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1. North Pole, Alaska, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Santa](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/11\/NorthPoleSanta-eDnJQL21amc-unsplash-1440x810-1-1024x576.jpg\")
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It\u2019s hard to get more Christmassy than by heading to the hometown of Mr Santa Claus himself. The 2,200 residents that also call North Pole home help the big man in red celebrate Christmas year-round. Dazzling decorations, twinkling lights and other tributes to Old Saint Nicholas adorn the town 365 days a year. Visit Santa Claus House, wander Santa Claus Lane and stay in Santaland RV Park!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2. New York<\/strong>, New York, USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Ice](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/11\/NewYorkChristmas-CTzxyWsV6JQ-unsplash-1440x810-1-1024x576.jpg\")
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Ice skating in the Big Apple during the festive season is certainly a memory worthy of any travel bucket list. The city that never sleeps rolls out non-stop Christmas joy every December, from the 27-metre-tall (95ft) Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree with 30,000 lights, to the giant decorations on Sixth Avenue. Peep at the window displays outside major department stores, wander Christmas craft fairs and watch parades. You\u2019d have to be the Grinch to not want to make this one of your top Christmassy places to visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experience it on: East Coast USA and Canada<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Montreal, Quebec, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Quiet](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/11\/MontrealChristmas-8uJV4GF-Wzg-unsplash-1440x810-1-1024x576.jpg\")
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Take a festive December vacation to Montreal for a touch of Europe in North America. The charming French-speaking city puts on a very Fran\u00e7ois<\/em>-themed D\u00e9fil\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/em> festival with Christmas fairs, weekly fireworks and the annual Santa Claus Parade, which has been celebrated since 1925. Guard yourself against the cool Canadian weather with hot chocolate, candied chestnuts and other French treats. Perhaps best of all, Montreal all but guarantees a white Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRead next: Where to go and what to do in Montreal, Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"New](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/11\/NewOrleansChristmashome-1080272_1920-1440x810-1-1024x576.jpg\")
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New Orleans might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of Christmassy places to visit, but it’s one of those US cities that goes against the grain 365 days of the year. The birthplace of jazz has its own unique Christmas traditions, from dressing up the streetcars and steamboats, to setting bonfires on the levee (to guide Papa No\u00ebl, of course). Join locals singing holiday tunes and carols outside America\u2019s oldest cathedral in Jackson Square. Afterwards explore the festive open home tours of the historic French Quarter mansions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hop on the train to explore City Park\u2019s 25 acres of festive displays where the 600-year-old oak trees are dripping with lights. End the festive fun with tickets to the Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Saenger, or go ice skating, ice sliding or sailing with Santa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And, of course, the southern city is famous for its food so join a R\u00e9veillon dinner. This centuries-old Creole tradition was the meal after midnight mass. Now dozens of restaurants do their own decadent four-course meals with dishes such as shrimp remoulade, lobster bisque, seafood gumbo, fried oyster chowder, satsuma sherbet, Louisiana pecan pie, and Bananas Foster bread pudding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experience it on: <\/em><\/strong>Tastes and Sounds of the South<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Las Vegas, Nevada , USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Christmas](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/11\/las-vegas-christmas-561768_1920-1440x810-1-1024x576.jpg\")
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Snow in the desert? Anything is possible in Las Vegas. The gambling mecca swaps its reputation as Sin City for a little Christmas joy when the Las Vegas Christmas Town<\/a> takes over Cowabunga Bay waterpark each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHere three million lights and man-made snow turn the attraction into a winter wonderland for the holiday season. Scoot down fresh pow pow on Jingle Bell Sledding Hill, visit Santa at his cottage, take Tiny Tim\u2019s Train Ride, battle it out with Yuletide Laser Tag or Frosty\u2019s Snow Ball Pit Fun, visit the Merry Magic Tree, see the Let It Snow Spectacular, skate around an ice rink, step inside Blitzen\u2019s Bounce House and ride the Polar Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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6. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nQuebec turns into a winter wonderland straight out of a Christmas movie. Wander through the UNESCO World Heritage historic centre to see the cobbled streets lined with snow and 16th- and 17th-century buildings decked with lights and Christmas trimmings. Around the city it is possible to go ice skating, drop into the German Christmas Market<\/a> downtown for roast chestnuts and enjoy a night of stories with Charles Dickens. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRead next: 9 reasons why Quebec City is the best Christmas destination on the planet<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Newport Beach, California<\/strong>, USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\nIt would take an actual Christmas miracle to make it snow at Newport Beach. But there is a very twinkly, very Christmassy boat parade<\/a>. For more than 110 years locals have lined the harbour here to watch boats decorated in sparkling coloured lights and Christmas ornaments parade past them. The festive event happens over a few days around mid December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Niagara](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/11\/NiagaraFallsChristmas-dfxw3DFYc-unsplash-1440x810-1-1024x576.jpg\")
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What\u2019s better than a white Christmas wonderland? One that features Canada\u2019s most incredible natural wonder, Niagara Falls! The majestic waterfall is illuminated in festive colours during the annual Winter Festival of Lights<\/a>. The city hangs more than three million twinkling lights for the festival, puts on a weekly fireworks display and plenty of other festive events like musicals, fairs and concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Boston, Massachusetts<\/strong>, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Snow](\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2020\/11\/BostonChristmas-lT2hiMUACco-unsplash-1440x810-1-1024x576.jpg\")
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Travel back in time on the gas-lamp-lit streets of old Boston for one of the most Christmassy places to visit on the East Coast. The city oozes old-world charm at the best of times and a blanket of snow and twinkling trees only amplify the festive nostalgia. Stop into Boston Common for a few laps around the ice rink, then wander to Faneuil Hall Marketplace for the big tree and light show, Blink! <\/em>It features 350,000 flashing coloured lights and holiday music.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBoston has jolly concerts to watch, Christmas markets to prowl, midnight mass to attend, festive cruises to board and the Santa Speedo Run to spectate. But equally, this city is perfect to wander around soaking in the yuletide lights and calm carolers with a mulled wine or hot cocoa in hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
GET INSPIRED BY: Boston, Cape Cod & Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Rhinebeck, New York, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s hard to get more Christmassy than by heading to the hometown of Mr Santa Claus himself. The 2,200 residents that also call North Pole home help the big man in red celebrate Christmas year-round. Dazzling decorations, twinkling lights and other tributes to Old Saint Nicholas adorn the town 365 days a year. Visit Santa Claus House, wander Santa Claus Lane and stay in Santaland RV Park!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2. New York<\/strong>, New York, USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ice skating in the Big Apple during the festive season is certainly a memory worthy of any travel bucket list. The city that never sleeps rolls out non-stop Christmas joy every December, from the 27-metre-tall (95ft) Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree with 30,000 lights, to the giant decorations on Sixth Avenue. Peep at the window displays outside major department stores, wander Christmas craft fairs and watch parades. You\u2019d have to be the Grinch to not want to make this one of your top Christmassy places to visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experience it on: East Coast USA and Canada<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Montreal, Quebec, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take a festive December vacation to Montreal for a touch of Europe in North America. The charming French-speaking city puts on a very Fran\u00e7ois<\/em>-themed D\u00e9fil\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/em> festival with Christmas fairs, weekly fireworks and the annual Santa Claus Parade, which has been celebrated since 1925. Guard yourself against the cool Canadian weather with hot chocolate, candied chestnuts and other French treats. Perhaps best of all, Montreal all but guarantees a white Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRead next: Where to go and what to do in Montreal, Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Orleans might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of Christmassy places to visit, but it’s one of those US cities that goes against the grain 365 days of the year. The birthplace of jazz has its own unique Christmas traditions, from dressing up the streetcars and steamboats, to setting bonfires on the levee (to guide Papa No\u00ebl, of course). Join locals singing holiday tunes and carols outside America\u2019s oldest cathedral in Jackson Square. Afterwards explore the festive open home tours of the historic French Quarter mansions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hop on the train to explore City Park\u2019s 25 acres of festive displays where the 600-year-old oak trees are dripping with lights. End the festive fun with tickets to the Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Saenger, or go ice skating, ice sliding or sailing with Santa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And, of course, the southern city is famous for its food so join a R\u00e9veillon dinner. This centuries-old Creole tradition was the meal after midnight mass. Now dozens of restaurants do their own decadent four-course meals with dishes such as shrimp remoulade, lobster bisque, seafood gumbo, fried oyster chowder, satsuma sherbet, Louisiana pecan pie, and Bananas Foster bread pudding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experience it on: <\/em><\/strong>Tastes and Sounds of the South<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Las Vegas, Nevada , USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Snow in the desert? Anything is possible in Las Vegas. The gambling mecca swaps its reputation as Sin City for a little Christmas joy when the Las Vegas Christmas Town<\/a> takes over Cowabunga Bay waterpark each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHere three million lights and man-made snow turn the attraction into a winter wonderland for the holiday season. Scoot down fresh pow pow on Jingle Bell Sledding Hill, visit Santa at his cottage, take Tiny Tim\u2019s Train Ride, battle it out with Yuletide Laser Tag or Frosty\u2019s Snow Ball Pit Fun, visit the Merry Magic Tree, see the Let It Snow Spectacular, skate around an ice rink, step inside Blitzen\u2019s Bounce House and ride the Polar Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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6. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nQuebec turns into a winter wonderland straight out of a Christmas movie. Wander through the UNESCO World Heritage historic centre to see the cobbled streets lined with snow and 16th- and 17th-century buildings decked with lights and Christmas trimmings. Around the city it is possible to go ice skating, drop into the German Christmas Market<\/a> downtown for roast chestnuts and enjoy a night of stories with Charles Dickens. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRead next: 9 reasons why Quebec City is the best Christmas destination on the planet<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7. Newport Beach, California<\/strong>, USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\nIt would take an actual Christmas miracle to make it snow at Newport Beach. But there is a very twinkly, very Christmassy boat parade<\/a>. For more than 110 years locals have lined the harbour here to watch boats decorated in sparkling coloured lights and Christmas ornaments parade past them. The festive event happens over a few days around mid December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s better than a white Christmas wonderland? One that features Canada\u2019s most incredible natural wonder, Niagara Falls! The majestic waterfall is illuminated in festive colours during the annual Winter Festival of Lights<\/a>. The city hangs more than three million twinkling lights for the festival, puts on a weekly fireworks display and plenty of other festive events like musicals, fairs and concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9. Boston, Massachusetts<\/strong>, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Travel back in time on the gas-lamp-lit streets of old Boston for one of the most Christmassy places to visit on the East Coast. The city oozes old-world charm at the best of times and a blanket of snow and twinkling trees only amplify the festive nostalgia. Stop into Boston Common for a few laps around the ice rink, then wander to Faneuil Hall Marketplace for the big tree and light show, Blink! <\/em>It features 350,000 flashing coloured lights and holiday music.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBoston has jolly concerts to watch, Christmas markets to prowl, midnight mass to attend, festive cruises to board and the Santa Speedo Run to spectate. But equally, this city is perfect to wander around soaking in the yuletide lights and calm carolers with a mulled wine or hot cocoa in hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
GET INSPIRED BY: Boston, Cape Cod & Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10. Rhinebeck, New York, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ice skating in the Big Apple during the festive season is certainly a memory worthy of any travel bucket list. The city that never sleeps rolls out non-stop Christmas joy every December, from the 27-metre-tall (95ft) Rockefeller Centre Christmas Tree with 30,000 lights, to the giant decorations on Sixth Avenue. Peep at the window displays outside major department stores, wander Christmas craft fairs and watch parades. You\u2019d have to be the Grinch to not want to make this one of your top Christmassy places to visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Experience it on: East Coast USA and Canada<\/a> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a festive December vacation to Montreal for a touch of Europe in North America. The charming French-speaking city puts on a very Fran\u00e7ois<\/em>-themed D\u00e9fil\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/em> festival with Christmas fairs, weekly fireworks and the annual Santa Claus Parade, which has been celebrated since 1925. Guard yourself against the cool Canadian weather with hot chocolate, candied chestnuts and other French treats. Perhaps best of all, Montreal all but guarantees a white Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read next: Where to go and what to do in Montreal, Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n New Orleans might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of Christmassy places to visit, but it’s one of those US cities that goes against the grain 365 days of the year. The birthplace of jazz has its own unique Christmas traditions, from dressing up the streetcars and steamboats, to setting bonfires on the levee (to guide Papa No\u00ebl, of course). Join locals singing holiday tunes and carols outside America\u2019s oldest cathedral in Jackson Square. Afterwards explore the festive open home tours of the historic French Quarter mansions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hop on the train to explore City Park\u2019s 25 acres of festive displays where the 600-year-old oak trees are dripping with lights. End the festive fun with tickets to the Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Saenger, or go ice skating, ice sliding or sailing with Santa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And, of course, the southern city is famous for its food so join a R\u00e9veillon dinner. This centuries-old Creole tradition was the meal after midnight mass. Now dozens of restaurants do their own decadent four-course meals with dishes such as shrimp remoulade, lobster bisque, seafood gumbo, fried oyster chowder, satsuma sherbet, Louisiana pecan pie, and Bananas Foster bread pudding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Experience it on: <\/em><\/strong>Tastes and Sounds of the South<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Snow in the desert? Anything is possible in Las Vegas. The gambling mecca swaps its reputation as Sin City for a little Christmas joy when the Las Vegas Christmas Town<\/a> takes over Cowabunga Bay waterpark each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here three million lights and man-made snow turn the attraction into a winter wonderland for the holiday season. Scoot down fresh pow pow on Jingle Bell Sledding Hill, visit Santa at his cottage, take Tiny Tim\u2019s Train Ride, battle it out with Yuletide Laser Tag or Frosty\u2019s Snow Ball Pit Fun, visit the Merry Magic Tree, see the Let It Snow Spectacular, skate around an ice rink, step inside Blitzen\u2019s Bounce House and ride the Polar Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Quebec turns into a winter wonderland straight out of a Christmas movie. Wander through the UNESCO World Heritage historic centre to see the cobbled streets lined with snow and 16th- and 17th-century buildings decked with lights and Christmas trimmings. Around the city it is possible to go ice skating, drop into the German Christmas Market<\/a> downtown for roast chestnuts and enjoy a night of stories with Charles Dickens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Read next: 9 reasons why Quebec City is the best Christmas destination on the planet<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n It would take an actual Christmas miracle to make it snow at Newport Beach. But there is a very twinkly, very Christmassy boat parade<\/a>. For more than 110 years locals have lined the harbour here to watch boats decorated in sparkling coloured lights and Christmas ornaments parade past them. The festive event happens over a few days around mid December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s better than a white Christmas wonderland? One that features Canada\u2019s most incredible natural wonder, Niagara Falls! The majestic waterfall is illuminated in festive colours during the annual Winter Festival of Lights<\/a>. The city hangs more than three million twinkling lights for the festival, puts on a weekly fireworks display and plenty of other festive events like musicals, fairs and concerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Travel back in time on the gas-lamp-lit streets of old Boston for one of the most Christmassy places to visit on the East Coast. The city oozes old-world charm at the best of times and a blanket of snow and twinkling trees only amplify the festive nostalgia. Stop into Boston Common for a few laps around the ice rink, then wander to Faneuil Hall Marketplace for the big tree and light show, Blink! <\/em>It features 350,000 flashing coloured lights and holiday music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boston has jolly concerts to watch, Christmas markets to prowl, midnight mass to attend, festive cruises to board and the Santa Speedo Run to spectate. But equally, this city is perfect to wander around soaking in the yuletide lights and calm carolers with a mulled wine or hot cocoa in hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n GET INSPIRED BY: Boston, Cape Cod & Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n3. Montreal, Quebec, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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7. Newport Beach, California<\/strong>, USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
8. Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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