Six New Buildings To Add To Your LEGO City

Adding to a LEGO City has to be one of the most satisfying ways to grow your collection, while creating an ever-more impressive LEGO display or diorama.

Choosing the perfect property to build onto your brick burbs can take a little research. To help you hone your shortlist, we've put together six of the best contenders for a LEGO City extension - including a fun haunted mansion just in time for Halloween!

LEGO Ideas: Italian Riviera (21359)

Price: $299.99

Release date: Available now

Pieces: 3,251

Size: 23 x 34 x 31cm (H x W x D)

LEGO Insiders points: 1950

LEGO Ideas: Italian Riviera (21359) launched on August 10th and brings a lot of detail to your LEGO City. It's an entire fishing village in its own right, with three colourful buildings containing a fish market, gelato shop and diving equipment shop.

Outside, there's a quayside, blue-brick water and a fisherman in a boat. You get 10 LEGO Minifigures with this set - including the fan who submitted the initial LEGO Ideas project, who has been immortalised as a LEGO Minifigure tourist!

LEGO Architecture: Neuschwanstein Castle (21063)

Price: $279.99

Release date: Available now

Pieces: 3,455

Size: 31 x 46 x 20cm (H x W x D)

LEGO Insiders points: 1,820

Add a real-world landmark to your LEGO City with LEGO Architecture: Neuschwanstein Castle (21063), an 'adults welcome' build with nearly 3,500 parts. Featuring the Bavarian castle, its surrounding forest and its rugged hilltop, it's a great way to add some height to your city.

We love the option to change the foliage from summertime green to autumnal oranges, which makes this set an excellent option if you want your city to be more seasonal. And if you want to keep your castle protected from dust and dirt, iDisplayit has a custom LEGO display case for LEGO 21063.

LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Medieval Horse Knight Castle (31168)

Price: $129.99

Release date: Available now

Pieces: 1,371

Size: 31 x 36 x 30cm (H x W x D)

LEGO Insiders points: 880

The first of two transforming sets on this list, LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Medieval Horse Knight Castle (31168) can be a castle, a jousting arena or a medieval town with windmill.

We think this one is a must-have for any LEGO City. It's just so versatile, as all three options include architecture - even the jousting arena has a small castle wall backdrop. The windmill is easily the quirkiest config for this build, as it's quite castle-like at first glance, but opens out into a full street of medieval homes and shops.

LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Haunted Mansion (31167)

Price: $89.99

Release date: Available now

Pieces: 736

Size: 25 x 24 x 15cm (H x W x D)

LEGO Insiders points: 640

Add LEGO Creator 3-in-1: Haunted Mansion (31167) to your LEGO City for Halloween, or for some year-round spookiness - it doubles as an abandoned property and we love the standalone front gate with its chain and lock.

This set can transform into a ghost train or a haunted pirate ship, and all three builds look fantastic. So if you want more mileage out of your bricks, look no further!

LEGO City: Central Train Station (60469)

Price: $99.99

Release date: Available now

Pieces: 752

Size: 33 x 44 x 30cm (H x W x D)

LEGO Insiders points: 650

We've said before that LEGO needs more train stations. LEGO City: Central Train Station (60469) is one option suitable for builders as young as 7.

It's a deceptively detailed build, with working lifts, a maintenance cherry picker, six LEGO Minifigures, a baby figure and two pigeons! The station building itself spans three storeys and is topped with a traditional station clock, making a great focal point for your LEGO City.

LEGO Marvel: Spider-Man vs. Oscorp (76324)

Price: $139.99

Release date: Available now

Pieces: 808

Size: 46 x 38 x 11cm (H x W x D)

LEGO Insiders points: 910

If you want an eye-catching backdrop for your LEGO City, there's plenty to look at in LEGO Marvel: Spider-Man vs. Oscorp (76324). The finished build combines the Oscorp building with Miles Morales's apartment and Venom's apartment.

At just 11cm deep, this makes an excellent LEGO display piece. Place it in the background of your city to add a sense of depth - and then decide where to put the eight LEGO Marvel Minifigures including Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Miles Morales, Eddie Brock, Ghost-Spider, Kraven the Hunter, Norman Osborn and Green Goblin!

Looking for some finishing touches to bring your LEGO City to life? Try our guide to the best LEGO food trucks for your brick city.