Older kids will love the scary Chamber of Horrors, complete with swinging guillotine. Many London tourists make Madame Tussaud's their first stop, patiently waiting in a line that can wind around the block. We went behind the scenes to see how the sculptors work their magic, usually spending six months on one figure. They were fashioning Whoopi Goldberg the day we were there. The body is first molded in clay and cast in wax.
Great care is taken to match the subject's hair and skin tone, and even the same make-up is used.
Often, subjects donate their own clothes. Diana is dressed in one of her evening gowns, for example. Sometimes, the figures are fashioned without sittings. President Clinton's staff sent measurements and a snip of hair. Chelsea Clinton later brought one of her dad's ties.