Miniature Museum in Tucson

Tucson is full of secret and hidden museums. One of these museums is the Miniature Time Machine Museum. It is a little museum that is less then a decade old. It is place dedicated to preserving and displaying minature models and doll houses from as old as the 1600 century. Many of the dollhouses come from Europe (like Germany, France, and England). But there are also more modern figurines that make up an area for more modern dollhouses and holiday house models. And there is an even smaller area with a handful of Asian home models, from Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Japan.

A minature model of a Japanese kitchen. On the right there is the stove where pots were placed on holes made in a rock surface and a fire was lit beneath them. In the center is a series of cabinets and tools (such as the noodle basin which was used for rinsing noodles) that were a part of the Japanese cooking experience. And on the right is a small shrine, where some sake and food would be placed as an offering to the spirits and gods to thank them for the food.

This is a model of a Japanese farmhouse. It has a thatched roof because farmers were not wealthy and could not afford tiles. It is also peaked higher and steeper so that snow does not pile on top and force the roof to cave in.

An Asian themed chest of drawers with food on top and some figurines. The drawers themselves look Chinese with the red coloring and the metal work, and some of the food on top looks like Chinese stir fry, however there also appears to be some sushi, which is from Japan.

A tradition Japanese lacquered wood table with gold designs (which means that this belonged to someone who had a bit of wealth and didn't live in a farm house), and a traditional cold soba meal. In miniature obviously.