National Parks Centenary

 

David was working in Washington DC today and he called in to the National Botanic Garden where, every Christmas, a railway layout is created with miniature models of famous buildings.

 

This year is the centenary of the creation of the National Parks Service and to commemorate this, the models along the railroad are all buildings and locations within US national parks.

Many of them, such as the Washington Monument, Library of Congress and Jefferson Memorial are contained within the National Mall, which although in the centre of Washington DC is a national park.

Others are natural locations throughout the US such as the Grand Canyon.