21 Bizarre Pictures From China's Theme Park Full Of World Landmarks

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Luke Casey

Before British photographer Luke Casey settled in Hong Kong, he spent three and a half months traveling by boat. It was only later that he realized how much faster he could see the world - sort of - by visiting one theme park in nearby Shenzhen.

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Window of the World features incredibly detailed reproductions of 130 major tourist attractions, some life-size and some much smaller, squeezed into 118 acres.

Created in 1994, the park has become a popular destination in itself.

"I have always found tourist destinations interesting in that for the majority of visitors, it is simply about getting your photo with that landmark, buying a souvenir and then getting back on the bus," Casey told Business Insider. "Why visit those places for real when you can get all those photos and souvenirs in one place?"