10. Hudson Yards

Photograph Courtesy of Hudson Yards

Hudson Yards may have one of the brightest displays of holiday decorations in NYC this year! A forest of 725 additional trees lights up the plaza, alongside five giant illuminated hot air balloons. The light sculptures are sixteen to thirty feet tall. The largest is suspended above The Great Room at The Shops. Throughout the dazzling display, there are more than 2 million glistening lights. A string of all of those lights would stretch out over 115 miles!

Hudson Yards is also offering guests a virtual visit with Santa. After downloading the free Membit APP, guests are transported to the North Pole and Santa’s Workshop. There, you can take photos with animated polar bears, elves, penguins, Rudolph, and hop on a video chat with Santa!