Muzeum kostek Praha (Museum of Bricks)

Miloš Křeček got his first set for Christmas when he was five. That one gift started a lifelong obsession. By 2010, his private collection was too big for his house. He decided to open a public museum to share it. This flagship spot opened on May 25, 2016. In June 2023, he finally secured the Guinness World Record. He officially owns the biggest private stash of Lego sets on the planet. And it's all right here in Prague.

The museum puts a lot of effort into local landmarks. You'll see massive reconstructions of Prague's best buildings. It makes the plastic feel like it belongs to the city history.

The five-meter Charles Bridge is the star. Huge. It's a plastic version of the Gothic original. You can see 1,000 minifigures walking across it. It captures the frantic energy of the real bridge.

Don't miss the National Museum model. Builders used over 100,000 bricks for it. And you'll also find the Astronomical Clock and the National Theatre. It's a unique way to see the skyline. They even threw in the Taj Mahal.

Head upstairs for the movie stuff. The Star Wars zone is massive. You'll walk past huge Star Destroyers and a giant Death Star. Tiny ships hang from the ceiling in mid-fight.

The Millennium Falcon and the AT-AT walker are the highlights. That AT-AT uses 6,785 pieces. It was a nightmare to put together. You'll see these 'Ultimate Collector' sets up close. They are full of tiny details that fans will recognize.

The Harry Potter section feels different. It's less about machines and more about magic buildings. See the moving stairs in Hogwarts and the shops on Diagon Alley. Keep an eye out for Indiana Jones and the little Czech mole, Krtek, too.

This place acts as a giant archive. You'll learn how the brand started in Denmark. It wasn't always plastic. The Christiansen family started with wooden toys in the early 1900s.

Everything changed in the late 1940s. That's when they started using plastic machines. Those bright colors you know were actually inspired by the painter Piet Mondrian. The name Lego comes from 'leg godt.' That means 'play well.'

The stats on display are wild. You'll see how the brand took over the world. It shows how the little yellow figures changed since the 1970s. It's why people call it the toy of the century.

You can't understand this museum without knowing Miloš Křeček. This is his life's work rendered in plastic. It started with one box under the tree at age five. Now he has over 10,000 models from 6,000 different sets.

He spent years on this. Experts think he's put in 20,000 hours of assembly. That's more than two years just clicking bricks together. His wedding gifts were rare vintage sets. He and his wife spent vacations scouring Danish flea markets for rarities.

Křeček bought 90% of what you see here himself. In 2023, he got the official Guinness World Record. It's not just a hobby. It's the biggest private collection on the planet. And it's all right here in Prague.