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Taking the Kids: Twelve places to see the holiday lights

By Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency on

Chicago, Illinois. The Museum of Science and Industry will celebrate Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light will feature more than 50 trees decorated to represent various cultures and holiday traditions.

New York City. The American Museum of Natural History's Origami tree has been a holiday tradition for more than 40 years. This year's theme is "Oceans of Origami" and will showcase tiny models inspired by the special exhibition "Unseen Oceans" with more than 800 hand-folded paper models.

At a zoo

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs will shine with over 1 million holiday lights and 85 light sculptures, making the Electric Safari very festive.

There's snow-tubing, panda photo ops and outdoor ZooLights at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., with more than 500,000 eco-friendly LED lights.

Around a lake

 

Syracuse, N.Y. Lights on the Lake is celebrating its 29th year with a two-mile-long drive-through show, featuring spectacular holiday displays, complete with a twinkling Fantasy Forest.

The Christmas capital of Texas

Grapevine, Texas, between Dallas and Fort Worth, is dubbed the Christmas Capital of Texas because it has millions of twinkling lights and more than 1,400 events in more than 40 days. Step into SNOWLAND nearby at the Great Wolf Lodge or ICE! At the Gaylord Texan.

At a historic site

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