Article: Germany's huge train set becoming popular tourist attraction

Germany's huge train set becoming popular tourist attraction

BERLIN, March 27 (Xinhua) -- If you cannot afford or are not prepared to pay for an expensive trip amid the current financial downturn, you may want to visit "Miniatur Wunderland," the world's biggest model train set.

Housed in a private museum, the set features trains running through models of Scandinavian fjords, the Swiss alps, and even Mount Rushmore, and is becoming one of the major attractions in Germany.

Located in the northern port city of Hamburg, "Wunderland" attracted almost 1 million visitors last year. The model railway,

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