Winter Wonderland of Lights At Tilles Park

Enjoy Christmas music while you check out the North Pole and drive through 1.5 million lights at Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park in Ladue.

This St. Louis area holiday tradition began in 1987. Glimmering lights are fashioned into over 100 displays of festive characters and winter scenes in seventy-five acres of parkland.

The Christmas Lights Display goes through Jan. 3.

At the Entrance

Stone gatehouse — **A decorated stone gatehouse near the entrance**

You can only enter the Christmas drive-through display from southbound Litzsinger at the McKnight Road entrance to Tilles Park.

Stay on the far right of the southbound Litzsinger so you don’t back up traffic. You wait here until they are ready for you to enter. I came early at 5 p.m. to avoid the crowds and was third in line.

The ticket booth is ahead on the left as I enter. I pass by the words "Walking in a Winter Wonderland." — **The ticket booth is ahead on the left as I enter. I pass by the words “Walking in a Winter Wonderland.”**

Next, I came to the ticket booth and paid them the entrance fee of $20 cash.

**Tune your dial to 90.1 FM for Christmas Music as you drive.**

The Drive

On my right, I notice the sign for Winter Wonderland Music at 90.1 FM and turn the dial to this station.

I came to the park sign and went to the right of it to start the drive. (Main Photo).

**Next, I drive through arches of lights as the color surrounds me.**

“Peace on Earth" is a great sentiment for this time of year. — **“Peace on Earth” is a great sentiment for this time of year.**

**I came to a lighted blue lake with Santa on a jet ski.**

**See a red-lit “Seasons Greetings” with a green forest around it.**

**Red and green lights shimmer on a Christmas cottage.**

**Deer playing hockey out on the ice rink.**

**A lighted carousel with horses going around.**

**Elves put together toys for the children.**

The amazing work being done at Santa's Toy Co. — ***The amazing work being done at Santa’s Toy Co.***

**One last look at the trees filled with color well-incorporated throughout the park drive.**

**Then lastly “And to All … A Good Night.”**

HOW TO ENTER WINTERLAND OF LIGHTS AT TILLES PARK

Drive: Take Exit 30 off of Interstate 64 go south on McKnight Road and look for the park entrance on the right just before Litzsinger Road. Vehicular traffic should stay to the right and enter the park from the McKnight Road entrance gate. All traffic will exit the park from the Litzsinger Road exit gate.

Address: 9551 Litzsinger Rd, Ladue, MO 63124

Admission

$20-Family Vehicle- Cash only if you pay at the gate. You can also reserve ONLINE for an additional $3 service fee.

Hours

The display runs through December 30 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. (closed, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve). The busiest hour of the night is usually 6:30-7:30 p.m. If you can arrive earlier or later than that, you’re likely to have less of a wait.