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PHOTOS: The holidays bloom at the US Botanic Garden

Heather Gustafson | heather.gustafson@wtop.com

November 23, 2023, 8:59 PM

The is up now at the US Botanic Garden.

If you can鈥檛 make it to all the D.C. landmark buildings this holiday season, you can still see the Thomas Jefferson Memorial made out of bark, the Smithsonian Castle made out of pine cones or even the White House made out of leaves. More than 20 landmarks and monuments from around D.C. made from plants and acorns, eucalyptus and fruit are on display inside the conservatory building of the U.S. Botanic Garden.

Outside, there were model trains running through plants shaped like pollinators. The trains will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, with no tickets needed. The trains will not run on Christmas Day.

See photos from this year’s display below.

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A recreated U.S. Supreme Court sits inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023, get a Thanksgiving Day viewing at D.C. monuments built out of bark, pinecone and even leaves. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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The Capital Building surrounded by flowers sits inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Even the U.S. Botanic Garden is included in the reconstructed landmarks you can see on Nov. 23, 2023. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden can see these creative monuments through Christmas Day. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden can see these creative monuments through Christmas Day. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden can see these creative monuments through Christmas Day. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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The Washington Monument sits inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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The White House sits inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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The Lincoln Memorial sits inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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A Smithsonian Castle made out of pine cones sits inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023, get a Thanksgiving Day look at D.C. monuments built out of bark, pinecone and even leaves. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023, get a Thanksgiving Day look at D.C. monuments built out of bark, pinecone and even leaves. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023, get a Thanksgiving Day look at D.C. monuments built out of bark, pinecone and even leaves. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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A bundle of poinsettias adorn the U.S. Botanic Garden monuments through Christmas Day. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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A bundle of poinsettias adorn the U.S. Botanic Garden monuments through Christmas Day. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Onlookers visiting the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023, get a Thanksgiving Day look at D.C. monuments built out of bark, pinecone and even leaves. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
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Winter takes hold just outside of the U.S. Botanic Garden on Nov. 23, 2023. (海角社区app/Heather Gustafson)
Heather Gustafson

Heather Gustafson is a Freelance Anchor/Reporter for 海角社区app, a DMV native and an聽Emmy award-winning journalist lauded for her 2020 Black Lives Matter protests coverage.

heather.gustafson@wtop.com

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