A Day with the Train Lady

Let the ride take you...

This tour is great for couples; good venues for men and women!

Trains fascinate the young and the young-at-heart. So we're thrilled to offer tour planners an exclusive invitation to Wandering Tree Estate, the private home of "The Train Lady", Elaine Silets.

Add a Deer Park Town Center shopping trip and let us arrange for a private Vera Bradley shopping event.

Internationally known for creating famous train gardens and landscapes for more than 20 years, Elaine's work has been featured in publications and displays such as:

• The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book
• Hammacher Schlemmer's Holiday Gift Catalogue
• Christmas windows at Tiffany & Co.
• Chicago's John Hancock Building lobby during the holiday season

Your Wandering Tree Estate Tour will include:

• Access to the Wandering Tree Estate and prearranged shuttles
• Introduction and talk by Elaine Silets
• Experience The Shabui Garden Railway, a Japanese water and steam garden
• Over 6,000 feet of track, bridges, trestles, a waterfall and a lake
• 1,400 sq. ft. Railroad Museum, designed to highlight famous Chicago landmarks and used to house the indoor trains

Take a moment to appreciate the estate's countless details and the impressive workmanship of the people behind this one of a kind attraction.

This tour is for steady/moderate walkers and lasts about 1.5-2 hours.

Lake County dining options include: Chessie's Restaurant, Lindy's Landing Restaurant and Marina, The Village Tavern and more.

This one day event requires a combined total of 100 people minimum.

Extend your stay by overnighting at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites - Lake Zurich/Barrington.

Need more? Just north is Copper Fiddle Distillery and Volo Museum.

We can certainly make this into a two-day event or more!

However you choose to piece together your tour, your knowledgeable Lake County coordinator Jayne Nordstrom will be on hand to assist you.