A week ago, I found myself in Cambridge and went to search for the miniature doors located across the city. Dinky Doors is what they are called, and they are spread throughout the city centre and further afield. There are currently ten of them to see, but one is outside of Cambridge, but I did not get to see that one. The miniature doors are found in unexpected places and are meant to bring surprise and delight to those that uncover them.
The fotodinkymat was meant to be a small photo booth, but it appears to have been crushed or melted.
The octospa features a lighthouse with a beach scene and is complete with octopus emerging from the little traffic island. The eight slippers on the pier makes a nice touch.
Emailerator is a miniature postbox located next to a full-sized postbox. The full-sized postbox has spikes on the roof of it and the smaller one mimics it. The door to the miniature is functional and reveals a miniature desk and chair inside when opened, which is a nice touch.
The DFO (Dinky Flying Object) can be found in front of the Technology Museum and features a miniature flying saucer that appears to have crash landed on a brick wall. It contains miniature items inside, such as a miniature "Earth A-Z" book.
The Wonder Emporium is a miniature shop filled with tiny items or "gifts from above", such as keys, lego man, game pieces, buttons, glue caps, thimbles, beads, and other items. The little shop even sells the items you can see online.
The teleport-a-matic is nestled between two full-sied telephone boxes.
Downing Street in Cambridge is home to "10 and a Quarter Downing Street", and tenacles are appearing from inside the door.
The Reality Checkpoint is located in Parker's Piece on a lamp post, and the spinner item above the door is adjustable.
Love from Above features a gift box on a doorstep, and it is geared to try to help people overcome differences.
Ride and Park apparently glows in the dark, but I did not visit it at dark. There is a miniature sign around the corner of this piece too, pointing toward this door.
Locating all of these dinky doors was fun, and it's a nice way to see Cambridge and visit attractions along the way.
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