The Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, makes a very big deal out of decorating for the holidays.
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The Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, makes a very big deal out of decorating for the holidays.
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George Washington Vanderbilt hosted a Christmas Eve bash back in 1895, when his 135,000-square-foot home was completed. Candlelight visits are available to visitors who want a taste of that evening.
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George Washington Vanderbilt hosted a Christmas Eve bash back in 1895, when his 135,000-square-foot home was completed. Candlelight visits are available to visitors who want a taste of that evening.
Courtesy Biltmore Estate
While the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, is well-known for supposed paranormal activities, the spirit of Christmas takes over each holiday season.
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While the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, is well-known for supposed paranormal activities, the spirit of Christmas takes over each holiday season.
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Take one of the Winchester Mystery House's daily tours to see more than 20 designer Christmas trees, including this one in the morning room, and other holiday fun.
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Take one of the Winchester Mystery House's daily tours to see more than 20 designer Christmas trees, including this one in the morning room, and other holiday fun.
Courtesy of Winchester Mystery House
Marble House is one of three impressive Gilded Age "cottages" that's decked out for the annual Christmas at the Newport Mansions event in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Marble House is one of three impressive Gilded Age "cottages" that's decked out for the annual Christmas at the Newport Mansions event in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Marble House was inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles and completed in 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt.
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Marble House was inspired by the Petit Trianon at Versailles and completed in 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt.
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Marjorie Merriweather Post's Hillwood Estate in Washington hosts an annual Russian Winter Festival, taking place this year on December 14 and 15.
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Marjorie Merriweather Post's Hillwood Estate in Washington hosts an annual Russian Winter Festival, taking place this year on December 14 and 15.
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The home, purchased by Post in 1955, opened as a museum in 1977. Post wanted to share her extensive collections of Russian imperial art and French decorative art.
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The home, purchased by Post in 1955, opened as a museum in 1977. Post wanted to share her extensive collections of Russian imperial art and French decorative art.
Courtesy Hillwood Estate
Christmas decor from the 1850s is on display all month at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana.
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Christmas decor from the 1850s is on display all month at Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana.
Courtesy Oak Alley Plantation
Oak Alley is decorated with holiday floral arrangements, greenery and fresh fruit, echoing the Louisiana traditions of Christmases past.
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Oak Alley is decorated with holiday floral arrangements, greenery and fresh fruit, echoing the Louisiana traditions of Christmases past.
Courtesy Oak Alley Plantation