Prehistoric beasts, trains, and Christmas cheer: Experience “Dino-Mite” at the US Botanic Garden!

The United States Botanic Garden s annual model train holiday display is back with a prehistoric twist In the present day s episode of Matt About Town we re heading back in time to the Cretaceous Period specifically to celebrate Christmas a little differently at Season s Greetings Dino-Mite Combining dino sculptures made entirely from plant parts nearly a dozen G-gauge model trains and a lush Jurassic Park-like forest of seasonal plants this attraction has a bit of everything to captivate the entire family Artists from Applied Imagination an outfit out of Kentucky who partnered with the Botanic Garden to do this holiday display used all sorts of naturally-occurring materials from acorn caps to grapevine tendrils to cinnamon sticks driftwood and more to craft these dinosaurs from scratch You might recognize certain like T rex but others like the Astrodon the official dinosaur of the state of Maryland can also be identified looming over train tracks and in between ferns cycads magnolias and other plants from the same prehistoric time period If that s not enough for you the Botanic Garden also has an awe-inspiring Christmas holiday display inside its conservatory featuring an array of Christmas-themed plants like poinsettias and holiday wreaths alongside their other featured attraction iconic models of D C monuments and landmarks all made entirely from plants too Dino-Mite runs through Jan at the Botanic Garden Admission is free Hear Matt About Town first every Tuesday and Thursday on FM If you have a story idea you d like Matt to cover email him or chat with him on Instagram and TikTok Check out all Matt About Town episodes here Source