10 great places to have a bright Christmas:[FINAL Edition] Shawn Sell. USA TODAY. McLean, Va.: Dec 19, 2003.
Copyright USA Today Information Network Dec 19, 2003
Destinations & Diversions; Travel
Wild lights make bright holiday nights. From the 600,000-bulb extravaganza of homeowner Rich Faucher in New Castle, Del., to Southern California's Newport Beach Boat Parade with its 150 lighted ships,
"Americans love putting electric incandescence up against cold winter nights," says David Seidman, author of Holiday Lights! (Storey Publishing, $16.95). He shares with USA TODAY's Shawn Sell some dazzling displays.
1 -Mission Inn - Riverside, Calif. www.missioninn.com
2 -Arizona Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Mesa, Ariz. christmasfestival.org
3 -Bill Clot residence - Pinecrest, Fla. clotxmas.com
4 -Kellogg Park - St. Paul thesalarmy.com
5 -City and County Building – Denver denvergov.org/panoramas/ccbweb.asp
6 -Silver Dollar City - Branson, Mo. silverdollarcity.com
7 -Smoky Mountain Winterfest - Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, Tenn. smokymountainwinterfest.com
8 -Dyker Heights neighborhood
Brooklyn
"This old-fashioned Italian-American mini-suburb includes reproductions of famous landmarks, A Christmas Carol house with lighted figures from
the story and a mansion with gigantic soldiers and reindeer. It's also accessible to such showoffs as Manhattan's Empire State Building and Macy's department store." dykerheights.com
9 -West 37th Street near Guadalupe Street Austin crossroads.net/ lights/index.html
10 -Christmas Lighting Festival - Leavenworth, Wash. leavenworth.org