The holidays are upon us and so is the annual Holiday Train Show, now open at The New York Botanical Garden! The train show is expected to be bigger than ever before with more trains and an outdoor train display to go along with the indoor show at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.
With the all new indoor and outdoor experience, the 2023 Holiday Train Show will pay homage to its “outdoor roots” when the show first began in 1992.
Watch model trains travel through nearly 200 New York landmark replicas—like the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, and others—as adorable miniatures made out of natural materials like leaves, seeds, twigs, bark, acorns, and cinnamon sticks.
The set showcases expansive tracks for G-scale model trains and trolleys traveling around the mini-city, passing iconic building replicas like the Grand Central Terminal, Rockefeller Center, and Radio City Music Hall.
Additionally, visitors explore NYBG GLOW in its fourth edition on select evenings open until Saturday, January 13th. They have created a “glowing world of color” creating dramatic glittering canvases on the Haupt Conservatory and Mertz Library Building. You can walk through stunning (and energy-efficient) choreographed light installations among the illuminated gardens. Adult tickets are $54 and $39 for children ages 2-12 years old.
Tickets to the Holiday Train Show are $35 for adults and must be reserved in advance, and visitors should purchase tickets as soon as possible because they do sell out! There are also discounts for students and seniors (65+).