Where Are The Best Places To Go Visit During Christmas Breaks / Hot Spots at Christmas Time
99Christmas breaks are one of the best loved times of year for families. From adults, young students, to college students alike, it means time off from work and school. It's a time for them to travel and to spend quality time together as a perfect treat for the whole family.
If you don't have the money for overseas airfare, there are plenty of options for Christmas breaks right here in the United States. Come back often to see what has been added...which will be many more!
A Christmas Carol in Las Vegas
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A Las Vegas Christmas
Las Vegas is a great place to visit for an unforgettable Christmas break. It is known for its elaborate shows, luscious dining options, and luxury shopping.
What most people don't know is that there are many options for free entertainment in Las Vegas that you can find here during the Christmas break.
From the spectacular Bellagio fountain to touring the Ethel M Chocolate candy factory, to the Lion Habitat at the MGM Grand you can be sure to find lots of activities to occupy your time.
A New Orleans Christmas
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A New Orleans Christmas
How does a New Orleans style christmas break sound to you this year? There is plenty to do in New Orleans during Christmastime. Get a taste of the Holiday spirit.
Christmas breaks are the surprise part of the Christmas fun. So why not let this city be your magnificent celebration as a special family Christmas treat designed just for you.
Be sure to check out your New Orleans celebration right here and experience some New Orleans style Christmas cheer.
Christmas on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA
Christmas Celebration in Oak Park, New Orleans, LA
Disney Christmas Books
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A Walt Disney Christmas
Discover the spirit of the season at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. Start your christmas break off right with millions of lights, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, spectacular fireworks, and a special holiday parade. There is no place on earth like Disney for the Holidays.
Be sure to check out more holiday festivities here and have a magical holiday celebration for your entire family.
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A Smoky Mountain Christmas Break at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
Dollywood, the Great Smoky Mountain's family fun vacation adventure with great shows, thrilling roller coasters, festivals, and kiddie rides. Dollywood also offers traditional crafts and Smoky Mountain area music to take your breath away during your Christmas breaks.
The Dollywood Theme Park is owned by country music singer Dolly Parton and the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. It is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Check here for other Smoky Mountain Christmas Festivals and Special Events.
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Smoky Mountain Christmas
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Christmas Break at the Biltmore, Asheville, North Carolina
Come enjoy an enchanted Christmas at America's largest home overlooking an 8,000 acre backyard of lighted Christmas joy and a warm candlelight Christmas evening that awaits you inside. The Biltmore is a historical landmark in Asheville, North Carolina. Come visit during your Christmas break and let the magic begin!
Enjoy Your Christmas Breaks At Home
Christmas break is the peak time of year for family getaways but not everyone can or wants to go away at Christmas time. Certainly this year with college expenses and the rising economy, I will be spending my holidays at home roasting chestnuts on an open fire.
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I was just in New Orleans right before Christmas. Great time of year, although it was a bit cold. Visited a number of places outside the French Quarter, it was a blast.
There are a lot places to choose from. But for me, ill spend the christmas where hot spring is located. That would be amazing for me. Thanks for this post.
There are many popular destinations which are renowned for their Christmas celebrations. Here is the list of top 5 holiday destinations to enjoy customary and heart-warming Christmas.
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Washington
Sydney
New York
As i lived there for 2 years, try Amsterdam, Especially as a couple. http://trifter.com/europe/netherlands/romantic-tri
Nice information.The best place to visit in india on the christmas is kasauli.
I just saw this-- and Ithank you for the plug.. I even enjoyed it after Christmas. Thanks again.
Asheville was gorgeous this year for Christmas, it snowed and we truly had a beautiful white Christmas. The Biltmore Estate was wonderful to visit during the holidays as well.
Have you ever done a zipline at night in Pigeon Forge. That would make for a great holiday adventure.
Vermont is nice at Christmas as well - if a little on the cool side.
it makes e cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My favorite spots are in New Orleans!
An amazing city. Great in Christmas.
Very nice suggestions... Unfortunately I'm a long way from the US! During Christmas I'll be back to see all the Top Spots here in your hub ;)
Great Hub! Congratulations.
Thanks for stopping by sexy jonty. It's always nice to meet new visitors.
Very well written hub .....
very much informative ......
Thank you very much for your great hub, for good advice, good wishes and support. Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us.
You're welcome IslandVoice. Disney is the perfect place to take a 5 year old on vacation especially a well thought out one as you are already planning. Your granddaughter will feel like she's in paradise. Thanks for coming by.
I'm already planning how we will spend Christmas this year, esp with our 5 year old granddughter, and Disney seems perfect. Thanks for the ideas and suggestions.
Thanks for stopping by mhei. Glad you liked pics and hope you can visit vegas someday soon. Hope you have an awesome new year too! Take Care! :)
The places and you've mentioned are great! I would love to go there sometimes if time and budget would permit me. specially in Las Vegas. Loved the pictures. Have an awesome new year!
That's what I ought to do SweetiePie is visit my local areas since I am the financially strapped traveler this year, lol. I have only been to Vegas once and that was for business. Besides hotel casinos didn't get to see much else. I'll have to put it on my Wish List when not on business or financially strapped. Nice see you. :)
Visiting local areas during the Christmas season is always a great option for the financially strapped traveler. Thanks for all the lovely picturesa and tips. I have never been much of a Las Vegas fan because the person I went with was kind of a jerk, so it might be fun to go up there around Christmas. I love light displays and just looking at these.
uganda-safari...hope you find some place enjoyable to visit this Christmas. Thanks for dropping by.
Was just thinking of where to go during this xmas. Thanks for the great information.
Night Shirley....Night Stu!
I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell, tap on your window too
If you don't come out tonight when the moon is so bright, I'm gonna knock and ring and tap until you do
Actually, that's not true, I'm going to bed now. You missed your chance, hanging out Stu. Hmph!
Leave a message at the sound of the beep. If there is no beep then you can ring the bell.
No beep? How can I leave a message? I'll have to call back later, I guess.
Dottie is not taking comments right now....she has gone to HEAVEN...will be back later to take your call.
Yes, Dottie, the more the merrier....do they have any organs to sell?
Hey!! $150,000 per slice?? That's great! We can take a bunch of trips. We can take a third world country.
Thanks Waksachi and violetsun for coming by and commenting. It looks like staying home is the winner this year but have to agree that VEGAS at Christmas sounds great. Shirley and I are starting with plans if you care to join us; the more the merrier. Thanks ladies.
Thanks for that link Shirley. Sorry it took sooo long but you know how it goes with playing telephone tag with the liver donors! I have good news: Did you know that 3/4 of your liver can be cut away only to regenerate to its original size in a few weeks. Here is the good news Shirley,; I can get up to $150,000 for a slice of my liver with only 1% of liver operations going south. My appointment is being scheduled in now! We'll soon be on our way :)
Dottie: The photos are so tempting- makes one want to hop on a plane and travel but this year I am staying home and roasting marshmellows with my sweetie. I prefer to save the money and travel when its less expensive.
Fun hub!
Hi Dottie,
Great ideas! Christmas is my favorite time of year, but I've always stayed home for the holiday with my family. If I ever do any travelling though these would be some good places to consider. Vegas for Christmas? I would TOTALLY be there. Nice hub!
http://www.icwt.us/index.php/2008/01/20/how-to-sel
This is the link that you sent me when I was looking to sell my liver and teeth. I believe they have a leasing option - sweet, best of both worlds.
Shirley...I'll see what I can find out too. I just had liver tested and results are normal. HIP HIP HOORAY. We're on our way! It's Vegas or Bust!
Thx Lgali...I'll be waiting for very gooooood news!
Well, I know that livers were fetching top dollar last year, not sure what the market's like this time around. We'll have to research it.
I will let u know..
LOL Lgali...let me know if you win!
thanks for your wish Iwill buy my ist lottery today
Lgali...I will wish upon a star for your win in the lottery
Shirley...fair is fair...you gave last time. I have all my organs. They are in tip top shape and could get fair market value for any one of them. Any idea which organ is worth the most? I'll start there on pricing!
Actually, Dottie, I would like to keep my remaining organs, so if you wouldn't mind, that would be great.
sure i will just needs to win a lottery
Lgali...you can come to Vegas too! :)
i love vegas too
Hey we masterminded our way over the ocean and through the air to London free of charge. A trip to Vegas will be a breeze. Is it my turn to sell? LOL
Yes, let's go to Vegas! Oh wait, I need a sugardaddy to pay for it first - know any?
I think a nice vacation anywhere Shirley to beat our hubpage addictions sounds terrific but to a casino, well that could just be the start of another addiction. So the question, is there such thing to having fun without addictions? Everyone needs that addrenaline pumping through the veins now and again for pure heavenly pleasure. Ah, the sound of it gets me high! Let's go to Vegas! Thanks Shirley for coming by.
Ah, Dottie. Now I want to go away. Not to the theme parks - my kids and grandson are grown and I hate crowds, although before I die I AM going to Vegas. It's not so far from my beloved travel destination of Arizona, so one of these times maybe I can combine them. It's pretty hard to beat free limo service to an AZ casino, though.
Great hub, Dottie!
Thanks bbjane for coming by and commenting.
The places are really interesting... For addtional information: http://www.travelguidesdirectory.com/
I can hear you laughing, LOL! :)
LOL great to see you around up and about. :) LOL
I'm on my way ripplemaker and I just came from your new healing hub, part 3 and loving abundance website. Left you a comment in both. We must have just crossed each other. See you about my friend!
Hi dottie, I am finally able to link your hub in my ripplemaker blog. :) Thanks for this useful information. Now how I wish I could go to these places too. LOL maybe someday. By the way, if you have time for a visit to my blog, kindly check if the link works. Sometimes it does in mine and sometimes it doesn't. weird. :) Thanks so much.
Hi RGraf....sounds like St. Augustine was alot more relaxing for you than Disney World. I know Disney World gets over crowded during the February and April vacations but never knew anyone who went at Christmas time. That is until now. Thanks for that information. I love to go to Florida in October and November, the best months of the year to go to FL IMO.
When I was 20, my father didn't want to travel back the 8 hours to the family Christmas. Instead, he asked me where I wanted to go. I announced St. Augustine, Florida because I had never been to the first European settlement. As a bonus, he took me to Disney World. I had so much fun, though I would never go on Christmas Day again to Disney. The shortest line was a 3 hour wait.
Great article.
Hi t.keeley...I hope you enjoy yourself should you decide to try one out! Thanks for coming by.
Hi Princessa...I'm with you on that one and Christmas at home warming up by the fire with good friends. Such a warm and cozy thought. Thanks for your visit and have an enjoyable Christmas too!
Very good ideas, all the places look really nice. I am sure the children would love a Disney visit for Christmas and my grandma would go for a Vegas splash... Me? I like to take Christmas breaks just before or after Christmas, I like to spend Christmas at home warming up by the fire and receiving friends.
Enjoy your Christmas :)
great hub, thanks Dottie! I might try one of these places!
You are making me blush Eddie. Don't worry, I will be the secret keeper! I saw Barbie's hubs on the smokies. She was able to write it because her sweet husband took her there on her birthday. That was such a nice story. I really enjoyed it. Thanks so much Eddie for stopping by today. I'll have to stop by and say hellow to Barbie if you don't still have her working out in the garden! Take care.
Dottie,
I love the background colors in your profile picture. Of course the pretty lady with the pretty smile is certainly attractive too. Don’t tell Barbie I said that:)
Well, I know now where my granddaughters would want to go – Walt Disney World. I’ll make sure I recommend that to mom and dad. I will choose The Smoky Mountains myself and not Dolly Wood, but you already knew that. But since we’ve already been there more times that our budget can take so Barbie could write her hub pages for the Smokies, I believe we’ll just be roasting chestnuts by an open fire. By the way the colors should be peak in the Smoky Mountains now.
Thank you so much for this beautiful hub. ~ eddie
Thank you compu-smart, guidebaba and DarleneMarie for your kind words and for stopping by. I appreciate you all.
Very nice Hub Dottie! Great alternative from all of the commercialism :)
Fantastic Hub Dottie. I also Love your New Avatar. You look so Preety and Beautiful.
These places look good enough to visit at anytime, although right now would be great as i cannot wait until christmas for a hoiday! but i guess ill have to!
ps..I like your new profile pic:) Its as pretty as a picture!:)
Hi SweetiePie,
I was in SoCal (I like that word) long time ago to visit cousins and they took us to Disneyland. We had such fun that day. I haven't actually been to either at Christmas not even the one in FL where I've spent more time there especially because my parents live in SoFL (lol....love using the new words even if I have to do so in a different state). Thanks for comments and the visit.
Hi Dottie,
Disneyworld sounds fun around Christmas. As a SoCal girl I always liked Disneyland during Christmas time.
Hi quicksand,
I went into a store yesterday to pick up some Halloween items and the Halloween area was replaced already with Christmas trees. Which reminds me that I didn't get a chance to buy a tree last year (long story) but ended up buying an artificial one and it is going up the day after Thanksgiving to make up for lost time last year!
I am also getting excited listening to all this Christmas music that is being generated from the Christmas hubmob hubs including this one. Thank you so much for coming by and commenting.
Hi Dottie,
Christmas is something everyone in each and every part of the world looks forward to. Celebrations begin from mid November itself. The first signs are noticed when shopping malls take on a new look, gearing up for the season.
Switching on the radio, you are more likely to hear songs like "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me," "Blue Christmas," etc. Over the past few years, the track recorded by cliff Richards "Christmas Time, Mistletoe And Wine," has been extremely popular.
The sheer excitement generated by these events makes it worth waiting for!
Cheers!
Hahaha...we were both leaving comments to each other at the same time. I want to know what you and Daisy are doing to me over there? and thank you! lol
Hahaha Dottie, I love your smile amidst the autumn leaves. I just read your comment and I agree, it all begins with a thought! :) LOL By the way, I know I have told you this already but I will tell it again anyway, I loved your answer! :)
Hi Ripplemaker....You like my new avatar? LOL....I got rippled, thats what inspired the new look. Don't remember? Here, I'll show you!
http://ripplemakers.blogspot.com/search/label/What
I left you a new comment over there!
Hi Dottie, I love your new autumy avatar. :) I will be spending Christmas here at home (which I have been doing all my life LOL) But if plans will push through, the family might go somewhere this new year. Hmmmm, your hub made me think what if someday we could go visit you and Shirley too... But the places you mentioned looked very inviting! Great hub!
Hi Cgull8M...I love the Smokies and didn't know that Tennessee had foliage...thought it was too warm...Learn something new everyday! Thanks for coming by!
Thank you Bob and enjoy the season! I'm sure you are enjoying the fall foliage season right now like I am. It is sooo beautiful, isn't it!
Hi there NYLady! Ahhh...your Christmas's sound wonderful. I saw Wilmington and thought you might be close by. It is the next town from me and the town where I grew up...that's in MA not NC! I keep looking at that Tennessee Smoky Mountain and can say "take me there, and leave me"! That's my HEAVEN! I've been to Disney and Dollywood but not at Christmas. Thanks NYLady for your comments and for traveling through.
Would love to visit Smokey Mountains, they look awesome.
Hey Dottie! Great hub with great ideas. We did Christmas at Disney last year with my whole extended family. This year, we're going to my sister's place in Wilmington, NC. We all rotate destinations and usually have everyone at each other's homes each year. Maybe sometime, New Orleans. Love that city!
Good alternatives but we will be at home enjoying the season.
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This is probably the best from all :) not only for holidays, but also for all season. Especially when you come from a small place like me :)
http://www.tourist-destinations.com/2011/06/new-yo