Top 35 Dazzling Holiday Lights Displays in America

Riverside, California

Check out the Festival of Lights at Riverside’s Mission Inn Hotel, claiming many holiday highlights you wouldn’t expect in southern California, including fresh-fallen (artificial) snow and horse-drawn carriage rides. Four million lights, hundreds of animated figures, an enormous manufactured mistletoe, and festive offerings all go into the six-week holiday celebration frequently advertised as one of the country’s very best.

Shelburne, Vermont

Winter Lights, put on by the Shelburne Museum, paint local landmarks in hundreds of lights for visitors to relish. The steamboat Ticonderoga, the Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Building twinkling tunnel, and a lighted labyrinth are lit for three time periods between 5pm and 8pm on select days between November 27th and January 2nd.