- Viewing Christmas lights is one of the easiest and most fun ways to celebrate the holiday season.
- The Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, has a famous tradition of elaborately decorated homes.
- You can take in beautiful twinkle lights on a boat ride along the San Antonio Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.
Most people decorate their homes with a few simple strands of twinkle lights for the holidays. But a select few take Christmas decorations to an entirely different level.
From festive small towns to theme parks with holiday light displays, there is plenty of holiday spirit to go around. Plus, many light displays and holidays festivals begin around Thanksgiving, so you've got plenty of time to see these over-the-top celebrations.
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Dyker Heights, Brooklyn is known for its elaborately-decorated homes with lights and decorations galore.
There are festive holiday displays all over New York City, but the Dkyer Heights Christmas Lights in Brooklyn are the epitome of Christmas cheer.
Locals deck out their homes in lights and other decorations that transforms the neighborhood into a winter wonderland. You can check out the lights from the weekend after Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve.
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee hosts an annual festival of lights called Winterfest.
The residents of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, start the holiday season early with fireworks on Thanksgiving Day.
Winterfest, a local festival that includes millions of lights all over town, starts even earlier, on November 7, proving that it's never too early to start celebrating the holidays.
You can take a festive boat ride to view all the lights along the San Antonio Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.
Beginning the day after Thanksgiving through January 7, the San Antonio Riverwalk is lit up by Christmas lights.
Whether you stroll along the river or take a scenic boat ride, you'll have a perfect view of the bald cypress trees decorated with 122,000 lights.
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