Design

Exploring Northlandz, 52,000 Square Feet of Tiny Towns and Transit

Bruce Zaccagnino has built a detailed microcosm of connected cities, complete with buildings, bridges, and trains.
Sylvain Labs and Greencard Pictures

Zaccagnino is the creator, owner, and maintainer of Northlandz, a hall of attractions in suburban New Jersey that houses what may be the country’s largest model railway—as well as a lavish auditorium, a doll museum, and an enormous pipe organ that Zaccagnino himself occasionally plays.