It may have quickly snuck up on us, but it’s officially that time of year again where we have to start figuring out exactly how and where we’re going to ring in the new year. We all may have our own favorite ways to say hello to a new year, but according to the folks over at Skyscanner.com, these are the best cities around the country when it comes to enjoying your New Year’s Eve – take a look!
- New York City
Benjamin Chodroff/Flickr New York City may be one of the country’s most well-known destinations when it comes to celebrating New Year’s Eve, but it actually made the bottom of Skyscanner’s Top 10 list. Even if you don’t want to spend your entire day and night in the middle of Times Square to watch the famous ball drop, if you happen to be anywhere within New York City you’ll still be guaranteed to enjoy a New Year’s Eve that you’ll never forget. And let’s not forget to keep an eye out for the wonderful fireworks that go off over the East River!
- Las Vegas
InSapphoWeTrust/Flickr Closing down the entire Strip to traffic and turning the city into one luxurious party, there aren’t too many other places as exciting as Las Vegas when it comes to celebrating New Year’s Eve. Another bonus to celebrating New Year’s Eve in Sin City? For this holiday, you’ll find an extensive array of celebrity-hosted events, leaving you with a whole list of options when it comes to finding something to do.
- Miami
Junior Henry/Flickr If you’re looking to enjoy New Year’s Eve someplace warm that’s also electrifying, Miami is a great place to head to celebrate the holiday. All along South Beach, you’ll find exciting events going on for the holiday and, of course, fireworks out along the water.
- Los Angeles
Dan Eckert/Flickr For a warm and sunny spot to celebrate on the West Coast, head to Los Angeles, California. While visiting the lively city, you’ll find that just about every major business and hotel in the area hosts an extravagant New Year’s Eve event that will make you want to get all dolled up and enjoy a night out on the town.
- New Orleans
Lars Plougmann/Flickr If you’re looking to visit a city that puts its own unique spin on the festivities, try planning an end of the year vacation to New Orleans. New Year’s Eve is one of many times of the year that the city becomes more lively than usual, and those who come to New Orleans get to see just how exciting Bourbon Street is during the holidays. When you’re not too busy reveling in the greatness of this one street, you can take your eyes over to the Mississippi River to enjoy an amazing fireworks display.
- Denver
Sam Cox/Flickr Heading to the frigid mountaintops may not be your first idea when it comes to planning a vacation away for New Year’s Eve, but we promise you won’t regret a trip to Denver for this flashy holiday. Like most major cities around America on New Year’s Eve, you can enjoy an exciting fireworks display over the 16th Street Mall in Denver, with events, vendors, and entertainment happening out on the streets and inside of local businesses throughout the mall and surrounding areas. We can’t help but love Denver for being an underrated New Year’s Eve gem of the U.S.!
- Orlando
Matthew Paulson/Flickr Back to the Sunshine State, we go! Things tend to get amazingly magical at Walt Disney World for New Year’s Eve, turning the Magic Kingdom into an even more electrifying place to be. From one-of-a-kind parades to their famous fireworks, everyone should enjoy at least one New Year’s Eve at Walt Disney World during their lifetime.
- Chicago
FarTripper/Flickr Chicago is quite the exciting place to spend New Year’s Eve, with fantastic cruises out on the water that offer unique views of the city’s fireworks displays to incredible events hosted at Navy Pier, there’s quite a variety of ways to ring in the New Year in this city.
- San Francisco
Flickr/Jakob Nilsson-Ehle The view of San Francisco’s fireworks display between the Bay Bridge and the Ferry Building is one that people from all over the country travel to see. While most major cities around the country put on a display of fireworks for New Year’s, there’s nothing quite like seeing how San Francisco does things.
- Dallas
Flickr/Dave Hensley That’s right! According to Skyscanner, Dallas, Texas is the best place to spend your New Year’s Eve this year. The city’s fireworks displays take place from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Yes, you read that right, the show is five and a half hours long! You’ll find festive events hosted at restaurants and hotels throughout the city, with the big countdown taking place right in Victory Park.
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Benjamin Chodroff/Flickr
New York City may be one of the country’s most well-known destinations when it comes to celebrating New Year’s Eve, but it actually made the bottom of Skyscanner’s Top 10 list. Even if you don’t want to spend your entire day and night in the middle of Times Square to watch the famous ball drop, if you happen to be anywhere within New York City you’ll still be guaranteed to enjoy a New Year’s Eve that you’ll never forget. And let’s not forget to keep an eye out for the wonderful fireworks that go off over the East River!
InSapphoWeTrust/Flickr
Closing down the entire Strip to traffic and turning the city into one luxurious party, there aren’t too many other places as exciting as Las Vegas when it comes to celebrating New Year’s Eve. Another bonus to celebrating New Year’s Eve in Sin City? For this holiday, you’ll find an extensive array of celebrity-hosted events, leaving you with a whole list of options when it comes to finding something to do.
Junior Henry/Flickr
If you’re looking to enjoy New Year’s Eve someplace warm that’s also electrifying, Miami is a great place to head to celebrate the holiday. All along South Beach, you’ll find exciting events going on for the holiday and, of course, fireworks out along the water.
Dan Eckert/Flickr
For a warm and sunny spot to celebrate on the West Coast, head to Los Angeles, California. While visiting the lively city, you’ll find that just about every major business and hotel in the area hosts an extravagant New Year’s Eve event that will make you want to get all dolled up and enjoy a night out on the town.
Lars Plougmann/Flickr
If you’re looking to visit a city that puts its own unique spin on the festivities, try planning an end of the year vacation to New Orleans. New Year’s Eve is one of many times of the year that the city becomes more lively than usual, and those who come to New Orleans get to see just how exciting Bourbon Street is during the holidays. When you’re not too busy reveling in the greatness of this one street, you can take your eyes over to the Mississippi River to enjoy an amazing fireworks display.
Sam Cox/Flickr
Heading to the frigid mountaintops may not be your first idea when it comes to planning a vacation away for New Year’s Eve, but we promise you won’t regret a trip to Denver for this flashy holiday. Like most major cities around America on New Year’s Eve, you can enjoy an exciting fireworks display over the 16th Street Mall in Denver, with events, vendors, and entertainment happening out on the streets and inside of local businesses throughout the mall and surrounding areas. We can’t help but love Denver for being an underrated New Year’s Eve gem of the U.S.!
Matthew Paulson/Flickr
Back to the Sunshine State, we go! Things tend to get amazingly magical at Walt Disney World for New Year’s Eve, turning the Magic Kingdom into an even more electrifying place to be. From one-of-a-kind parades to their famous fireworks, everyone should enjoy at least one New Year’s Eve at Walt Disney World during their lifetime.
FarTripper/Flickr
Chicago is quite the exciting place to spend New Year’s Eve, with fantastic cruises out on the water that offer unique views of the city’s fireworks displays to incredible events hosted at Navy Pier, there’s quite a variety of ways to ring in the New Year in this city.
Flickr/Jakob Nilsson-Ehle
The view of San Francisco’s fireworks display between the Bay Bridge and the Ferry Building is one that people from all over the country travel to see. While most major cities around the country put on a display of fireworks for New Year’s, there’s nothing quite like seeing how San Francisco does things.
Flickr/Dave Hensley
That’s right! According to Skyscanner, Dallas, Texas is the best place to spend your New Year’s Eve this year. The city’s fireworks displays take place from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Yes, you read that right, the show is five and a half hours long! You’ll find festive events hosted at restaurants and hotels throughout the city, with the big countdown taking place right in Victory Park.
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