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For those with a love of dollhouse miniatures, a museum devoted to all things small is a must-see for the miniaturist-at-heart! Consider a visit to these charming miniatures museums during your next outing:

The Great American Dollhouse Museum: Located in Danville, Kentucky this museum provides “villages” displayed in one continuous landscape including neighborhoods, streets and rural land. Visitors of this 6,000 square foot museum can stroll through the variety of avenues and alleys (as if in a real town), peering into the open backs of the homes for a peak at the décor and the lives of the dolls that reside in each miniature home.

Art Institute of Chicago Thorne Rooms: Located in Chicago, Illinois the 68 Thorne Miniature Rooms enable one to glimpse elements of European interiors from the late 13th century to the 1930s and American furnishings from the 17th century to the 1930s. Painstakingly constructed on a scale of one inch to one foot, these fascinating models were conceived by Mrs. James Ward Thorne of Chicago and constructed between 1932 and 1940 by master craftsmen according to her specifications.

Angel’s Attic Dollhouse Museum: Located in Santa Monica, California Angel’s Attic is located in a historic Queen Anne Victorian and features a captivating collection of antique dollhouses, miniatures, dolls and toys.

Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City: Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this dollhouse museum boasts the largest collection of fine-scale contemporary art miniatures in the world. This museum contains working reproductions of actual pieces crafted by highly skilled miniature artisans. A great place to also learn about the creation and history of dollhouse miniatures!

Miniature World: Located in Victoria, British Columbia, this museum calls itself the “Greatest Little Show on Earth!” with over 80 exciting miniature dioramas and two of the world’s largest dollhouses with over 50 rooms beautifully furnished and decorated.