Best LEGO Sets for Adults and Kids in 2024: Star Wars to Disney

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LEGO sets make a perfect gift.

Think about it: with the variety of themes, fandoms, and categories the iconic brick brand offers (including Star Wars and Marvel), you’ll always be able to find something the special people in your life would love. And it’s a great way to show them that you love them, too!

Even if LEGOs are a popular pastime of theirs, there are so many good sets it’s likely you’ll be able to find a hidden gem they haven’t already built.

Below, we’ve rounded up some of the best LEGO sets for different pop culture fandoms. All of our picks are well-reviewed by LEGO enthusiasts and have higher than a 4-star rating on a 5-star scale on either LEGO, Amazon, or both.

Use our category jump links to find the perfect set, or just scroll down to see what jumps out at you.

Best LEGO Sets for Adults:

  • LEGO Star Wars: Mos Eisley Cantina, best for ages 18+

    mos eisley cantina lego set
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75290
    • Number of Pieces: 3,187
    • Minifigures: 21 (Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ponda Baba, Garindan, Labria, R2-D2, and more)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    Home to heroes, smugglers, aliens, bounty hunters, and more, build the Mos Eisley cantina as it appears in A New Hope.

  • LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian Helmet, best for ages 18+

    the mandalorian helmet lego
    Photo: Amazon
    • Item Number: 75328
    • Number of Pieces: 584
    • Minifigures: N/A
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    With this set, you can build one of the most iconic helmets in the Star Wars galaxy.

  • LEGO Star Wars: R2-D2, best for ages 18+

    r2-d2 legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75308
    • Number of Pieces: 2.314
    • Minifigures: 1 (R2-D2)
    • Overall Rating: 4.5/5

    This R2-D2 building kit, when completed, will stand 12.5 inches tall. Last updated for 2021, it comes with a special Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary LEGO brick and a hidden lightsaber inside.

  • LEGO Star Wars: Ultimate Millennium Falcon, best for ages 18+

    millennium falcon big legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75192
    • Number of Pieces: 7,541
    • Minifigures: 8 (Han Solo, The Force Awakens Han Solo, Rey, Finn, BB8, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, C-3PO)
    • Overall Rating: 4.6/5

    One of the largest LEGO sets in terms of size when built and amount of bricks is this 33-inch by 23-inch model of the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. In addition to eight minifigs, it comes with two buildable Porgs and a buildable Mynock.

  • LEGO Batman: Batmobile Tumbler, best for ages 18+

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    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76240
    • Number of Pieces: 2,049
    • Minifigures: 2 (Batman and The Joker)
    • Overall Rating: 4.3/5

    Full of authentic details, Batman fans will love this LEGO recreation of the Batmobile from Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy.

  • LEGO Marvel: The Daily Bugle, best for ages 18+

    daily bugle lego set
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76178
    • Number of Pieces: 3,772
    • Minifigures: 25 (Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man, Venom, Miles Morales, Spider-Ham, Green Goblin, Peter Parker, Spider-Gwen, Mysterio, Sandman, Robbie Robertson, J. Jonah Jameson, Black Cat, Daredevil, Punisher, Blade, and more)
    • Overall Rating: 4.6/5

    The biggest LEGO building kit in the Marvel universe is this reconstruction of the Daily Bugle offices, complete with minifigures of some of Marvel’s best heroes and villains.

  • LEGO Marvel: Star-Lord’s Helmet, best for ages 18+, $80

    star lord's helmet lego set
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76251
    • Number of Pieces: 602
    • Minifigures: N/A
    • Overall Rating: 4.5/5

    Once built, you can display Star-Lord’s helmet thanks to a sturdy base and nameplate.

  • LEGO Harry Potter: Diagon Alley, best for ages 16+

    diagon alley legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75978
    • Number of Pieces: 5,544
    • Minifigures: 14 (Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Fred Weasley, Bill Weasley, Molly Weasley, Hagrid, Gilderoy Lockhart, Florean Fortescue, Lucius Malfoy, Ollivander, the Daily Prophet photographer)
    • Overall Rating: 4.4/5

    Packed with authentic detail, fans can build storefronts for Ollivanders, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor, Scribbulus Writing Implements, Flourish and Blotts, and Quality Quidditch Supply.

  • LEGO Harry Potter: Hogwarts Castle, best for ages 18+

    hogwarts castle legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 71043
    • Number of Pieces: 6,020
    • Minifigures: 4 (Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin and Rowena Ravenclaw)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    In addition to the 4 minifigs, the massive building kit comes with 27 microfigures, including Harry Potter, accessories like wands and potions, and a ton of authentic details inside the castle.

  • LEGO Harry Potter: Hogwarts Icons – Collectors’ Edition, best for ages 18+

    hogwarts icons legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76391
    • Number of Pieces: 3,010
    • Minifigures: 3 (Dumbledore, McGonagall, Hagrid)
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    Build Hedwig the Owl surrounded by some iconic Harry Potter mementos: his glasses and wand, four potion bottles, the Golden Snitch, a Hogwarts scarf in your house colors, and your very own Hogwarts acceptance letter.

  • LEGO Indiana Jones: Temple of the Golden Idol, best for ages 18+

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    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 77015
    • Number of Pieces: 1,545
    • Minifigures: 4 (Indiana Jones, Satipo, Belloq, a Hovitos Warrior)
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    The famous opening sequences of Raiders of the Lost Arc gets the LEGO treatment with this new model, complete with interactive functions. This is one we’ve built, and it’s a fun build for experienced LEGO builders and newbies alike.

  • LEGO Ideas: The Office, best for ages 18+

    the office legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 21336
    • Number of Pieces: 1,164
    • Minifigures: 15 (Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, Jim Halpert, Pam Beesly, Ryan Howard, Angela Martin, Oscar Martinez, Kevin Malone, Stanley Hudson, Kelly Kapoor, Phyllis Lapin Vance, Meredith Palmer, Creed Bratton, Toby Flenderson, Darryl Philbin)
    • Overall Rating: 4.5/5

    The Office fans can build their very own office with accessories, a slide out display of Michael Scott’s office, and more.

  • LEGO The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell, best for ages 18+, $450

    the lord of the rings rivendell legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 10316
    • Number of Pieces: 6,167
    • Minifigures: 15 (Frodo, Sam, Bilbo Baggins, Boromir, Gimli, Aragorn, Legolas, Gandalf, and more)
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    This epic build is one of LEGO’s biggest sets yet, and complete with an armory and authentic artwork throughout the set.

  • LEGO Icons: Ghostbusters ECTO-1, best for ages 18+

    ghostbusters ecto-1 legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 10274
    • Number of Pieces: 2,352
    • Minifigures: N/A
    • Overall Rating: 4.6/5

    Ghostbusters and LEGO lovers need this set, which is complete with a working steering wheel, a trapdoor with ghost trap, extending gunner seat, and more paranormal detection equipment.

  • LEGO Icons: Back to the Future Time Machine, best for ages 18+

    back to the future legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 10300
    • Number of Pieces: 1,862
    • Minifigures: 2 (Marty McFly, Doc Brown)
    • Overall Rating: 4.5/5

    Build a time machine with elements of the Delorean from all three Back to the Future movies: the lightning rod and plutonium chamber from the first, the fold-down hover conversion tires from the second, and whitewall tires and a hood-mounted circut board from the third.

  • LEGO Ideas: Home Alone House, best for ages 18+

    home alone house legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 21330
    • Number of Pieces: 3,955
    • Minifigures: 5 (Kevin McCallister, Kate McCallister, Harry, Marv, Old Man Marley)
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    Home Alone fans can recreate memorable scenes, pranks, and battles from the holiday classic with this LEGO set.

  • LEGO Batman: Batcave Shadow Box, best for ages 18+

    lego batmobile and batman minifigures, batcave shadowbox closed
    Photos: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76252
    • Number of Pieces: 3,981
    • Minifigures: 7 (Max Shreck, The Penguin, Catwoman, 2 Batmans, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    This unique LEGO set unfolds to reveal an incredibly detailed recreation of the Batcave as it’s seen in Batman Returns.

  • LEGO Disney: Disney Castle, best for ages 18+

    LEGO Disney Castle
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 43222
    • Number of Pieces: 4,837
    • Minifigures: 8 (Cinderella, Prince Charming, Snow White, the Prince, Tiana, Prince Naveen, Rapunzel, Flynn Rider)
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    There are magical Disney touches all over this build; in addition to the minifigures, the set comes with the Enchanted Rose, Aladdin’s lamp, the Magic Carpet, and a picture of Moana‘s demigod Maui.

  • LEGO Harry Potter: Gringotts Wizarding Bank – Collectors’ Edition, best for ages 18+

    LEGO Harry Potter: Gringotts Wizarding Bank – Collectors' Edition
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76417
    • Number of Pieces: 4,803
    • Minifigures: 13 (2 Harry Potters, Ron Weasley, Bellatrix Lestrange /Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Death Eater, Bogrod, Griphook, Ricbert, 2 goblins, 2 guards)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    Recreate all of your favorite Harry Potter movie moments with this detailed build that’ll fit right in next to any other Diagon Alley sets.

  • LEGO Disney: Walt Disney Tribute Camera, best for ages 18+

    LEGO Disney: Walt Disney Tribute Camera
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 43230
    • Number of Pieces: 811
    • Minifigures: 5 (Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Walt Disney, Bambi, Dumbo)
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    Celebrate 100 years of Walt Disney’s filmmaking legacy with this set. It includes film reel pieces with images from classic Disney movies recreated by LEGO minifigures.

  • LEGO Disney: Villain Icons, best for ages 18+

    LEGO Disney: Villain Icons
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 43227
    • Number of Pieces: 1,540
    • Minifigures: 4 (Maleficent, the Evil Queen in Disguise, Gaston and Jafar Genie)
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    VHS tapes and books hide four iconic Disney villains — because, of course they have a few tricks up their sleeve.

  • LEGO Ideas – Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage, best for ages 18+

    LEGO Disney Hocus Pocus- The Sanderson Sisters' Cottage
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 21341
    • Number of Pieces: 2,316
    • Minifigures: 7 (Winnifred Sanderson, Mary Sanderson, Sarah Sanderson, Max Dennison, Dani Dennison, Allison Watts, Thackery Binx)
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    It can be Halloween year-round with this highly detailed recreation of the cottage from Hocus Posus, complete with some magic.

  • LEGO Marvel: Captain America’s Shield, best for ages 18+

    Captain America's Shield legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76262
    • Number of Pieces: 3,128
    • Minifigures: 1 (Captain America)
    • Overall Rating: 4.4/5

    If you’re looking for a LEGO build that doubles as a standout display piece, this is the one for you.

  • Avengers Tower, best for ages 18+

    LEGO Marvel: Avengers Tower
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76269
    • Number of Pieces: 5,201
    • Minifigures: 31 (Iron Man, Wong, Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man, Black Widow, Nick Fury, Hulk, War Machine, Vision, Hawkeye, Wanda Maximoff, The Wasp, Loki, Kevin Feige, and more)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    LEGO’s latest mega-build is inspired by the Avengers Tower sequences in The Avengers and Avengers: Endgame.

Best LEGO Sets for Kids:

  • LEGO Star Wars: Boba Fett’s Starship Microfighter, best for ages 6+

    boba fett's starship microfighter legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75344
    • Number of Pieces: 85
    • Minifigures: 1 (Boba Fett)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    With adjustable wings and two flick shooters, give your little ones the perfect intro to the world of LEGO Star Wars with this microfighter set.

  • LEGO Star Wars: Imperial TIE Fighter, best for ages 8+

    imperial tie fighter legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75300
    • Number of Pieces: 432
    • Minifigures: 3 (TIE Fighter Pilot, Stormtrooper, NI-L8 Protocol Droid)
    • Overall Rating: 4.6/5

    This buildable TIE Fighter comes with a mechanism that allows it to shoot missiles.

  • LEGO Star Wars: AT-TE Walker, best for ages 9+

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    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75337
    • Number of Pieces: 1,082
    • Minifigures: 8 (Commander Cody, a 212th Clone Gunner, 3 212th Clone Troopers, 3 Battle Droids)
    • Overall Rating: 4.6/5

    Revenge of the Sith fans will love this set, which lets builders recreate the Battle of Utapau at home with a 360-degree rotating heavy-blaster cannon.

  • LEGO Star Wars: Ahsoka Tano BrickHeadz, best for ages 10+

    ahsoka tano legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 40539
    • Number of Pieces: 164
    • Minifigures: N/A
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    In a way, BrickHeadz is LEGO’s buildable answer to fandom-favorite Funko Pop! figures. The baseplate allows you to display the Ashoka figure once it’s been built.

  • LEGO Batman: The Batman Batcycle, best for ages 9+

    batcycle legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 42155
    • Number of Pieces: 641
    • Minifigures: N/A
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    With wheels that work and a chain drive connecting the engine to the back wheel, you can play with The Batman‘s Batcycle and then drop the kickstand down to display it.

  • LEGO Marvel: Spider-Man Webquarters Hangout, best for ages 4+

    spider-man webquarters legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 10784
    • Number of Pieces: 155
    • Minifigures: 5 (Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel, Green Goblin)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    Kids can learn to build with a model based on the popular show Spidey and His Amazing Friends and then spend hours exploring all of the interactive options the set comes with.

  • LEGO Marvel: Team Spidey’s Mobile Headquarters, best for ages 4+

    team spidey's mobile headquarters
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 10791
    • Number of Pieces: 187
    • Minifigures: 5 (Spider-Man, Miles Morales, Ghost-Spider, Black Panther, Rhino)
    • Overall Rating: 5/5

    Like other LEGO sets built for children as young as four years old, this comes with a starter brick to make the build easier. Build Spider-Man’s mobile HQ and a few other vehicles.

  • LEGO Marvel: The Avengers Quinjet, best for ages 9+

    avengers quinjet legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76248
    • Number of Pieces: 795
    • Minifigures: 5 (Black Widow, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Loki)
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    Throw it back to the first Avengers movie with this building kit, which comes with different sticker sets to customize the Quinjet with S.H.I.E.L.D. or Avengers insignia.

  • LEGO Disney: Lightning McQueen and Mater’s Car Wash Fun, best for ages 2+

    lightning mcqueen and mater legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 10996
    • Number of Pieces: 29
    • Minifigures: N/A
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    This Cars set is part of LEGO’s Duplo collection, and it has big pieces to help little kids develop fine motor skills with recognizable characters.

  • LEGO Disney: Celebration Train, best for ages 4+

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    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 43212
    • Number of Pieces: 200
    • Minifigures: 6 (Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Moana, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Woody)
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    Keep your little ones engaged by building an engine, three train parade floats, and a station.

  • LEGO Disney: Moana’s Wayfinding Boat, best for ages 6+

    moanas wayfinding boat
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 43210
    • Number of Pieces: 321
    • Minifigures: 2 (Moana, Sina)
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    Find endless ways to play with this boat, which comes with two minifigures and removable and adaptable pieces.

  • LEGO Disney: XL-15 Spaceship, best for ages 8+

    xl-15 spaceship
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76832
    • Number of Pieces: 497
    • Minifigures: 4 (Buzz Lightyear, Mo, Darby, Sox)
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    The ship from 2022’s Lightyear gets the LEGO treatment, along with an arsenal of cool weapons and minifigures to bring fun space battles to life.

  • LEGO Disney Frozen: Anna and Elsa’s Magical Carousel, best for ages 6+

    LEGO Disney Frozen: Anna and Elsa's Magical Carousel
    Photo: Amazon
    • Item Number: 43218
    • Number of Pieces: 175
    • Minifigures: 4 (Elsa Anna, Kristoff, Olaf)
    • Overall Rating: 4.9/5

    This buildable carousel comes with a turning mechanism and mini sleighs so the fun never ends.

  • LEGO Harry Potter: Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake, best for ages 8+

    Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76420
    • Number of Pieces: 349
    • Minifigures: 5 (Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Viktor Krum, a Merperson)
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    Bring this classic scene from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to life with LEGOs.

  • LEGO Indiana Jones: Fighter Plane Chase, best for ages 8+

    fighter plane chase legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 77012
    • Number of Pieces: 387
    • Minifigures: 3 (Indiana Jones, Professor Henry Jones Sr., Fighter Pilot)
    • Overall Rating: 4.5/5

    This The Last Crusade set lets you build and reenact scenes from the movie with a fighter plane and convertible car.

  • LEGO Indiana Jones: Escape from the Lost Tomb, best for ages 8+

    escape from the lost tomb legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 77013
    • Number of Pieces: 600
    • Minifigures: 4 (Indiana Jones, Marion Ravenwood, Sallah, a Mummy)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    The snake scene from Raiders was also immortalized in LEGO form, down to the interactive elements like the Anubis statue toppling and breaking through a LEGO wall.

  • LEGO Avatar: Jake and Neytiri’s First Banshee Flight, best for ages 9+

    jake and neytiri's first banshee flight legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75572
    • Number of Pieces: 572
    • Minifigures: 2 (Jake Sully, Neytiri)
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    Build the Hallelujah Mountains in addition to large-scale posable Banshee creatures that have space for a minifigure to pilot it.

  • LEGO Jurassic World: Giganotosaurus and Therizinosaurus Attack, best for ages 9+

    jurassic world legos
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 76949
    • Number of Pieces: 810
    • Minifigures: 6 (Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ellie Sattler, Kayla Watts, Dr. Henry Wu)
    • Overall Rating: 4.8/5

    After you build the dinosaurs, you can have thrilling duels by re-posing them and staging attacks on the buildable HQ from Jurassic World Dominion.

  • LEGO Disney: Asha in the City of Rosas, best for ages 6+

    Asha in the City of Rosas
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 43223
    • Number of Pieces: 154
    • Minifigures: 1 (Asha)
    • Overall Rating: 5/5

    Disney’s newest animated film gets the LEGO treatment before it even hits theaters! Asha, her goat Valentino, and Star are ready for adventures in the marketplace of Rosas.

  • LEGO Disney: King Magnifico’s Castle, best for ages 7+

    LEGO Disney: King Magnifico's Castle
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 43224
    • Number of Pieces: 613
    • Minifigures: 3 (Asha, King Magnifico, Dahlia)
    • Overall Rating: 5/5

    Another set inspired by Wish, this one lets you discover all of the secrets built inside King Magnifico’s castle.

  • LEGO Disney: Peter Pan & Wendy’s Flight Over London, best for ages 10+

    LEGO Disney: Peter Pan & Wendy's Flight Over London
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 43232
    • Number of Pieces: 466
    • Minifigures: 3 (Peter Pan, Wendy, Tinker Bell)
    • Overall Rating: 4.6/5

    As part of the Disney100 LEGO releases, you can build this iconic scene from Disney Animation history.

  • LEGO Star Wars: Ahsoka Ghost & Phantom II, best for ages 10+

    LEGO Star Wars: Ahsoka Ghost & Phantom II 75357
    Photo: LEGO
    • Item Number: 75357
    • Number of Pieces: 1,394
    • Minifigures: 4 (General Hera Syndulla, Lt. Beyta, Jacen Syndulla, First Officer Hawkins), plus a Chopper droid
    • Overall Rating: 4.7/5

    The Phantom II is detachable from the main unit in this LEGO recreation of Hera Syndulla’s trusty starship.

  • LEGO Disney and Pixar: Up House, best for ages 9+

    LEGO Disney and Pixar - Up House
    Photo: Amazon
    • Item Number: 43217
    • Number of Pieces: 598
    • Minifigures: 3 (Carl, Russell, Dug)
    • Overall Rating: 4.7=5/5

    Endless adventure is out there with a Disney100 build inspired by the Pixar tearjerker Up.


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