Whenever I think of the holidays, I cannot help but wax nostalgic about the Lionel train that wrapped around my childhood Christmas tree. While a simple setup, it was enough to give us hours of enjoyment, and encouraged me to start looking for a model train for my family.

My search took an extreme detour when I discovered Miniatur Wunderland, the world’s largest model railroad. Located in Hamburg, Germany, the model spans 68,889 sq ft with 39,370 ft of HO scale track, 900 trains with 12,000 wagons, 300,000 lights, 215,000 trees, and 200,000 human figurines. Words cannot due this justice, so I included the official video below:

Now I just need to figure out how I can fit this under the tree.

[Via Gizmodo]