One Denver Christmas Display Named Among the Best in America by U.S. News

Dec 1, 2023, 3:48 PM

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There are a ton of ways to get festive this holiday season in Denver, but only one display was named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the 25 best Christmas light displays and tours of 2023.

Denver Botanic Gardens’ Blossom of Lights was the only Colorado destination mentioned on the list from the popular publication this year.

Blossom of Lights is open now until Jan. 7, 2024.

Here’s the full list of the 25 locations, in no particular order:

Gardens Aglow at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Boothbay, Maine
Dyker Heights light displays: Brooklyn, New York
ZooLights at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo: Washington, D.C.
Koziar’s Christmas Village: Bernville, Pennsylvania
Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens: Wheaton, Maryland
Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Resort & Gardens: Pine Mountain, Georgia
Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights: Various cities in Louisiana
Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens: Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Nights of Lights: St. Augustine, Florida
Magic Christmas in Lights at Bellingrath Gardens and Home: Theodore, Alabama
Garden Lights, Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Garden: Atlanta, Georgia
Pigeon Forge Winterfest: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Christmas Town USA: McAdenville, North Carolina
Austin Trail of Lights: Austin, Texas
River of Lights at ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden: Albuquerque, New Mexico
World of Illumination at Tempe Diablo Stadium: Tempe, Arizona
Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum: Lisle, Illinois
An Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City: Branson, Missouri
Blossoms of Light and Trail of Lights at Denver Botanic Gardens: Denver, Colorado
Zoo Lights at Oregon Zoo: Portland, Oregon
Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens: Flintridge, California
Glittering Lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Las Vegas, Nevada
Winter Garden aGlow at Idaho Botanical Garden: Boise, Idaho
Village of Lights: Christmastown: Leavenworth, Washington

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