Winter Wonderland of Lights At Tilles Park

Listen to Christmas music, as you check out the North Pole and drive under jumping deer at the 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.

**An electric sign saying “Winter Wonderland” also marks the entrance.**

At 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 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.

A decorated stone gatehouse can be seen on the far right.

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.**

**“Jingle Bells” spelled out in a fun way.**

**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.**

Then I pass by the "North Pole." — **Then I pass by the “North Pole.”**

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

**Mice fight with swords taken from the “Sugar Plum Fairy.”**

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

**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.