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Christmas in Washington DC 2026 — the National Christmas Tree glowing on the Ellipse near the White House, with smaller state trees around it

Christmas in Washington DC 2026: National Tree, Markets, ZooLights & Free Museums

Washington at Christmas is the rare American holiday city where the best things are free. The National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, the DowntownDC Holiday Market, the light-art trail through Georgetown, the U.S. Botanic Garden’s holiday trains and the Smithsonian museums themselves all cost nothing to enter. The ticketed spectacles — ZooLights at the National […]

Best Christmas light displays in the USA 2026 — a Brooklyn street covered in dazzling Christmas lights

Best Christmas Light Displays in the USA 2026: Neighborhoods, Drive-Throughs & Trails

The best Christmas light displays in the USA for 2026 are not all the same kind of night out. Some are residential streets where homeowners have spent decades out-decorating each other. Some are botanical gardens that turn their paths into ticketed trails of light. Others are drive-through spectacles, zoo-wide celebrations, or — in one Florida […]