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With December flying by us at lightning speed ? I think it caught everyone by surprise this year ? and families scrambling to squeeze in favorite Christmas traditions and past times, don?t forget to go to the New York Botanical Garden?s annual Holiday Train Show. The Botanical Garden is celebrating its 125thAnniversary this year, and with that comes a special year for the train show ? additional exhibition space, including new trains, bridges and tracks.We go to the train show (located in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory) every year, and almost passed it up this year to take a break, until my brother reminded me that it?s NYBG?s 125th. I?m so glad we went. It?s always a beautiful show, with meticulously crafted trains, tracks, landmarks and other sites, all made out of bark, leaves, pine cones and other natural materials ? a true ?wonder? of a site; the artistry behind it is amazing. My mom, who was born and raised in New York, loves going to this show every year just to marvel at all the famous landmark miniatures, taking in the history of the city as she wanders around from track to track. And the kids, well of course this is train heaven for them! And this year, with the added space and almost a ½ mile of track...