 3d printing, texture, paint, etc. I'd even have enjoyed a walk through your construction and trade shops in VR. Not for everyone of course, but I'm always curious about how...

The Greek Miniatures Museum offers an interesting way to explore the country’s iconic landmarks in a compact format. The museum features detailed miniature replicas of famous Greek sites, making it a fun and educational stop for visitors of all ages. A video guide is available, providing informative commentary that enhances the experience.

Tickets must be purchased at the counter—no prior reservation is needed. There's a discount for students and seniors, which is a nice bonus. However, the ticketing process can be slow due to staff members being somewhat unhurried. While they can answer questions, their expressions are not particularly friendly, which slightly affects the visitor experience.

The interior of the museum is rather dimly lit, which adds some atmosphere but can make it harder to appreciate the finer details of the models. Facilities such as restrooms are available, and there is also an elevator, though it feels quite stuffy and poorly ventilated.

Overall, the museum is worth a visit if you're curious about Greek landmarks and enjoy miniatures. While it could benefit from better lighting and more welcoming staff, it remains a unique and educational...

A lot of mockups are ruins mockups instead of reconstituted buildings and places. So it looses its interest… When you visit the mockups rooms the videos are all made with AI so the buildings presented in the videos do not look like at all with the supposed buildings, sometimes you see rock statues building itself in the video or hiéroglyphes so egyptian writings on the walls… the audio in the video are ridiculously the sames and poor quality in all videos.

The VR is a poor experience. First, most of the VR places you can visit are temples, not whole places. Plus, you can just see the 3D building +3 people around but you dont get any other interaction beyond that so it s quickly boring.

The ticket is more expensive than the archeological musem whereas you have maybe x1000 less content in it.

So at the end you feel a bit like you ve been screwed. Dont know how it got 4.8 in reviews currently. Probably bought some reviews? Maybe all these things will improve and they opened a bit too early to start making money to finance a better museum but right now it s not good.

EDIT AFTER GETTING AN ANSWER : Even the reviews are commented with AI...