Christmas trees, gingerbread houses and holiday attractions

CHRISTMAS TREES AROUND THE COUNTRY
In Washington, D.C., the national Christmas tree stands on the Ellipse at President´s Park near the White House. In Los Angeles, check out the tree at the Grove. The city of Chicago´s official Christmas tree is at Millennium Park after decades at Daley Plaza.

Kansas City, Missouri, hosts one of the nation´s tallest trees at nearly 100 feet high in Crown Center. Boston´s Faneuil Hall hosts a tree and a light-and-sound show called Blink!.

In Charlotte, North Carolina, the Ritz-Carlton is displaying a 17-foot sustainable tree made from 789 recycled green plastic bottles and three trees made from thousands of colorful macaron cookies. The hotel also has a life-size gingerbread house.