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Photos of stunning Christmas lights in America

From Christmas lights in NYC to L.A., here are our favorite festive displays in the U.S. from the past and present

Written by Wei Shi
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Whether your holiday tradition involves stuffing yourself full of the most delicious pies, kicking back with a Christmas cocktail, or running around town for last minute holiday gifts, the season wouldn’t be complete without gorgeous Christmas lights. Feast your eyes on these extravagant displays across the country from decked-out houses in NYC’s Dyker Heights to festive lights in L.A.’s Candy Cane Lane.

Photograph: Courtesy Branson CVB
Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri

Photograph: Teddy Wolff
Dyker Heights in New York City
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Valerie Hinojosa
Trail of Lights in Zilker Park, Austin

Photograph: John Harrington
National Christmas Tree Lighting in Washington, D.C.
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Photograph: Courtesy Atlanta Botanical Garden
Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Garden

ZooLights in Boston
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Photograph: Courtesy Callaway Gardens
Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/David Prasad
Christmas Tree Lane in Los Angeles
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Photograph: Max Herman
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival in Chicago

Photograph: Courtesy Holiday Festival of Lights
Holiday Festival of Lights in Charleston, South Carolina
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Steve McClanahan
Grace Cathedral in San Francisco
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Photograph: Courtesy Christmas Castle
Christmas Castle in Miami

Photograph: Filip Wolak
Rockefeller Center in New York City
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Marian Stanton
Christmas on Charles River in Boston

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Raman B
Union Square in San Francisco
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Erik Larson
Christmas lights in New Orleans

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/donielle
Candy Cane Lane in Los Angeles
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Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Ron McDonald
Magical Forest at Opportunity Village in Las Vegas

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Krazy Diamnd
Nights of Lights in St. Augustine, Florida
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Photograph: Teddy Wolff
Dyker Heights in New York City

Photograph: Courtesy Creative Commons/Flickr/Tach_RedGold&Green
Santa’s Enchanted Forest in Miami
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