One of the Big Apple’s newest attractions is on the small side.
Gulliver’s Gate is a miniature world depicting hundreds of landmarks, settings and events — from the mundane to the monumental — in 49,000 square feet of indoor space near Times Square.
Debuting last month, the $40 million project consists of a collection of scenes from around the world, or at least a sizable chunk of it. For now, Australia and Antarctica are MIA; same goes for much of Africa and the U.S. outside of New York City and the upper East Coast.
The Taj Mahal, Stonehenge, the pyramids of Egypt and the Brooklyn Bridge are just a few of the instantly recognizable icons peppered throughout the sprawling display, which feels like an elaborate model train exhibit. (Speaking of trains, look down at your feet between the England and France sections to spot one speeding through the underground Chunnel linking London and Paris.)
The all-ages attraction includes plenty of whimsical touches, like brown bears armed with musical instruments in a snow-covered Russian forest and people using ropes to straighten the Leaning Tower of Pisa. On the scaled-down shores of Scotland’s Loch Ness, tiny tourists’ cameras flash when the mythical monster suddenly surfaces before disappearing into the deep with a splash.
