Toy Trains Pull into Nixon Library
If you haven’t visited the Nixon Library, this might be a good time. ”One of the largest such collections ever assembled, A Holiday Festival of Trains features a breathtaking landscape of more than 100 toy trains whistling through dozens of tiny snow-covered villages and wintry mountain passes. Accompanying the toy trains will be a rare display of the Lilly Belle, the miniature steam locomotive built in 1949 by Walt Disney and enjoyed in his own backyard, on loan from the Disney family.”
Since this is right in Orange County, this would be an easy field trip for your family. I say that, knowing that museum trips can be difficult for active kids. The last time I tried this particular museum with my boys, I got a great deal of eye rolling and general resistance to “another educational adventure.” It might have been easier with trains!
