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There seem to be a few across the country, curious to see if you have experiences to share: https://www.travelmag.com/articles/20-best-christmas-markets-united-states/

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 55 minutes ago

yes. downtown but I would not be surprised if a few suburbs have one or start to have one. It was a nice stop off after work when I worked downtown.

[–] wjrii 1 points 1 hour ago

In my part of Texas there will be one or two set up, but they're not a "classic" holiday experience for most families, as best I can tell. I went to one in the parking lots outside of a baseball stadium and it was... fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] RebekahWSD 1 points 2 hours ago

Not here, but I've wanted to go to one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

There was one when I lived in Frederick MD, but none here in NM.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago

There's a pretty big one in Chicago! I think I went once when I was younger, but I don't really remember much about it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Downtown Pittsburgh has one and it's really nice

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Word. I visited Pittsburgh a few Christmases back. Loved the city, and I hate cities. But the market there was sweet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Pitt is great once you're able to stop driving! The trains take you where you need to go for little to no money, the museums and parks are solid and there's plenty of stuff to see and do.

I'm from a Catholic family so I have an apprecation for church design, organs etc. The Cathedral they have is pretty nice and reminds me of ones I've visited in Europe

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Oh man! the architecture of that city! Even the newer buildings tended to be nice to look at. But the older stuff is as amazing as any city I've ever been to.

And you wanna talk about nice? Pittsburgh people were so damn welcoming. No city is perfect, but I've never been to any city where I had zero unpleasant encounters. Could have been luck (and probably was, at least in part), but it left a great impression on me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

They're are pretty rad. My parents love the Bethlehem pa one