# Holiday Ride-on Train — Atlanta Botanical Garden

> Event for families in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell area (GA). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sat, Nov 14 (+15 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Where: Atlanta Botanical Garden — Great Lawn, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
- Ages: All ages are required to have a ticket. Children under the age of 3 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Price: $6 per passenger ($4 Members); timed Garden admission required
- Organizer: Atlanta Botanical Garden
- Official page: https://atlantabg.org/tickets/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

On holiday-season weekends the Atlanta Botanical Garden runs the Botanical Express, a small ride-on train that carries passengers on a loop around the Great Lawn during daytime hours. It is a short ride aimed squarely at preschoolers and early-elementary children, and it pairs naturally with the garden's indoor Holiday Model Trains display and, on Saturdays, a visit to Botanical Santa. Every rider needs a train ticket regardless of age, children under 3 must ride with an adult, and the train does not run in bad weather. Train tickets are bought on top of the garden's timed-entry daytime admission, which all guests need. Runs on Saturdays and Sundays from mid-November through the first weekend of January, including the weekends after Christmas.

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