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Legos Are Back, And They Are Cloning Tourist Attractions

Move over postcards and sno globes; souvenir shops of some specific major landmarks will soon be getting welcome new additions to their stock. LEGO has just announced a very neat partnership wtih an architect, whereby some famous buildings are being turned into building block sets, a la Puzz-3D. We think this is just another excuse for staycatiioners, but anything that allows us to sit the Sears Tower on our desk is good by us.

In the "Lego Architecture" line, people will be able to buy sets for building Empire State Building, Chicago's John Hancock Building and Sears Tower, and the Seattle Space Needle. Perhaps the most exciting release are the two Frank Lloyd buildings, Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum.

To further crank up your wanderlust once you've completed the structure, each box contains a book of facts, notes on its architectural significance, and points of interest in the city. Although they aren't quite yet for sale behind the glass of your local gift shop, they can be pre-ordered in sets here. Do we sense a perfect Father's Day gift from this?

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