Trine and I stopped by LEGO House in Billund, and it turned out to be such a great experience. You often see LEGO House described as a museum, but that doesn’t really cover it. It’s more like a playground for both kids and adults, where the entire LEGO universe unfolds through everything from classic bricks to digital installations and hands-on, interactive experiences. It’s all built around creativity and play, and you quickly realize that this isn’t a place where you just look at things, you’re meant to join in.
I was surprised by how quickly you get pulled into it and how immersive it feels once you’re inside. There are small stations everywhere where you can build, test, and play around with different ideas. One of the more fun features was building a LEGO fish, which then gets scanned and appears on a large screen as a fully animated version.
It’s definitely not just for kids. I could easily have spent another day or two there, because there’s so much to see and do. At the same time, you kind of have to hold yourself back so you don’t end up nudging kids aside just to get a turn yourself.
My favorite part was without a doubt the basement level, where LEGO has created a museum with a timeline of the company’s history. It all started with wooden toys in the 1930s, when Ole Kirk Christiansen made simple wooden figures in his workshop in Billund. The plastic bricks came later, and the system we know today really took shape in 1958 with the classic interlocking design where all bricks fit together.
That was also where I came across old LEGO sets from my own childhood. The space station, for example, which I had completely forgotten about until I saw it again. I remember having it on my wishlist several Christmases in a row, but I think I ended up with a horse stable instead. Pure nostalgia.
There’s also a restaurant at LEGO House called MINI CHEF. The concept is actually pretty fun, because you order your food by building it out of LEGO, and then small robots deliver it to your table. I really wanted to try it, but we visited during Easter, and it was completely booked with more than 100 people on the waiting list, so that will have to be for another time.
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LEGO House, Ole Kirks Plads 1, 7190 Billund, Denmark
