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Chadds Ford · Nov 14–27

Holidays at Brandywine: Brandywine Railroad

Check the organizer’s listing for current times, tickets and registration before leaving.

Your outing at a glance

When
Nov 14–27 · Daily 9:30 AM–5:00 PM through November 27, except closed Thanksgiving, November 26
Where
Brandywine Museum of Art
1 Hoffman’s Mill Road
Cost
Adults $25; seniors 65+ $23; students with ID and youth ages 4–17 $10; ages 3 and under and members free
Ages
All ages

About this event

Watch trains travel 2,000 feet of track through a miniature village, farm, factories, drive-in movie theater and carnival. It runs daily except Thanksgiving, so plan around the November 26 closure.

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