Enjoy a St. Louis family tradition at Gardenland Express, the Holiday Flower and Train Show at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Visitors will see G-scale trains of many eras traveling through a miniature holiday landscape made up of festive decorations and thousands of fresh plants, poinsettias and flowers.
Gardenland Express is open daily through Jan. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with additional evening hours during Garden Glow evenings.
Daytime admission is $5 per person for non-members ages 3 and up. Free for Garden members and their children. Evening admission during Garden Glow evenings is $2 per person for non-members ages 3 and up. Free for Garden members and their children.
More information: mobot.org
Photo courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden
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