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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Holiday Lights
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, 6500 S New Hope Rd, Belmont, NC
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden strings its walking paths, orchid conservatory, and canal with lights for a nightly holiday walk, with a trackless train and visits from Santa on select evenings. The display has run every winter for years, typically from the day after Thanksgiving through late December; exact 2026 dates were not yet posted as of this writing.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
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