The Landmarks
The enchanting setting of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory showcases more than 140 scaled iconic buildings and structures under thousands of twinkling lights. Artistically crafted by Paul Busse's team at Applied Imagination, the landmarks are made of natural materials such as bark, twigs, stems, fruits, seeds, and pine cones and include the original Penn Station and Yankee Stadium, Radio City Music Hall, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, The New York Public Library on 42nd Street, and the Brooklyn Bridge.

The Trains
Large scale model trains cover a wide variety of ground—a quarter-mile of track, to be specific. Late-1800s American steam engines and streetcars travel alongside modern freight and high-speed passenger trains and trolleys. Cable cars travel over the Conservatory’s reflecting pool. Even Thomas the Tank Engine™ joins the fleets, which traverse across rustic bridges, along overhead trestles, through tunnels, and past waterfalls that cascade into flowing creeks.

New Holiday Adventures
Open all day for exploration
Guided Activities: Weekdays, 1:30pm–5:30pm

In the Everett Children's Adventure Garden
Calling all adventurers! Would you like to build a skyscraper out of plant parts? Join us in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden as we construct buildings—just like those in the Holiday Train Show—made from stems, seeds, and leaves. Help us turn our botanical bits into structures with hands-on engineering activities for kids.

Holiday Guides
Daily, 10:00am–4:00pm
In the Conservatory
Learn more about the exhibition and model trains from our knowledgeable guides who will show up-close samples of the plant parts used to make buildings, reveal behind-the-scenes images of the show's installation, and share other special insights.

Poetry for Every Season: Holiday Poetry Walk
Co-presented with the Poetry Society of America
Stroll through the Leon Levy Visitor Center and Perennial Garden Way to read train-inspired poems by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Poetry will be displayed in the landscape and will be accompanied by a free cell phone audio tour.

*Strollers cannot be taken into the conservatory.