Designed to be a more challenging build than your average Lego set, Lego Icons are a delight to build if you’re looking for something a little more involved than superhero or movie-themed sets. With a pleasant mix of classic Lego sets, massive architecture, and natural life to be found, the variety of builds here will give you a ton to assemble.

These Lego sets aren’t for the faint of heart. However, with some of the most complicated builds around, and a hefty price point to match, you’re going to want to make sure you find the set right for you. Don’t worry about being too intimidated though, there are plenty of sets in the Lego Icons line for everyone.

  • Lego - Medieval Town Square 

    Most Intricate Design $300 at Lego

  • Lego - Natural History Museum

    Editor's Choice $300 at Lego

  • Lego - Eiffel tower 

    Biggest Lego Set $630 at Lego

  • Lego - Lion Knights' Castle 

    Most Minifigs $400 at Lego

  • Lego - Kingfisher Bird

    Best Budget Set $50 at Lego
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  • Lego - NASA Space Shuttle Discovery

    Best Space Set $200 at Lego

  • Lego - Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter

    Best For Dune Fans $165 at Lego
Most Intricate Design

Lego - Medieval Town Square 

Experience The Dark Ages, Minus The Plague

Number of Pieces 3304 Age Recommendation 18+ Figures Included 8 Brand Lego Icons Set Number 10,332

Based on a classic Lego set, the Medieval Town Square is a gigantic kit, complete with multiple buildings and villagers to work and reside in them. You can explore and build upon the village of Felsa with this set, making it a great starting point for any looking to build their own Lego diorama.

Pros & Cons
  • Contains multiple buildings to build your very own town.
  • Comes with some lovely designs and minigs to bring the village to life.
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Let’s start off the Icons with a little bit of time travel, taking you back to the far-off year of 2009 with the Medieval Town Square Lego Icons set. This set is based on the Lego Castle set, specifically the Medieval Market Village set, though with plenty of upgrades to make it feel like its own build. Its size means it might take up a fair amount of table space, so keep that in mind when you're off to display it.

The little village of Felsa has everything you’d want from your medieval town, an old farm house, an inn, a shieldsmith’s workshop, a huge watchtower, and most importantly, a cheese factory. This set comes with eight minifigs, each with their own backstory. There are also lots of little secrets and easter eggs to find in this set, making it a delight for everyone.

Editor's Choice

Lego - Natural History Museum

Legos From The Distant Past And Near Future

Number of Pieces 4014 Age Recommendation 18+ Figures Included 7 Brand Lego Icons Set Number 10,326

There is plenty to love with this relaxing Lego Icons set of a Natural History Museum. Between the huge, two-story brachiosaurus skeleton that pokes its head between floors, to the very cool space-themed second floor, you're all but guaranteed to find something you'll love.

Pros & Cons
  • Great differences between the natural history and space themed floors.
  • Truly feels like a real building with extra elements like the street, workers, and bushes decorating the outside of the building
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For the history buff in all of us, there’s the Natural History Museum set from Lego Icons. This huge set is the first museum to be released as part of the Modular Buildings collection, a line of large buildings that are designed to be connected together.

The Natural History Museum set is a two-story building, complete with tons of exhibits to find inside. The first floor of the museum is dedicated to natural history exhibits, like fossils, ancient artifacts, and even a giant brachiosaurus skeleton that extends up to the second story. On the second story of the museum you’ll find all sorts of displays dedicated to space and scientific history. Perhaps the coolest feature of this set are the giant skylights at the top, which let you peek into the museum without having to take off the roof.

Biggest Lego Set

Lego - Eiffel tower 

Bring A Little Bit Of Paris Home With You

Number of Pieces 10,001 Age Recommendation 18+ Brand Lego Icons Set Number 10,307

Are you ready for a challenge? The increadibly tall Eiffel Tower Lego set is a massive set, coming in with more than 10,000 individual pieces. If you're ready for a difficult build that will take you plenty of hours to assemble, this is the set for you.

Pros & Cons
  • One of the biggest Lego sets ever made, with 10,001 individual pieces.
  • A massive set, standing at around five feet tall.
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Do you have space for one of the largest Lego sets ever designed? Then you should be looking into the incredible Lego Eiffel Tower set, coming in at almost a full five feet tall. This complicated set will have you assembling 10,001 pieces to recreate the iconic Iron Lady, with every intricate detail captured in the build.

Putting together this set is as much of a journey through history as the Tower itself, with it assembling in four main sections, mirroring the way the Tower was built back in the late 1880s. If you’ve ever been to the Eiffel Tower, you’ll recognize parts from the real building, including observation platforms, elevators, a broadcast tower, and even the French flag at the top.

Most Minifigs

Lego - Lion Knights' Castle 

Become The King Of Your Own Lego Castle

Number of Pieces 4514 Age Recommendation 18+ Figures Included 22 Brand Lego Icons Set Number 10,305

Another set based on a classic Lego set, the Lion Knights' Castle brings a massive castle to your collection, complete with knights, horses, a wizard, secret passages, and more. If you had this retro-inspired set as a kid, there are tons of little Easter eggs you'll enjoy.

Pros & Cons
  • Tons of little details to discover, like secret rooms and hidden passages.
  • This huge castle opens up to see inside, and then closes to protect its people.
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Another set inspired by a classic Lego collection, the Lion Knights’ Castle is a modern interpretation of the 1984 King’s Castle, with a whole new look while sticking to the retro feel. There are more than 4,500 individual pieces in this set, creating a huge castle with all sorts of hidden rooms, secret surprises, and history to explore.

Picking up this set will give you 22 minifigs including a wizard, plenty of knights and archers, and a few animal figures like horses and a cow. The whole set can be opened up to display all the different rooms of the castle, so make sure you dedicate enough table space to the set, as it can get pretty long when opened up.

Best Budget Set

Lego - Kingfisher Bird

A Beautiful Set That Won't Empty The Bank

Number of Pieces 834 Age Recommendation 18+ Brand Lego Icons Set Number 10,331

If you're on the hunt for a fun table centerpiece or have a bookshelf that is just begging for a beautiful Lego sculpture, you can't go wrong with this Kingfisher Icon set. Smaller than most other Icon sets, the Kingfisher is a great starting point for Lego fans looking to slowly break into larger builds.

Pros & Cons
  • The only Lego Icon set based on an animal.
  • Has some joints to let you make it your own unique set.
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The only set based on an animal in the Lego Icons collection is the Kingfisher Bird set. Smaller than most other Icon sets, the Kingfisher still comes in at an impressive 834 pieces, with much of that dedicated to plenty of little details and a few incredible points of articulation to help bring the bird to life.

The set depicts a kingfisher bursting from the water with a fresh fish in its beak, with buildable reeds behind it and ripples of water beneath it. The kingfisher’s head and claws can move around, letting you pose it exactly how you want it. Since this set is a bit lower stakes than other Icon sets, it could be a great place to start for you or someone who is looking to get started in more advanced Lego sets.

Best Space Set

Lego - NASA Space Shuttle Discovery

Blast Off To Space With The Discovery Space Shuttle

Number of Pieces 2354 Age Recommendation 18+ Brand Lego Icons Set Number 10,283

This set basically has two huge Lego sets together in one, the Space Shuttle Discovery, and hidden inside, the Hubble Telescope. The Discovery doesn't come with any astronauts on its own, but has plenty of space to turn any of your minifigs into interstellar explorers.

Pros & Cons
  • Two Lego sets together in one model!
  • Has tons of details to make it as accurate to the real shuttle.
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You can now visit the stars with your own Lego Icons NASA Space Shuttle Discovery set, a massive stellar set packed with so much detail you might forget you’re building a Lego set. The Discovery set isn’t just the space shuttle, it also includes the Hubble Space Telescope hidden inside, celebrating the launch of the satellite in NASA’s STS-31 mission in 1990.

You can open the payload bay doors on the back of the Discovery to release the Hubble Telescope, release a robot arm, and even deploy landing gear for the Discovery when you’re ready for reentry. The cockpit of the shuttle opens up to reveal both the flight and mid-decks of the Discovery, with room to fit five crew members. The set also comes with a few different display stands, letting you display the space shuttle and the Hubble Telescope together or separately, whichever fits your vision best.

Best For Dune Fans

Lego - Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter

They Who Controls The Lego, Controls The Universe.

Number of Pieces 1369 Age Recommendation 18+ Figures Included 8 Brand Lego Icons Set Number 10,327

Are you a Dune fan or do you have one in your life who has been non-stop talking about how great Spice is and how they want to ride a worm? They might enjoy a massive Royal Ornithopter instead and, thanks to Lego, they can spend their time crafting their own Dune adventures.

Pros & Cons
  • Comes with some amazing minifigs from the 2021 film.
  • Get to experience Arrakis but without all the sand.
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Based on the 2021 epic film, which itself is based on the 1965 science fiction epic Dune by Frank Herbert, the Atreides Royal Ornithopter will transport you to the desert planet of Arakkis with this amazing set.

This Icons set is a little different from others on this list, with extra attention paid to the eight flappable and foldable wings, movable landing gear, and a cockpit that can be opened to place your favorite Dune characters. You’ll get eight minifigs of characters from the film, including ones for Paul Atreides, Gurney Halleck, Chani, and even a huge Baron Harkonnen with a robe so long it requires a stand to fully display him. The Atreides Royal Ornithopter takes 1369 pieces to put it all together, so it's not the most complicated build in the Icons collection, but an immensely enjoyable one for fans of the films.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Are Some Of The Hardest Lego Sets To Assemble?

It’s no surprise that some Lego sets are more challenging than others. Some of the hardest sets you can challenge yourself with are the Taj Mahal, the Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 13000, and the Icons Concorde.

Why Do Lego Sets Retire?

Not every Lego set can remain in print all the time. Sometimes, older Lego sets need to rotate out to make way for new Lego sets or for updated models.

What Is The Largest Lego Set?

Some Lego sets are larger than others, and the Lego Art World Map is a monstrous one. Coming in at 11,695 pieces in total, the World Map is the largest Lego set ever made.

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