25 Best Places to Celebrate
These Midwest destinations herald the season with an attention to detail that could give Santa himself a few lessons.
Nods to history
Lighting the Serpent Adams County, Ohio (pictured) On December 21, the ancient Native American Serpent Mound (75 miles east of Cincinnati) glows with luminarias beneath the winter sky. The dusky solstice event offers a chance to appreciate the stillness in a typically too-busy season. (937) 205-0094; serpentmound.org
Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Lawrence, Kansas Costumed horseback riders and more than 70 beautifully restored horse-drawn carriages roll down Massachusetts Street every year on the first Saturday of December. A Festival of Trees and Gingerbread House Festival round out the holiday fun. (785) 856-3040; lawrencechristmasparade.org
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