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 indoor and outdoor experience, the 2024 Holiday Train Show will continue to pay homage to its “outdoor roots” when the show first began in 1992.
NYBG is also having Holiday Train Nights which offer family sessions and 21+ nights to see the train show in a different way when the sun sets! Tickets to the night sessions can be found here and it makes for a magical way to bring some vibrance into your holiday season!
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.
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+).