NEW YORK – Lights, trees, gingerbread and the Grinch are among the Christmastime attractions on display around the United States. Here are some details.
New York City’s holiday traditions include the tree at Rockefeller Center, the Radio City “Christmas Spectacular” show, origami decorations on the tree at the American Museum of Natural History, the Neapolitan Baroque creche and tree at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and of course windows decorated with Christmas themes in stores around the city.
In the Bronx, the New York Botanical Garden hosts its annual train show, with model trains winding around miniature replicas of New York landmarks made from plant materials such as bark, leaves and nuts. At Grand Central Terminal, there are real trains, along with a light show each evening through Dec. 26 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. And at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, an interactive exhibit called “The Grinch’s Holiday Workshop” is up through Dec. 31, along with a synthetic ice rink where kids can skate in their socks.
In Florida, Universal Orlando offers the “Grinchmas Wholiday Spectacular” show, and re-enactments of New York’s Macy’s parade with balloons and costumed characters, through Jan.
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