The Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosts Glittering Lights, a 2.5-mile circuit that gives car-bound visitors the opportunity to see more than 400 animated displays.
Glittering Lights Las Vegas
Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington, D.C.) —
In Washington, D.C., Zoolights turns Smithsonian's National Zoo into a 500,000-LED-light winter wonderland.
Smithsonian National Zoo
Silver Dollar City (Branson, Missouri) —
An Old Time Christmas in Branson, Missouri, is home to the 5-Story Special Effects Christmas Tree that features 350,000 LEDs synchronized with Christmas music.
Silver Dollar City
Denver Botanic Gardens (Denver) —
Walking through Denver Botanic Gardens, visitors see thousands of lights on trees and plants. A pair of Holospex turn the lights into 3D candy canes, snowflakes and other shapes.
Botanic Gardens
Macy's at Center City (Philadelphia) —
Macy's Christmas Light Show in Philadelphia has a Magic Christmas Tree and 100,000+ LEDs behind a four-story velvet curtain that tell a story with reindeer, toy soldiers and ballerinas.
Michael Perez / AP Images for Macy's
Zilker Park (Austin, Texas) —
It takes 15,000 hours and 1,500 volunteers to put together the Trail of Lights in Austin, Texas. The 1.25-mile walking circuit features more than 100 lighted trees.
Margaret Licarione
Santa Claus House (North Pole, Alaska) —
For the past decade, residents of North Pole, Alaska, have hosted the six-week Christmas on Ice festival, combining lights with intricate ice sculptures.