The holiday season is upon us, brightened by decorations peeking onto the streets from house windows and adorning front lawns, lighting up storefronts and public spaces. Twinkling lights, greenery and ...

WOODEN TOY TRAIN PLAY DAYS. Railroad Museum of Long Island, 416 Griffing Ave., Riverhead, 631-727-7920, rmli.org. Tracks and train play area for kids, ride the Pumpkin Patch Train, pumpkin painting.

The Houston Museum of Natural Science's annual holiday display, Trains Over Texas, now includes model train cars graffiti'd by local street artists and muralists. The project is the brainchild of ...