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The Best Places To See Holiday Lights, According To Pinterest

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Now that the holiday season is underway, you may have noticed lights and decorations going up around your neighborhood. 

But if you'd like to experience the best of the best, Pinterest has come up with a list of the most over-the-top light displays around. 

From a Brooklyn neighborhood to a Belgian market, these lights are sure to put any visitor in the holiday spirit.

"Zoo Lights" at the Houston Zoo features a glittering display of more than 200 million individual lights. There's a lit-up African forest and a snow globe you can walk inside.

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In Brussels, Belgium, there's a massive Christmas festival in the town square, complete with a Ferris wheel, ice rink, and markets.

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Homes in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn have some of the most impressive light displays you'll see anywhere.

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Austin's Zilker Park becomes the beautiful "Trail of Lights" every December.

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At Honor Heights Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, you can enjoy 120 acres of decorated trees and bushes.

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Located just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, James Island hosts a festival of lights with more than 700 displays and two million lights.

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Guam's largest shopping mall puts up a 35-foot Christmas tree and 40,000 lights that blink along with the holiday tunes.

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The Atlanta Botanical Garden creates a massive display inspired by flowers.

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In Clifton, Ohio, residents cover their town's historic mill with twinkling lights.

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Madrid's Palacio de Cibeles becomes a winter wonderland, complete with colorful lights and a Nativity scene.

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Silver Dollar City, a theme park in Branson, Missouri, builds a five-story Christmas tree with plenty of special effects.

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Downtown St. Augustine, Florida becomes bright during the city's annual "Night of Lights" celebration.

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Harbour City, an enormous in Hong Kong, spares no expense in decorating for Christmas.

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Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark becomes an adorable 20-acre village during the holiday season.

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