Christmas lights shine brightly in New Jersey, and you can enjoy amazingly decked-out houses with stunning holiday displays throughout the state. There are many different ways to see Christmas lights—from walk-through spectacles at amusement parks to over-the-top drive-thru displays and private homes. There are even entire towns that go all out with holiday light installations!

These sparkling holiday spectacles—some of which feature more than 1 million lights—are sure to impress even the grinchiest member of your family. So bundle up the kids and head out to one of these illuminating local light shows before the sun sets on the Christmas season!

Check out our roundup of New Jersey Christmas towns that go all out for the holidays, and find tons more ways to be merry in our Holiday Fun Guide.

Visiting Christmas lights near me on Long Island is an annual holiday tradition. Long Island homes sparkle bright with spectacular displays, Santa and his reindeer, nativity scenes, jolly inflatables, merry music, and an abundance of Christmas cheer. 

From Nassau County to the East End, we've rounded up a list of homes that light up in a big way to dazzle the littlest ones and delight the whole community year after year. Some homes collect money for charities so you can contribute to a good cause when you visit. 

Read ahead for all the details to plan your Christmas lights viewing adventure with the kids. For more seasonal fun, check out our Holiday Guide.

Christmas light displays are shining brightly in the area, and we’ve found some great ones for you to check out in the Lower Hudson Valley. The displays range from individually decorated houses—including one with more than a half million lights—to a drive-thru Christmas wonderland.

We've got plenty more holiday light displays for you to consider in our roundup of the brightest drive-thru installations in the tri-state area.

For more holiday fun, be sure to check our Holiday Fun Guide and Event Calendar.

Check out these neighborhoods near Chicago for the best lights displays in the area.

These neighborhoods go all-in on holiday decorations.

Get ready to be dazzled by some of the most spectacular residential Christmas light displays Orlando has to offer! We’re continually amazed by the creativity and passion homeowners pour into their holiday light displays. From mesmerizing, choreographed light shows to impressive walk-through displays perfect for photos, these Orlando Christmas homes deliver holiday magic like no other. Fun fact: two of the houses on this list have even been featured on The Great Christmas Light Fight!

This holiday season, make a plan to drive around and check out these bright and dazzling Orlando Christmas lights. Most displays kick off Thanksgiving weekend and shine bright throughout the season (unless otherwise noted). As you enjoy the festivities, please be courteous to the neighborhoods—visit during designated times, avoid blocking driveways, keep music at a reasonable volume, and respect private property.

Atlanta knows Christmas lights and how to show up, and show off, for the holidays! Neighborhood Christmas lights in Atlanta mean an all-out explosion of intricate designs, clever themes, and surging electricity bills. Some of these dizzying, dazzling homes can even be seen from overhead flights!

Residential holiday lights include houses that feature a walking tour through their front yards; other houses welcome families to drive by and tune specific radio frequencies to their synchronized Christmas lights; and some houses are a part of an entire neighborhood that creates a collective attraction! In fact, enjoy Christmas lights AND do charitable work —some of the homes mentioned below are part of Cobb EMC's Christmas lights map, where you can visit each home, vote for your favorite, and then the utility company awards the top three winners $500 each as donations to the charities of the winners' choosing. 

We’ve assembled the brightest, most elaborate holiday and Christmas lights in Atlanta to knock your seasonal socks off! 

'Tis the season for brilliant Christmas light shows! Every year it seems the Christmas light installations in New York City get more elaborate, making a visit to the top holiday lights displays a must-do seasonal activity.

We've rounded up the best holiday lights displays in NYC. Most of these attractions are in the far-flung stretches of the five boroughs, such as Dyker Heights in Brooklyn, the Rockaways and Howard Beach in Queens, and on Staten Island, but all of these holiday houses are worth the trip.

So, start your own holiday tradition this year by checking out these spectacular Christmas lights when dusk hits. To find more seasonal fun, visit our NYC Kids' Guide to Holiday Fun.