hackertours/content/en/40c3/miniatur-wunderland/index.md
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40C3: tours, schedule data, tour map and calendar entries
- tour-map shortcode: Leaflet map of the tour locations with routes from the
  Congress, from the map/tours sections of data/schedule/<event>.yaml; Leaflet
  and the OSMIC, Maki and Temaki icon sets vendored; 39C3 uMap data converted.
- calendar shortcode: per tour date, a pill with an .ics download (iCalendar)
  and a Google Calendar link; Font Awesome Free vendored, fa-icon partial.
- README sections for the calendar and tour map shortcodes and the map data.
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title: '40C3 Miniatur Wunderland'
date: 2026-10-16T15:49:22+02:00
summary: |
The Miniatur Wunderland (German for: “Miniature Wonderland”) is, according to Guinness World Records, the largest model railway system in the world. It is located at the historic Speicherstadt in Hamburg and is one of the most popular and most visited sights in Germany.
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The Miniatur Wunderland (German for: “Miniature Wonderland”) is, according to Guinness World Records, the largest model railway system in the world. It is located at the historic Speicherstadt in Hamburg and is one of the most popular and most visited sights in Germany.
![Photo showing details of the model train layout, including a bridge, a building, and many tracks](miwula-tracks.jpeg "© Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg")
![A photo of the model Köhlbrandbrücke at night, not that you could tell it was a model](miwula-bridge.jpeg "© Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg")
Various regions of the world are represented as models on the 1,694 square meters model area. According to the operator, the 1:87 scale tracks have a total length of 16.49 kilometers, on which around 1,231 digitally controlled trains with more than 12,000 carriages run. The layout was designed with 5,278 houses and bridges, 11,080 cars - of which around 285 drive on the layout independently - 52 aeroplanes and more than 292,110 figures. In terms of lighting, the layout has a day/night cycle and around 521,500 built-in lights. Website of the operator
### Visit Miniatur Wunderland
On day 1, 2 and 3 we have reserved tickets that allow you to enter without queuing. On these days, MiWuLa is open until 01:00 o’clock in the morning, so you will have enough time to really look at everything. We recommend to plan at least 3 hours for your visit.
## Details
* Tours:
* Day 0 (26 December) **12:15** {{< calendar date="2026-12-26" time="12:15" duration="225" >}} and **17:15** {{< calendar date="2026-12-26" time="17:15" duration="225" >}}
* Day 1 (27 December) **14:15** {{< calendar date="2026-12-27" time="14:15" duration="225" >}} and **17:15** {{< calendar date="2026-12-27" time="17:15" duration="225" >}}
* Day 2 (28 December) **14:15** {{< calendar date="2026-12-28" time="14:15" duration="225" >}} and **17:15** {{< calendar date="2026-12-28" time="17:15" duration="225" >}}
* Day 3 (29 December) **14:15** {{< calendar date="2026-12-29" time="14:15" duration="225" >}} and **17:15** {{< calendar date="2026-12-29" time="17:15" duration="225" >}}
* Duration: 3 hours
* Language: German and English
* Cost: € 21.00
* Meeting time at Hackertours Desk: **as mentioned above**.
* Accessibility: Fully accessible by wheelchair. Some accommodations for sight impaired people.
* Location: Kehrwieder 21, about 5 minutes on foot from U “Baumwall” station
* Organizer: [Miniatur Wunderland](https://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/)
* Image Credits: © Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg