Backo Mini Express

Zagreb


Choo choo! Kids (and big kids) will fall for this model railway displayed across 75 sq metres – the largest in southeastern Europe. Trains chug across 1050m of railway lines, through scenery meticulously crafted down to the finest detail, in this one-room museum.


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