One of the several sites that we visited during our trip to Washington was the National Botanical Gardens. The Botanical Gardens are located on the Mall just about next door to the Capital.
Each year, during the Christmas season, the Gardens put on display a miniature railroad, and every year the railroad is constructed within a different setting. This year, the setting was inspired by several different fairy tales (e.g., Rapunzel) and children's stories (e.g., Peter Pan)
and several American historical landmarks. Also of note, these small structures were all constructed of natural materials -- for example, using pieces of bark, nuts, and plant stems and leaves.
We got to the Gardens late in the day so we were not able to see much more than the railroad exhibit, but the rest of the building is beautiful, and we did walk through a few additional "rooms"
to get a feel for it. In particular, we saw some beautiful orchids and some festive, holiday-themed topiary.
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