The Best Christmas Light Show in America By State

Colorado: The Ski Tree

Every December, the Telluride, Colorado, community gathers to light its 17-foot-tall Ski Tree, a spectacle created by local artist and metalworker Anton Viditz Ward. It's completely constructed from donated skis — even the star at the top is made of ski poles. A tradition in the ski town since 2013, the tree is assembled each year as part of Noel Night, which kicks off two weeks of holiday festivities throughout Telluride and Mountain Village. Prefer a more traditional display? Check out the Denver Botanic Gardens for its annual Blossoms of Light event.

Connecticut: Winterfest Tunnel of Lights

For more than four decades, the Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor has transformed itself every holiday season into a brilliant wonderland of Christmas lights. At Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights, the museum's historic vehicles are resplendent with electric Christmas decorations. But the highlight of a visit is riding in one of the locomotives while watching a Christmas-themed hologram show through the windows.