A beautiful park containing beautiful miniatures from across all of Slovakia. Some are iconic (Bojnice castle, or the Levoča town hall), some less renown, but of their own importance (most being either national landmarks [used on post stamps in the past] or even UNESCO heritage sites) plus the church located right in the city that you can visit and compare with. The park is supplemented with a cute railway system serviced by multiple trains along with actual renditions of some real-world railway stations.
Unlike other types of miniature parks I've visited, all the miniatures, as well as the railroad, are in the same 1:25 ratio and built with meticulous detail (you can see the author must be an actual architect) while most of the miniatures are also accompanied with bonsais to make them look even more life-like (though of course the trees around the actual landmarks [if any] look different, the scenery here is beautiful in its own right).
It's definitely worth a visit, plan in between 30-60 min. It's fairly popular, but not too crowded and rarely requires a wait at the entrance - also, cards are accepted here so no need for cash (but if you want some refreshments or shop for souvenirs on the marketplace across the road, you'd need to have some as the nearby venues don't...
Read moreNot much to see here really, only 20 models. You can see the entire park in about 20 minutes and then you have nothing to do there. It was kind of disappointing for me, I expected more from this, since I heard how amazing this park is. It’s definitely not worth the entrance fee which is 5 euros for adult and 3 euros for student. I’m not saying the models don’t look good, they surely do, I just think the ticket to this place...
Read moreIt is not all that big, but the entry price is adequate given the fact. The miniatures are nice and seem to match the original buildings fairly closely. However, what really lifts this above a typical four star experience is the miniature railway in the middle of the park. With five trains taking different loops around the model scenery, it has plenty of action and photo...
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