December 2 thru December 31

Enjoy large-scale model trains chugging through a festive scene overflowing with hundreds of poinsettias and fresh evergreens. Each year, Olbrich’s horticulturists design and carefully construct a unique environment for visitors to explore. All aboard the Holiday Express!

This year, Olbrich’s Holiday Express model trains will be winding through our state’s scenic countryside, exploring all of Wisconsin’s homegrown goodness!

Think quaint dairy farms, shady ginseng fields, crimson cranberry bogs, and vibrant farmers’ market stands. All together, they’ll form a tapestry of taste and color across the state. From Kenosha to Superior, Platteville to Pembine, we’ll be celebrating an abundant Wisconsin Homegrown Holiday!

During the show, members of the Wisconsin Garden Railway Society come from all over the state to show off their large-scale model trains. Depending on the day, you might see a bullet train, steam train, Santa train, circus train, or freight train.

Admission for Olbrich Botanical Society members is free. Admission to Olbrich’s Holiday Express for the general public is $8 for adults, and $5 for children ages 6 to 12. Children 5 and under are free. Admission to the tropical Bolz Conservatory is included.

Olbrich’s Holiday Express is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Olbrich will close at 2 p.m. on December 24, and will be closed all day on December 25. 

Olbrich Botanical Gardens

3330 Atwood Ave., Madison

608/246-4550 or www.olbrich.org for details.