Garden Glow

Everybody's favorite gift for moms is back on the market this weekend: Garden Glow returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; www.mobot.org) for another holiday season. Experience hundreds of thousands of light within the showy grandeur of nature, with occasional pit stops for snacks along the 1.3-mile trail. It makes for a lovely night out in one of the city's most lovely places, and you don't even have to wrap it. Garden Glow hours are 5 to 10 p.m. daily (November 23 to January 4, but closed December 9, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day). Tickets are $3 to $16, and include admission to the Gardenland Express train exhibit.