I should start by saying I feel relatively uniquely qualified to write the following because I’ve been to the only other place in the world that remotely compares to it: Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany. As far as which is bigger, it depends on how you’re counting. Hamburg has more/longer track, but not by much (8 miles in Northlandz vs. 8.078 miles in Hamburg). The facility in Flemington is definitely larger, and the fact that they have an actual train you can ride on outside definitely puts it over the top as far as space and variety of activities. In Hamburg, there is a greater emphasis on computerized sequences running, like airplanes taking off, traffic lights changing and public transit moving, day-to-night lighting simulations and different scenes that are set up featuring people. Anyway, back to why Northlandz is awesome and a hidden gem in northwestern NJ: Northlandz’ scenes had a small number of people among miniatures, but really the focus is on the trains, and I am just fine with that. My three-year-old had a great time and we had a lot of fun doing the scavenger hunt for letters throughout the entire set of displays. It took us about an hour but we were frantically running through because, well that’s what three year olds do! If one were to do the train right outside, I imagine a visit would be in the 90 minute to 2 hour range. Northlandz has an eclectic variety of displays appearing on the right side of the path so to speak, including antique dolls, toys, and various things related to model trains. About halfway through the tour, it opens up into a large room with a chandelier and stage for live events that maybe are part of special reserved events(?). Bottom line is, the price is right, if you have small children around it is absolutely worth a visit if you are anywhere in the region!!! There are all sorts of fun did you know blurbs about trains real and fictitious, such as trains and train scenes featured in movies, as you progress through the exhibits. The shop, which is where you start and end the tour, it’s definitely a model train hobbyist’s dream. Hundreds of thousands of work hours went into the construction of this place, and we actually saw a few different employees out working on various parts of exhibits while we were going through. The only critique I would give is that a few parts of some displays are showing their age, some pieces that appeared rough and needing some TLC but on the whole it is truly amazing and well worth your time and money!