Charlemagne's Kingdom - Helen, GA
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N 34° 42.142 W 083° 43.990
17S E 249660 N 3843438
Charlemagne's Kingdom Railroad Museum located at 8808 N. main St, Helen, GA.
Waymark Code: WM3W4Z
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2008
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Charlemagne's Kingdom, an Alpine Model Railroad Museum in the Georgia Mountains features HO Scale German Model Railroads, and is Helen GA's newest attraction, as of February 1, 1996. As an example of Alpine art it is a unique combination of imagination and craftsmanship, the product of the talents of Willi and Judi Lindhorst. The reference to Charlemagne refers principally to the German lands which he ruled in the 700's , because this exhibit is really a marvelous Alpine Model Railroad depicting a modern Germany from "The North sea to the Alps." It is truly a work of art in the sense that it is the result of Willi's love of his homeland, its people, trains, architecture, industry, customs and culture. Not only that, but Willi can trace himself as a lineal descendant of Charlemagne. (source Charlemagne's Kingdom web site (
visit link) )
Layout is 20' by 50'
.The largest Alpine Model Railroad museum known
.400 Feet of Railroad Track with Computerized trains.
.Alpine Village with Moving Cable Cars.
.Lighted Cities, Towns & Villages.
.Octoberfest with Motorized Carnival Rides.
.Seaport, Lakes, Rivers.
.Moving Hot Air Balloons.
.Three Ring Circus Tents.
.22 Foot High Mountains.
.Street Lights, Traffic Lights, Sounds & Music.
.Autobahn with Moving Cars and Trucks.
.Thousands of Hand Painted Figurines.