TAMPA, Fla. — Over the holiday weekend one of Tampa Bay's museums, The Museum of Science and Industry, welcomed a new exhibit that's exploring the world of architecture. It's all themed around showing off replicas of famous buildings and designs from across the globe and also hopes enlighten a new generation on to this thrilling career. 

When you enter MOSI the towering structures are a site to behold, not just because they resemble iconic structures through time and history, but because they're made entirely out of toothpicks. While these structures are impressive to the average, untrained eye this exhibit even astounds seasoned architects like Patrick Sullivan. 

“It's so worth checking out," Sullivan said, "Bring your family out and really take a look at some of these details of these buildings, because they really did a remarkable job.”

Walking through the exhibit Sullivan brought his own children along to experience the designs. Checking out the more than 40 unique structures throughout the museum that range from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Roman Colosseum.

The exhibit itself was all created by one man, Stan Munro. This is just his latest exhibit, Wooden Wonders of the World, that's found a temporary home here in Tampa. Where several of the structures he's created have broken Guinness World Records. One building on display is a replica of the tallest building in the world. The structure standing at almost 17 feet tall it also holds the title of the tallest structure ever built with toothpicks.

“It's one guy with a box of toothpicks.. you go to Publix buy toothpicks and some glue and he went to work.. it takes so much patients and planning and a lot of labor and love and detail into these structures... took a lot of hard work and a lot of toothpicks!” Jonathan Moore, President of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the American Institue of Architects, said. 

And while it's a feat to marvel at the true hope is that this exhibit will inspire a new generation to purse the inner architect and designer in all of us. Patrick Sullivan

“The building sciences are so important, especially in Florida, and to see what's going to happen in the next 50 years is going to be so remarkable," Sullivan said, "I think it's all really exciting and will energize kids and introduce something new to them.”

The exhibit is currently open at MOSI and it will remain at the Tampa location through May of this year. The museum's hours along with ticket prices and other upcoming events can be found on their website.