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4 of America’s best Christmas towns are in New England, according to Travel + Leisure
One is in Massachusetts.
Travelers seeking a charming holiday getaway will find four of the best Christmas towns in the nation in New England, according to Travel + Leisure.
The publication recently released a list of the 25 best Christmas towns in the USA and included Nantucket; Newport, Rhode Island; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and Ogunquit, Maine.
“Nothing quite compares to the joy of holiday decorations,” wrote Travel + Leisure. “The sight of a town decked out with boughs of holly, among other Christmas decor, can send warmth all the way down to your toes — even in the midst of a blizzard.”
Nantucket, well known as a summer getaway, is an excellent place to spend the holidays, according to the publication. The island’s annual Christmas Stroll brings shopping, seven-foot-tall decorated Christmas trees, wine tastings, home tours, and more.
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Newport’s Gilded Age mansions The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House are “decked out in sumptuous trees, fine china, and decorations” during the holidays, wrote Travel + Leisure.
In Portsmouth, holiday revelers can head to the Strawberry Banke Museum and “skate on its open-air Puddle Dock Pond, or walk the candle-box-lined paths to see decorated homes from centuries past,” wrote the publication.
Beach getaway Ogunquit has plenty of winter perks, wrote Travel + Leisure, including “lower prices and overall calm” as well as its annual Christmas by the Sea festival, which brings a bonfire on the beach, visits with Santa, and more.
Check out the entire list of 25 best Christmas towns in the USA.
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