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- The Best Christmas Light Displays: Fantasy In Lights. Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights. Nights of a Thousand Candles. Glendale Glitters. Nights of Lights. Blossoms of Light and Trail of Lights.
- Fantasy In Lights at Callaway Resort & Gardens: Pine Mountain, Georgia. Travelers routinely recommend seeing Callaway Resort & Gardens' famed Fantasy In Lights exhibition and staying at least one night at the resort to extend the fun.
- Holiday Trail of Lights: Louisiana. Holiday lights are such a big deal in Louisiana that the state couldn't display them all in one location. Along the Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights, you'll have the chance to see five different light collections in various cities and towns, including Alexandria and Pineville; Minden; Monroe and West Monroe; Natchitoches; and Shreveport and Bossier City.
- Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Brookgreen Gardens' name for its wintertime event does not do it justice: The Nights of a Thousand Candles display actually includes 2,800-plus real candles in addition to strung electric lights.
Nov 8, 2023 · While small Midwestern towns like Santa Claus, Indiana, definitely put on an enchanting event, everyone should get to see their closest big city—be it Chicago, New York, or Honolulu—lit up by a...
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- Alabama: Magic Christmas in Lights. Since 1995, Bellingrath Gardens and Home has been the place to see holiday lights in Alabama, and its display lives up to the reputation with more than 1,100 set pieces and three million lights spread throughout the 65-acre estate.
- Alaska: Santa Claus House. In the town of North Pole, located just 20 minutes from Fairbanks, going all out on Christmas decorations is a given. Stop by Santa Claus House where "it's Christmas every day" for photos with one of the world's largest Santa statues as well as the big man himself and his whole reindeer team.
- Arizona: The Tumbleweed Tree. No pines or spruces in your state? Simply make do with what you have à la Arizona's Tumbleweed Tree. About a 30-minute drive from Phoenix in Downtown Chandler — and a quirky area tradition since 1957 — the community centerpiece is, quite literally, a pile of nearly 1,000 tumbleweeds formed into a tree shape, sprayed with white paint, dusted with 65 pounds of glitter, and adorned with 1,200 lights.
- Arkansas: Wonderland at Garvan Woodland Gardens. Garvan Woodland Gardens is both an architectural and botanical masterpiece, seeing as the gardens in Hot Springs are affiliated with the University of Arkansas' School of Architecture and Design.
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Rockefeller Plaza, NYC
Arguably the most famous Christmas tree in the world is at Rockefeller Center in New York, with a display of angelsthat’s just as iconic.
Baltimore, Maryland
The“Hampden Maryland Miracle on 34th Street”is a neighborhood where you absolutely have to decorate with Christmas lights: each house on this block in Baltimore is more decorated than the last.
St Augustine, Florida
Downtown St. Augustine is renowned for its Nights of Lights display, featuring millions of tiny white lights strung along historic Spanish Colonial architecture spanning 20 blocks.
Indianapolis Zoo
The Indianapolis Zoo’s holiday festival Christmas at the Zoogoes back to 1967, and besides twinkling lights, there’s “Santa’s Barn” with reindeer and a chance to meet and greet with penguins.
San Diego Zoo
Often ranked one of the best zoos in the world, the San Diego Zoo’s Jungle Bellsholiday display brings in a Twinkle Light Trolley to explore lit-up animal habitats, including a Northern Frontiers Holiday Forest.
Cincinnati Zoo
For Cincinnati Zoo’s PNC Festival of Lights, four million LED lights are strung up around the zoo, along with a light show on Swan Lake and strategically-placed oversize animal lanterns.
Descano Gardens
In Los Angeles, take a one-mile walk through Descanso Gardens’ Enchanted Forest of Lightdisplay, featuring dramatic lighting in an ancient forest and stained glass creations from sculptor Tom Fruin.
Longwood Gardens
This botanical garden near Philadelphia is one of the most famous in the U.S., and for Longwood Christmas, find half a million twinkling lights, illuminated treehouses, a colorful fountain display, and a “frozen” succulent fountain.
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden
New Mexico’s largest walk-through light show is the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden’s River of Lights, with 600 holiday displays.
Busch Gardens, Virginia
Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia puts up a whopping 10 million lights during the holidays, making the Christmas Townfestivities one of the largest light shows in North America.
Hersheypark, Pennsylvania
Naturally, this amusement park has a sweet theme for its light display: Hersheypark. Christmas Candylaneboasts more than five million lights and a Santa display with reindeer.
LuminoCity, NYC and D.C.
LuminoCity, an immersive pop-up light show in Vienna, Virginia and Manhasset, New York, revolves around larger-than-life illuminated sculptures.
Oct 15, 2023 · All Season. Drive around Columbus and enjoy the display of lights in various neighborhoods – for free! Check out the Christmas Lights Finder website to search near your neighborhood – or use it to take a tour around Columbus! Make sure you check the details and links to see if the display is running for 2023. Easton Town Center Grand Illumination.
1. Lighted Boat Parade. Gig Harbor, Washington. “I love the Gig Harbor, Washington, annual Lighted Boat Parade ,” says Pacific Northwest writer Peggy Cleveland. “Sponsored by the Gig Harbor Yacht Club, the boat parade makes two loops around the harbor.
Nov 17, 2011 · 1. Enchant Christmas – Washington, D.C. Dubbed the “World’s Largest Christmas Light Maze,” Enchant Christmas is making its East Coast debut in 2019. Located at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (yes, a baseball field!), this new holiday light display is an immersive experience that’s fun for all ages.
