Johnny Thunder and friends must have picked up quite a few souvenirs in their expeditions to distant lands and lost worlds. But, except for that one time Baron Von Baron turned his mansion into a theme park drop ride, LEGO never showed what the Adventurers got up to when they returned home. Bart Marable provides the answer with the breathtaking Crystal Palace Exhibition, an homage to LEGO Adventurers, Jules Verne, and the grand 19th century exhibitions of scientific wonders.

The enormous structure of white girders and glass is modeled after London’s Crystal Palace which stood in Hyde Park from 1851 to 1936. It also evokes 21353 The Botanical Garden at a much larger scale.

The historical Crystal Palace had nothing on Bart’s fantastical version. Have a look at these LEGO exhibits, brought to life with mechanical functions:

While LEGO did release an Atlantis theme, it was far removed from Johnny Thunder’s era. Bart imagines an alternate reality where the Adventurers pushed into steampunk technology to continue their mission of discovery. Here at the Atlantis exhibit you can see the submersible used to explore the sunken city. (We previously spotlighted the vehicle before Bart revealed his full project.)

As Johnny Thunder learned the hard way, the problem with visiting ruins is that you’re likely to face curses and boobytraps. Thankfully science provides an alternative to ruins: time travel! Visit Mesoamerica at the height of Aztec culture!

Oh, Johnny. You were so preoccupied with whether you could bring a T.Rex back from Dinosaur Island, you never stopped to think if you should. Hide your goats, people.

Not even the moon is safe from curious Adventurers in Bart’s world. This steampunk rocket features a wonderfully sleek design, perfect for being fired out of a giant gun, as that is obviously the best way to get into space.

Of course the Crystal Palace looks best at night when it’s fully lit up.