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Garden Railway
Dates & Price
The Garden Railway is currently closed for the season.
On View September 29, 2024–January 12, 2025
During regular Gardens Hours, weather permitting
Free with Gardens Admission
Timed Admission Tickets required
Member Reservations
September 29–October 27, 2024
Timed Reservations required for Members Thursday–Saturday after 3:00 pm during Festival of Fountains
Reservations not required for Gardens Premium Members and Innovators
November 22, 2024–January 12, 2025
Timed Reservations required for Members every day from open to close during A Longwood Christmas
Reservations not required for Gardens Premium Members and Innovators
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Celebrate the tradition of our whimsical, wonderful Garden Railway.
A fanciful blend of horticulture, engineering, and lighthearted fun awaits guests of all ages with this very special display located outdoors near the Beer Garden.
Each fall, members of our Horticulture, Facilities, and Guest Services departments team up to achieve the not-so-small feat of creating this multi-level world in miniature—complete with a beautiful seasonally changing plant palette. We proudly showcase our collection of dozens of locomotives, steam engines, diesel engines, and specialty engines—as well as the ever-popular Thomas the Tank Engine and many of his friends—as they rumble along nearly 500 feet of track amid textural foliage, flowering plants, and woody plants.