He Didn’t Want To…: 20 Days of the Holiday Train Show
Posted in Holiday Train Show on December 6 2011, by Matt Newman
“Best day of his little life!”
From now until December 17, our visitors will be sharing their fondest memories from 20 years of the Holiday Train Show–some of them touching, some comical, and every one of them cherished. Come back to Plant Talk each day for a new story, which you can see after the jump along with a feature on one of the many replica New York City landmarks on display in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory–the Guggenheim Museum, Yankee Stadium, the Empire State Building and more.
As a bonus, read on to find out how you can win a Family Four-Pack of Holiday Train Show tickets for yourself!
He didn’t want to put on his winter coat. He didn’t want to leave the house. He didn’t want to walk down the steps to the subway platform. He didn’t want to stay in his seat on the Metro North. And at last he didn’t want to wait a minute longer in line… But the face says it all. Best day of his little life!
–Caitlin T.
Empire State Building
At 103 floors, the Empire State Building was the world’s tallest building for over 40 years until the World Trade Center was built in 1973. Designer William F. Lamb based its design on the perpendicular style of a simple pencil.
Made world-famous for its role in the 1933 movie King Kong, it withstood a B-25 bomber crashing into the 79th floor in dense fog in 1945, and is currently undergoing a $550 million renovation, a great deal of which is devoted to making the landmark a cleaner, more energy-efficient structure.
Enter to win 2011 Holiday Train Show Tickets
Click here for your chance to win a Four-Pack of tickets to this year’s Holiday Train Show! We’ll pick one lucky winner each day through December 17. Tickets valid for visits on select dates; read official rules by clicking here.
