NYBG Holiday Train Show

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NYBG Holiday Train Show

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🎃 Seasonal · Bronx

2.5 hours · $$$ · Reservation required

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚇
    About 40 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Metro-North Harlem Line to Botanical Garden station; or subway B/D to Bedford Park Blvd and a 10-minute walk
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Rain-OK · Good on cool days · Fine on cold days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2.5 hours
    Best seasons: Winter

From mid-November to mid-January, nearly half a mile of model railroad fills the New York Botanical Garden's great conservatory, with dozens of trains running past 190 New York landmarks made from bark, pine cones and seeds: the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty; warm and dreamlike.

💡 Tips
Tickets are about $35–45 per adult and about $20 per child, timed and bought online, weekends several weeks ahead; weekday mornings are emptiest. Metro-North gets you there in 20 minutes.

What this place offers

✓model trains
✓bark landmarks
✓conservatory
✓timed tickets
✓indoor
✓hot chocolate
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Bronx

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Overcast · 36–60°F · 13% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 39–56°F · 0% rain

Location

Bronx, New York

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