The holiday season brings a new exhibition as well as family favorites, including the traditional 0-gauge model trains and famous "critter" ornaments, at the Brandywine River Museum from now through January 10.
The special exhibition Scenes of the Season: will delight visitors with winter landscapes and classic images inspired by The Night before Christmas, A Christmas Carol and other holiday stories.
An integral part of A Brandywine Christmas is the museum's O-gauge train display. The trains run simultaneously on more than 2,000 feet of track, winding past a village, stone quarry, oil refinery, mountains, Herr Foods plant and running waterfall, as Santa and his sleigh fly overhead. A "rail cam," mounted on a snowplow, gives visitors a view from the perspective of a miniature locomotive driver.
The holiday display also includes a Victorian dollhouse (ca. 1905), complete with most of its original furnishings, including curtains, lights, and toys, and many of its original bisque dolls. Displayed with the front facade open, this extraordinary dollhouse also contains a collection of musical instruments and a nursery with a dollhouse of its own.

For more information: www.brandywinemuseum.org
Location: The Brandywine River Museum is located on U.S. Route I in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
This event is appropriate for ages 5 and up (strollers are not allowed during the Christmas season)
Cost: $10 for adults; $6 for seniors ages 65 and over, students, and children over six; free for children under six

Disney is pulling out all the whistle stops and taking its show on the road with a spectacular immersive and interactive 40-city train tour including a 3D sneak peek of film footage from the upcoming movie "Disney's A Christmas Carol. This family event is for guests of all ages and is free to the public.

Among the highlights of the tour are authentic artifacts on loan from the Charles Dickens Museum of London; artwork, costumes and props from the film; demonstrations of performance capture technology; and a chance to morph your face into one of the film's characters using HP TouchSmart PCs. At each stop along the way, a state-of-the-art Disney Digital 3D Theatre will be erected, where guests can get a sneak peek of "Disney's A Christmas Carol" and see other exclusive behind-the-scenes materials from the movie. The latest details about tour stops and scheduled events are available at http://www.christmascaroltraintour.com/

Amtrak locomotives and engineers will lead the four-car Train Tour (plus a private car), across the US, with stops ranging from 1-3 days along the way. Each train station will be themed with holiday decorations, and feature artwork from the film, Christmas Carolers, fun activities for the entire family, and snow!

"DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL" TRAIN TOUR WILL STOP ON

Tuesday October 27 @ 30th Street in Philadelphia PA from 9am-7pm

For more information: http://www.christmascaroltraintour.com/.
Location: 30th Street Station
This event is appropriate for the whole family
Cost: free