What is LEGO House? This was the question on everyone’s lips when it was first announced that a new LEGO attraction was being built in Billund, Denmark. Now that it is open to the public, we can all answer that question!
The LEGO House opened on September 28th, 2017 and is a massive tourist destination dedicated to everything LEGO. The building is approximately 130,000 square feet (12,000 square meters) and contains approximately 25 million LEGO bricks. It features exhibitions, interactive play areas, and even restaurants – all themed around the beloved building blocks.
This amazing building was designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and is home to tons of exhibits and activities for LEGO fans of all ages.
The LEGO House has been visited by thousands of tourists from all over the world. If you are a fan of LEGO, then you will want to visit the LEGO House in Billund, Denmark. This is the only place in the world where you can see all of the different LEGO exhibits under one roof.
This article will tour the LEGO House and show you all its amazing features. This attraction is perfect for LEGO fans of all ages and offers something for everyone. Once you are done reading this post, you will be ready to book your ticket and visit! So, what are you waiting for? Let’s go explore the LEGO House.
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What Is Inside LEGO House?
LEGO House contains six main experience zones including four color zones;
- Yellow Zone – Emotion – Brings LEGO to life.
- Green Zone – Social Development – Minifigures.
- Blue Zone – Cognitive and problem solving – Imagination meets logic.
- Red Zone – Creativity – Build whatever you want
- Masterpiece Gallery – Showcases the models of the LEGO Fan Community.
- History Collection – Discover LEGO sets from your childhood.
Inside the entrance of the LEGO House, there is a huge LEGO store where you can buy all the latest Lego sets and sets exclusive to the LEGO House. In the middle of a large staircase stands the Tree of Creativity.
The Tree Of Creativity
The Tree of Creativity is one of the largest models the LEGO Group has ever produced. It stands over 50 feet tall (15.68 meters) made from 6,316,611 million bricks and took 24,000 hours to build. The tree was constructed in the Czech Republic and transported to the LEGO House for assembly. The tree assembly took 1200 hours and consisted of lowering many large rings into position.
The tree was designed as a storytelling device and represents the LEGO Group that started in the 1930s. It is used to tell stories by having different LEGO scenes depicted on the branches of the large tree branches. There are seven branches on the tree that can display different scenes. The tree was designed to look old and stand the test of time and represents that LEGO began with wooden toys. These wooden toys are carved into the trunk; duck, cockerel, and tractor.
The tractor represents the first plastic toy Ferguson tractor created in the 1950s which led to injection molding and the LEGO brick we all know today. But the first toys are not the only thing carved in the tree. There are also the initials “OKC” and “GKC”. The initials OKC stand for Ole Kirk Christiansen, who was the original founder of the LEGO Group. The other initials GKC stand for Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, the son of Ole Kirk Christiansen and the next owner of the LEGO Group.
There is a large 90-step staircase that wraps around the tree enabling views of the tree’s branches that contain various scenes made out of LEGO.
The scenes depicted on the branches of the tree are used to showcase the evolution of classic play scenes throughout the years. For example, the city scene branch is divided into three parts and display sets such as the yellow train station, police station, airport, monorail and many castle sets including the iconic yellow castle set.
Another branch on the tree is the pirate branch which was added in 2019 to celebrate 30 years of having the pirate theme in the LEGO portfolio. Three pirate scenes are displayed, including a sea battle, harbor and tropical island scene. Sets in this display include the Black Seas Barracuda (set number 6285) which was released in 1989 and was the first set in the pirate theme.
Another branch further up the tree is the space branch. This branch contains three space scenes; spaceport, mars, and the moon. As with all the scenes, there are humorous moments like aliens taking selfies.
On the very top of the tree is a large yellow crane made of LEGO which symbolizes the LEGO Group and how it continues to grow and evolve. The tree was designed to look unfinished for this very reason.
The Masterpiece Gallery
At the top of the stairs from the Tree of Creativity is the Masterpiece Gallery. The Masterpiece Gallery was designed to showcase the work of the LEGO fan community and their creations are designed as if you were inside a huge 2×4 LEGO brick. The brick is 78 feet long and 39 feet wide. On the ceiling are six studs where you can see the LEGO logo backward as if you were looking out from the inside. There are also three large rings suspended from the ceiling representing the tubes on the underside of LEGO bricks that have the clutch power and allow LEGO bricks to connect.
As well as displaying the creations of the LEGO fan community, the Masterpiece Gallery contains three large models of dinosaurs constructed from the three core types of LEGO bricks. The Red dinosaur is made from Duplo bricks, the green dinosaur is made from the LEGO System and the yellow dinosaur is made from Technic bricks. The dinosaurs were built in collaboration with LEGO fans.
The dinosaurs are almost 10 feet tall (3 meters) with approximately 600,000 bricks combined and took approximately 1000 hours to build. The Duplo dinosaur was made with 50,000 bricks, the LEGO system dinosaur was made with 250,000 bricks and the Technic dinosaur contains 300,000 bricks. The dinosaur eggs hatched and two baby dinosaurs were hatched. All three dinosaurs are standing on a small LEGO brick. The technic dinosaur contains gears and cogs. All dinosaurs are also holding ice creams in their hands and there are baby dinosaurs and eggs.
The red dinosaur made from Duplo bricks is built in a fun way with flowers and animals living on its back. There is even a Duplo turtle used as the eye of the dinosaur. The green dinosaur made out of LEGO System pieces includes many sloping roof pieces that give an interesting skin texture and make it look more realistic. The yellow Technic dinosaur is made from classic Technic parts such as engines, cogs, and gears and has the classic Technic colors of yellow and grey. This dinosaur has a more mechanical feel to it.
The humor typical throughout the LEGO House is represented in the dinosaur display in the form of a red 1×1 brick that all three dinosaurs are standing on. We all know how annoying and painful stepping on a random brick on the floor can be.
Each of the dinosaurs has an egg and a baby dinosaur hatched out. Each dinosaur is also holding a classic Danish ice cream in each claw. This was done to include the dinosaurs in a Birthday party held in the LEGO House.
As well as the three large dinosaur models in the Masterpiece Gallery, five Large display cases house the collections of 15 LEGO fans from all over the world. These fans are also known as AFOL (Adult Fans of LEGO). There are more than 950,000 AFOLs worldwide. AFOLs organize more than 600 events yearly to show off their creations to the public. The models displayed are MOC (My Own Creation) which refers to a self-designed model made from LEGO bricks.
The models in the gallery are switched out each year and replaced with new models from other fans. This is accomplished by the LEGO House reaching out to the LEGO Ambassador Network and asking them for nominations of fans that should have their creations on display in the gallery.
The LEGO Ambassador Network presents the LEGO House with a list of nominations that are reviewed and 15 creations are selected for display. The models are widely different ranging from large elaborate models to smaller simpler models.
The Mosaic Gallery
The Mosaic Gallery is an interactive area where a wristband is used to unlock a digital experience. You scan your wristband at one of the stations and it takes your photo. Your photo will be uploaded to one of the big photo frames on the wall in a mosaic image. Your photo will stay on the wall until the next person comes along to check in. Like many others in the LEGO House, this section can be accessed on your computer when you get home by using your wristband.
Yellow Zone
The Yellow Zone is to help develop emotional skills. This is achieved through expressing yourself with bricks; the three building experiences below help accomplish this.
- Critter Creator
- Flower Artist
- Fish Designer
Critter Creator
This experience is all about building bugs. There are several bins of LEGO pieces where you can build a bug and place it on a dancing table where you can get your critters to dance and have a dance-off. As with the other experiences, a display case showcases guests’ build for that day.
Flower Artist
This is where you can create flowers and plant them in flower beds. New flowers each day are built by guests. Large LEGO butterflies are hanging from the ceiling.
A wall case displays themed work submitted by fans. Nature with a twist theme. LEGO House runs a public competition on the lego ideas page on the website. Best models are picked and stay on display for one year.
Fish Designer
With Fish Designer, you Build fish and put them in a digital aquarium. There are bins of LEGO pieces where you can build your fish and facial expressions can be created by adding eyes and a mouth. You accomplish this by putting your fish in a check-in station and scanning it using your wristband.
Your fish is then sent into the digital tank by it swimming out of a large pipe. Fish will interact with various experiences in the tank. The physical fish is added to a wall to inspire other guests. One of the tank experiences is a disco where all the fish will participate.
Red Zone
This zone is all about creativity which is tested through a free-build experience.
- LEGO Brick Builder
- Creative Lab
- Mini Chef
LEGO Brick Builder
This area within the Red Zone contains large bins filled with LEGO pieces for visitors to build with. One bin is filled with just yellow 2×4 bricks, this allows you not to focus on finding the right colors but on the build itself.
Another bin contains multi-colored pieces. A large wall case on the wall is filled with builds from guests. Every day, a build is placed in the wall case to inspire other guests.
LEGO Waterfall
The Red Zone also contains a giant waterfall that cascades down from the ceiling into a bin of multicolored LEGO bricks. It represents the endless possibilities of bricks. You can even walk underneath the waterfall. The waterfall was built by hand. A water-dripping sound playing appears to be coming from within the waterfall, adding an aspect of reality to the model.
Waterfall Fun Facts
- It would take one person more than 5 years to build an exact scale replica of the waterfall.
- It took 29 weeks with a team of builders to complete.
- Height: 18.5 feet (5.66 meters).
- The number of LEGO Bricks: 1,968,753.
- LEGO Brick Weight: 11,843 lbs (5,372 kg).
- Production Time: 11,408 hours.
There is also a smaller waterfall made from Duplo bricks that you can actually get in the bin of bricks at the base of the waterfall.
Creative Lab
This area is all about building with LEGO dots. You wait to be seated like you are at a restaurant. You are shown to a table and are given a building plate. Then you add dots to the plate to build your design.
There is an area that is based around the different holidays. For example, in April everyone is given instructions on how to build easter eggs. When Easter is over it will be about building for another holiday. In between holidays, there will be other projects that you will give to build.
Mini Chef
This is a restaurant where you have to play to get your food. You get a plastic bag of small lego pieces and build what you want according to the bricks and colors on the menu. You then put your creation in a scanner that is on the table. You select your beverage choice including soda and beer. The idea is that the lego figure staff only understand brick language. You place your model in the scanner and is sent to the kitchen. Click here to check out the menu.
When your food is ready an alarm will go off on the console and you can see via the animation that your food is going on the conveyer belt. Your food will be in a large container looking like a brick down a spiral conveyer belt. Two robots, Robert and Roberto, push the food towards you down another conveyer belt.
There are two other eateries inside LEGO House; one is called “Brickaccino”, which serves coffee, juice, smoothies, paninis, and various snack items. One of the items on the menu is “overpriced coffee – $37” which you may remember from the Lego movie. Other menu items in the juice menu include Brick Juice, Step on it and Everything is awesome.
To book your table at Mini Chef click here.
Library
There is also a small library tucked away in a corner with various LEGO books and magazines on display. The books are in English and various other languages.
Blue Zone
The Blue Zone tests your cognitive skills by solving problems and facing challenges that the three interactive experiences below represent.
- Robo Lab
- City Architect
- Test Driver
Robo Lab
The Robo Lab is a simulated ocean area where a large scientific research ship is in the middle of an arctic scene. Minifigures are debarking from the ship in order to save woolly mammoths that are stuck in the ice. A large storm freezes the Minifigures and the only way to save them is with special robots. To rescue them. You can control the robots.
The idea is to introduce programming. You send code to control the robots from a console and display. And you can shoot fire from the front of the robot and free the frozen Minifigures. Projections are projected from above on the ocean scene; this is how the Minifigures and Mammoths appear to move.
City Architect
The City Architect, as it sounds, is where you can Build and populate cities. A large island is divided into retail, recreation, industry, and housing areas. These are all built on different colored plates. The idea is to build a balanced city without having too many industries or recreational areas. Minifigures run around and change color expressing what they need and want you to build.
Build areas are made up of large bins with plenty of LEGO elements for you to use to build on the base plates.
You build a structure on one of the colored base plates and when you place it on the city map, it recognizes what industry it is and accepts it by adding roads to the new structure and determines if it is a good balance. When the Minifigures are happy with the newly added structure, they buy tickets for the circus in the middle, and once it is sold out a show begins. A brand new city is built every day.
Next to the City Architect is A large display case showing a map of Copenhagen, Denmark looking down from above. Next to the Copenhagen map are maps of other world cities such as New York City, London, and Paris, just to name a few, where you can also see a top-down view.
Test Driver
Building and designing and testing cars. You build a car out of bricks and race them down a ramp. Like many other areas, you can go to a capture station check in with your wrist band and take a selfie with your vehicle which goes to your digital profile and can be accessed later at home. It can also go on display in a special area with other creations from visitors.
Green Zone
The Green Zone stimulates your social skills through the interactive experiences represented in this zone below.
- Character Creator
- World Explorer
- Story Lab
Character Creator
The character creator is all about social development role play and storytelling. In this fun interactive experience, you scan your wristband at a special capture station. You choose a Minifigure from the vast selection and place it in the capture station where it is scanned.
Then on the display of the capture station, you can scroll through all these different magazine covers until you come to the one you like and select it. Your Minifigure then appears on the magazine cover. Your creations are turned into digital representations and can be accessed later online.
World Explorer
The World Explorer is home to 2 million LEGO elements, and 2500 Minifigures built on 3 different islands; Downtown city, tropical paradise, and town and country. The world explorer took about the same time to build as the Tree of Creativity which was 24000 hours to build. These huge and elaborate models are all about storytelling and the daily life of Minifigures. The models are brought to life with sound, light, and movement. The large models are filled with mini-stories containing humorous scenes.
The town and country island comprises a landscape containing a huge ten-foot-high mountain, a ski resort, and approximately 1500 trees. Periodically the lights dim and the models go into night mode. Lights come on in the models and night sounds come on. There is plenty to see in all the scenes which contain a lot of humor and pop culture references. You could spend the whole day in the World Explorer and still not see everything.
The tropical paradise island contains an active volcano next to Fabuland amusement park and a beach resort. A ship model on display is created by a LEGO fan and is changed yearly. As with the town and country island, many humorous stories and scenes occur.
The downtown city island is filled with huge skyscraper buildings and has a port with a large cargo ship and a football stadium with a game in progress. There is also a street parade which is switched out every year. An example of one of the many scenes depicted in this model is the clock tower from Back to the future with the cable coming from it to the De Lorean to capture the lightning strike.
Another feature in the Green Zone is a large wall case display unit containing Minifigure-themed models from LEGO fans.
Story Lab
The Story Lab is made of 18 stages where you can create your own stop motion movie using your own character and vehicles. Stop motion involves putting together a lot of still images to create a movie. Moving the Minifigures very slightly makes them appear to come to life. This is accomplished by using special cameras and software to produce your movie. Again, with a lot of the interactive experiences in the LEGO House, the Story Lab is linked to your wristband so you can view the movie created at home. The scenery and props used to make the movies are periodically switched out.
History Collection
The history collection is in the basement of the LEGO House. There are LEGO molds buried in the floor. LEGO factories did this so it is replicated here. Glass covers the retired molds so you can view them. As you walk in there is a giant LEGO logo 2 meters square made from 1.6 million bricks. The logo is made with different bricks and took 9 months to build by one person.
The History Collection Shows the LEGO story beginning in 1932 when the founder of LEGO, Kirk Kristiansen, started making wooden toys. The wooden duck is one of the first toys ever made and led to the LEGO slogan:
“only the best is good enough”
Also in the History Collection is a hand-operated mold machine front the 1940s. There are also some original building bricks on display without the three middle clutch power tubes in modern LEGO bricks.
The Ferguson tractor is on display, the first plastic success from the 1950s. The original Patent for clutch power of the brick granted on Jan 28 1958 is on display. The collection moves on from the 1950s to the 1960s with the invention of the LEGO wheel which brought models to life instead of being static.
From there history shows the development of Duplo bricks that doubled the size of LEGO bricks in 1969. The Duplo bricks are fully compatible with LEGO bricks. The first buildable characters appeared in the 1970s.
Another part of the history collection is the Iconic set room. The room is shaped like a 2 x 4 brick. Design number on ceiling 3001. 200-3– lego boxes on display. A digital table using a wristband unlocks the digital content in the LEGO house and creates digital memories. Check-in at the station gives an archive of older lego sets. Select the box and turn it around.
There is a display of minifigs that were released in 1978. More than 8 billion Minifigures have been created since 1978.
A large wall display shows many models made from 6 2×4 bricks. There is an interesting fact of how many different combinations you can build from these six bricks.
- 1 brick =1
- 2 bricks = 24
- 3 bricks = 1,560
- 4 bricks = 119,580
- 5 bricks = 10,166,403
- 6 bricks = 915,103,765
Each guest gets their own unique 6-brick combination assigned to you. You check in with your wristband from a station and get your unique combination out of the 9 million. The supply of 6-brick combinations is calculated to last 3000 years.
There is a small LEGO factory that molds real bricks. Raw granulate is heated to 250 degrees and pushed into the mold. This produces 6 bricks which are automatically packaged and ready for the guests. This process happens in the plain sight of guests.
The Roof Terraces
The roof terraces are located outside of the LEGO house, one in each of the four colored zones. There are nine creative playgrounds suitable for children of all ages. A totally unique play experience is offered from each playground. The play experiences include a sunken submarine and a cool camel swing.
The LEGO Vault
There is also a secret LEGO Vault in the basement that holds almost every LEGO set. It is not open to the general public though. The entrance to the vault is accessed through a secret door and then down some stairs.
At the bottom of the stairs is a door with a sign that says “Engineering”. Access is granted by swiping a card. Inside, all the LEGO sets are organized by year and arranged in special shelving that slides on rails to conserve space.
What LEGO Sets Are Exclusive To LEGO House?
There are a total of seven LEGO sets that are exclusive to the LEGO House.
Is LEGO House Free?
Entrance into LEGO House is free, but you must buy tickets for the different experience zones.
Where Can You Buy LEGO House Tickets?
By clicking here, you can save by purchasing your tickets online directly from the official LEGO House website.
How Long Do You Need In The LEGO House?
An average of 3-4 hours, but you can stay much longer if you get immersed in building your creations.
Does LEGO House Offer Accommodation Deals?
There is an accommodation deal between LEGOLAND and LEGO House. Click here to go to the official LEGO House website and see the accommodation deal.
How Do You Download Your LEGO House Memories From Your Wristband?
You can download memories from your LEGO House visit by clicking here.
Does The LEGO House Have A LEGO Store?
There is a LEGO store within the LEGO house located at LEGO Square in the middle of LEGO House. In the LEGO Store, you will find special limited edition products only available in LEGO House. Examples of these limited edition products are the Wooden Duck (#40501) and the Brick Molding Machine (#40502).
There is also a LEGO Minifigure Factory right inside the store where you can customize and personalize your own Minifigure with exclusive LEGO House decorations and colors.
Another unique LEGO retail experience at the LEGO store is the Mosaic Maker. This is where the machine takes a picture of you and in less than 10 minutes, turns it into your own LEGO mosaic complete with instructions and bricks needed for building it.
Where Can You Eat At The LEGO House?
As well as the Mini Chef family restaurant mentioned above, there is also the Brickaccino where you can find sandwiches, snacks, desserts, and coffee. There are interesting and humorous menu items such as “overpriced coffee – $37” from the LEGO movie. Under the juice part of the menu, items include “Step on it” and “Everything is Awesome”.
There was also a gourmet restaurant called Le Gourmet but it closed on January 18, 2020.
Can You Bring Your Own Food?
There is a designated picnic area in LEGO house where you can eat a packed lunch brought from Home. There are also outdoor terraces and squares where you can enjoy your own food.
What Ages Is LEGO House For?
Although all ages will find something they like at LEGO House, many of the experiences are targeted at children between the ages of 4 and 12. There are also DUPLO areas for younger children.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, LEGO House is a great place for both kids and adults to enjoy. There are plenty of interactive areas to explore and a huge LEGO store where you can buy all the latest sets. Check out the Tree of Creativity while you’re there – it’s something you won’t want to miss!
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