South African & Daughter React to 24 most FESTIVE towns in America 

Yay, for Leavenworth making the #1 spot. They leave the Christmas light up through February to help people come see them without the HUGE crowds of December. 🎄 🎅 🤶 December is more magical a time to go. But parking is a nightmare and the crowds are heavy.

If you don't like the cold, your guaranteed chance of avoiding it is St. Augustine, Florida.

I love you guys bantering...I was gonna say there wasn't enough talking! Can't please everyone, can you? LOL

I live in Washington state and Leavenworth is about 3 hours away. It's so traditional and the town works all year for Christmas. It's a beautiful magical place. ❤

All I can say to that comment: "BUGGER OFF!". I really love your chatter.

As someone who was born and raised in Washington and has been to Leavenworth several times, it makes me so happy to see it as #1! It totally deserves it and is an absolutely magical place to visit around the holidays!

JONO... Masa-Chu-Sits! lolol

I live in Michigan and go to Bronner’s every year. It’s basically like a Walmart sized Christmas store. You can get personalized ornaments and stuff like that. It’s definitely cool. And Frankenmuth in general has Bavarian-style architecture.

Clifton Mill Ohio is only about 40 mins up the road from me. It's beautiful with the landscape covered in the red lights and the old Mill illuminated in lights.

Branson, Missouri is year round fun town. It is sometimes know as the little Las Vegas of the east. It has many shows with famous stars and many place to eat and shop and have fun. I used to go every year, until health prevented it. You never knew what star would show up at a place where you were eating or enjoying the sights.

When your watching a "reaction video" You have to expect interruptions and comments. That's the whole point of watching a "reaction video" so keep up the banter your doing great!

Jono, that Durango, CO train ride at 8:40 can be seen on the @AdventureEveryDay channel from within the Train itself. The video is entitled "Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Colorado | Historic Steam Train Cascade" It's about a 45 minute video, and was posted last Februrary. But this route between Durango and Siilverton is in western Colorado and runs north and south for about 40 miles. Durango ie kinda down in the flatter valley area, but Silverton is up in the mountains and this train ride reminds you of the Old West mining days.

There is a show on TV here known as the great Christmas light fight. People decorate their homes and front yards or garden as you may know it and judges come to the homes of contestants to judge them. Some people spend months decorating for this show.

The scenery in and around Leavenworth Washington (#1 on the list) is spectacular, the town looks like a Bavarian town in the Alps, Christmas there is incredible.

I don't know why they did not have McAdenville NC. They have been having drive thru light displays since the late 40's. It is beautiful. Much better then some of these other places.

Many years ago I spent a number of Christmases at Vail. I loved it. I wish I could still be doing it.

On RU-vid you can find Christmas decorations in a small area in part of Bklyn, NYC called Dyker Heights. This is home owners decorating their homes is so big they give tours!

I live in Ohio and have been to Clifton many times. It truly is a winter wonderland. In the area I live in (southern Ohio), when I was young, there was a farm where the lights first went up to celebrate his son returning from WWII. Over the next several decades it expanded. It covered the area the size of about 15 acres and covered both sides of a small valley. He had installed cement walk-ways up and down the hills with a small hot chocolate stand at the end. The inside of his house was decorated to a wonderful 1940s Christmas feel. Everything he put up and all the electricity to light it all was paid for by donations of the visitors. I looked forward to it every year as we went there on Christmas Eve. Then came back to my grandparents house and the festivities would begin. It's one of my favorite memories from growing up. I don't know how your daughter spells her name so I don't want to muck it up, but I'm with her, Christmas is my favorite time of year. The more lights, ornament and deco you have, the better.

I’ve only visited two of these 24 towns! 😮 I really need to step up my Christmas game!!

When I lived in Florida people from more northerly states joked about it not seeming like Christmas there. The original Christmas was in an area more like Florida than Maine. I remember the palm trees decorated with lights and floats anchored in rivers and lakes also decorated with lights. Its warm enough for live outdoor nativity scenes. I do prefer a white Christmas with snow on evergreens and mountain tops, though.

Stockbridge, MA is amazing any season. The Norman Rockwell Museum is a must see and experience is mysterious paintings. New York City is a whole different wonderful experience. It is very crowded. And your interactions and talking if fine.

I’ve been I super familiar with three of these locations. I lived in Fairbanks, Alaska and North Pole is just a short drive away. It’s a really awesome place to visit. I grew up in Michigan and my best friend since 9th grade, and her husband, live in Frankenmuth, Michigan and it’s pronounced “Frank-in-mooth” not “Frank-in-mewth”. She worked at Bronner’s in their accounting department. That store is unbelievably gigantic! It literally takes hours to walk through and see everything. That seven minute Christmas music is played on by the chimes in the clock tower, and it’s cold there in the winter, people mostly like don’t want to be standing outside for an extended period of time. Lastly my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter live about twenty five minutes away from Leavenworth, Washington and my daughter-in-law’s mom and step dad just moved from Leavenworth to be closer to them. Leavenworth is up in the Cascade mountain range and they get a lot of snow. That doesn’t stop people from visiting, especially between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s a beautiful place and they didn’t mention it, but there’s a special Snow Train that runs during that period so people from the Seattle area don’t have to drive up into the mountains.

My dad was in the navy we were stationed close to mystic Connecticut that town is so awesome

First off, I think you guys do a great job. You don’t talk too much. Second of all I live up here in Washington and Leavenworth is a beautiful tiny little town setting in the mountains. It’s great to have lots of little cabins and small hotels. I think you’d love it, the ultimate small town. I love going there in the summer too. The river and the canyon. There is beautiful.

You need to check out the great Christmas light fight. It’s a national tv competition where families compete to have the best lights. It goes on throughout the month of December and the winner gets $50,000 to cover their light bill. Most winners donate the rest to charity

Michigan cold and snowy But it's beautiful

As a new Yorker myself, sir, i've been to Rhinebeck during the holidays its great .

You and your daughter are hilarious together. Reminds me of my relationship with my daughter.

When you were talking about a log cabin out in your back yard, it reminded me of when I was in my teens and my best friend and I had a cabin, that was actually an old work shop, that my father let us use to hang out in. It wasn't log, but we installed a wood stove, some bunks we could sleep on, a table and some benches. It was a pretty cool place we used for years to hang out, work on various projects, process game, experiment with cooking wild stuff, grow a small garden.

Imagine your town being “Santa Clause” and not being the #1 Christmas town in the country. They need to step up their game. You gta earn that name. 😂

Jono...you can stay an hour outside of the city of NY and be in the rustic country, and the kids and mom can take a train into the city for the day! The best of both worlds!

I was just in NYC a few days ago and it was PACKED solid with people enjoying the holiday. Saks on fifth avenue had a massive light show on the front of their store, facing down the famous Rockefeller center Christmas Tree.

I like going to Christmas festivals to get a steaming cup of mulled wine. It’s perfect to keep you warm while looking at the decorations.

I have been to the #1 pick on the list as a kid. I used to live in Washington and I remember my parents taking my sister and I to it. It does look like you are in Europe when you are in that town.

Wow. I never noticed Leia looks so much like you. Same nose, mouth, and eye color and shape.

Sad to see Grapevine, TX left off the list. You guys will have to check it out sometime!

We live about 3 hours from the last one Leavenworth, Washington It is so charming and really feels like you are in another world.

Look up "Interlochen neighborhood christmas lights". It's in Arlington, Texas, and has been going for decades.

Some places will synchronize the flickering lights with the music on AM radio so you can tune in on your car radio and/or stream online.

Im here in Washington State and Leavenworth is absolutely the most beautiful place for Christmas hands down.

I am not a city person and lived in NYC for 6 years and was happy to move out to the countryside, BUT NYC is truly magical at Christmas and has the most incredibly beautiful Nutcracker ballet by the New York City Ballet theater and I’ve seen a lot of Nutcracker ballets and been to 7 of these places at Christmas time! I also love Christmas and cold weather! I really hope your lovely daughter gets to visit Manhattan!

Yeah love Christmas in NYC. Bryant Park is great during the holidays

Leavenworth Washington has a pretty interesting history. Not a bad one, just interesting you should look it up. It's a pretty cool place also.

New York City, Bethlehem, Pa and the surrounding areas are really beautiful all year round specially the Leigh Valley area, where Bethlehem is, and the Pocono Mountains, about 2 hours north of the Valley. There’s also a lot of ski resorts in this area many also have snow tubing and night skiing. There are a lot of warm weather activities in this area as well. Hershey, Pa is also amazing. If you and the family like the Bavarian style architecture and food, consider visiting Helen, Georgia the entire town is Bavarian inspired.

Frankenmuth is amazing. Visited there with my mom and some other relatives. That Christmas store is akin to a mall. My mom ( a Depression era baby) was at first resistant to shopping. After 10 minutes, she was infected with the spirit. When we were done, I had spent hundreds of dollars and had fears whether I would fit everything into my car! So much for, 'we don't need anything for Christmas.' LOL There are also amazing restaurants in the town--that was amazing, too.

You would love Big Bear Lake as you can drive twenty miles down the mountain into the desert. I lived in Rancho Cucamonga and would take my son golfing in San Bernardino where it would be 35 degrees centrigade on Christmas day. Then drive twenty miles up to Big Bear and snow ski. Southern California about forty miles east of Los Angelas.

I am surprised they didn't have Duluth, Minnesota on that list! That put on a HUGE event right next to the bay. In our town, there is one neighborhood that every Christmas Season they change the name of their street to Candy Cane Lane. To purchase a house on that short one block long dead end street, you have to sign a contract and agree to decorate your home every Christmas. They all go ALL OUT WITH BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS! Different themes for each house and a lot of them set up a fire pit in their driveways to greet the passer bys and offer candy canes to the children.

I live an hour from Santa Claus, Indiana. The house tours are amazing, the stores and the town decorations will get the biggest grinch in the Christmas mood! And I like the shaved face, Jono. Have a blessed holiday season !

I work less than a block away from Rockefeller Center and that office building with the giant red ornaments. Hope you’ll visit.

I live in Branson, Missouri and it is always decorated beautiflly! Silver Dollar City is where you see a massive amount of lights. I went last Sunday, and, there were 26,000 people. People come from around the world to enjoy a warm beautiful country Christmas.

I totally agree about the trees that look too modern!

NYC is the Greatest City in The World! The Rockettes are Amazing to watch on Broadway! The cities Decorations are un-matched anywhere in the world! My sister works at the top of Rockefeller Building and it’s such a sight to see the area decorated!

The train ride looks the best 🚂

I'm with your beautiful da, I love Christmas 🎄 ♥️

You should review a video here on RU-vid titled Every fan of Christmas should visit Christmas town USA (McAdenville North Carolina) McAdenville is a town of just over 900 residents in the County I live in, Gaston County. Every year since 1956 every home in this tiny town goes all out decorating for Christmas. Each year an estimated 600,000 drive through and tour the small town from December the 1st through the 26th. For years the residents who participated in decorating their homes had their electric bills covered by a prominent family who owned local textiles in Gaston County, The video I mentioned is a short one, however there are other videos on the town you may want to check out too..

I did not expect to see anyplace I know on this list but I was so wrong. Branson, Missouri. Not only have I been there many times, I have been there in December a few days before Christmas. The 6.5 million light (or however many they said) is actually in the theme park in Branson called Silver Dollar City and it is a sight to behold. A lot of Branson is decorated up too though, but it is their busiest season other than summer. So it's very crowded.

Drone shows are so much better and safer than fireworks in every way. More versatile, reusable, not noisy, no fire hazard, will loan you a few bucks... Can't beat em

If you should ever find yourself in Florida, St. Augustine is beautiful all year around. It's well worth spending a day. And no, we don't really get that cold down here. Jono doesn't like snow, so he'd be pretty set. It does occasionally snow, but not really enough to lay on the ground for more than an evening, if at all.

My address used to be 123 Leavenworth, Washington and locals there stay away, unless we had visitors...visitors, always wanted to go there. HUGE tourist town and at Christmas good luck finding a parking space it's wall to wall people. They come from all over the world to see that little town and it is a little town not more than 1000 people that actually live there. However, it is beautiful at Christmas time when they do the lighting ceremony.

I’m from SD and go snowboarding at Big Bear or Mammoth Mountain every year

I Love this time of year and I live in Pensacola Beach Florida USA 🇺🇸. And Saturday is our Christmas parade. We turn Downtown into a Winter Wonderland the day after Thanksgiving thru New Years. I hope someday you guys can come visit us ❤❤❤👍

Somebody actually said you talked to your daughter too much ??? Bah Humbug! You two are charming ! We're in Wisconsin (US) and while I like the looks of snow, I hate the cold . Got the tree and decorations up and we'll leave them up till mid January. Need the cheerfulness to counteract the bleak short winter grey days. Have a wonderful holiday with your family 🎄🎄🎄

Looking good! The channel is progressing, that has to be fun. Man, I’m TEXAN and I can’t wait for you to get here. I’ll tell you why. It really does our hearts good when we get out state visitors who truly appreciate what we have to offer. We know it’s damn good and try to stay humble about it. Quality is quality there’s no denying that. We are popular on social media right now as folks are seeing what we do here in the the Lone Star state. 😀 I really enjoy all the different channels that come here and really love it. I can tell that you are going to be one of the most blown away visitors from RU-vid. I know sincerity when I see it and YOU my friend are going to want to move here, guaranteed. I support that idea. 👍🇺🇸 You are TEXAN already, I can see it. It’s in your soul. It’s just a matter of geography and economics now. Come on!

The fun thing in the US is that entire neighborhoods compete for the best displays, many of them are huge and extravagant.

The bridge's name in English is Constitution Bridge. He said it's name with the Spanish pronunciation. St. Augustine is one of the first cities found by the Spanish.

The last one is my favorite because it's in my state of Washington. Also, you look so much younger without your beard.

As someone from Maine and who has seen the booth bay lights a few times it only gets better every year and since it’s kind of a seasonal town it’s kind of great because during this time of year not a lot people are in the town and despite being a huge attraction its not super busy!

One of my ancestors was Moravian, who are the founders of Bethlehem PA. The Christmas Star has special meaning because they left Germany following a star to America that appeared in the night sky.

Also about Christmas in San Antonio, one of the local universities, Incarnate Word College, every Christmas, puts over a million, yes over a million white Christmas lights on almost every surface of the campus. You think you’ve seen Christmas lights? Go here at night! No colored lights, hundreds of thousands of white lights in every big tree, the edge and outline of every building, the entire campus! It’s spectacular! S.A! We do Christmas big time in TEXAS!

Im so so happy Williamsburg Virginia is on the list😊😊😊 I live in Newport News Virginia and we always have so many coming to Christmas time at Busch Gardens as well.❤❤❤

Grew up an hour away from salvange in california. The sweets shops there are to die for. Now I live an hour away from branson. That place is busy all year round. Lots of stuff to do in branson.

Thank you for your wonderful reaction. I almost had to stop the video when you guys commented on the polar bear because I got to laughing to hard. Love your reactions keep up the good work.

I live in Michigan, it is awesome. All year around.

I live in Florida and St. Augustine is beautiful!

I've never been to any of these towns, at least not yet. But I have been to Metropolis, Illinois, whey they have a number of statues of Superman. I have been to Riverside, Iowa, where there are plenty of signs and plaques announcing that James T. Kirk, from the original Star Trek TV series will be born there in 2233. Oh, and I've been to Uranus, Missouri, home to numerous excellent fudge shops whose proprietors are glad to put your purchases in bags that proudly proclaim, "I got this fudge from Uranus!"

There is a famous house in Yonkers New York, it is not a very big house or yard but they have so many lights and decorations you could see it from space 🚀🌌

OK, Jono, practice time: mass-uh-CHEW-sets. Williamsburg, VA, during the rest of the year, is a chance to see what it was like in the town during the settling era several hundred years ago. I rode on the Durango train to the other end of the line at Silverton severalsummers ago during vacation. Beautiful area during any season. You missed the totally unexpected pronunciation of Natchitoches, Louisiana--NACK-it-ish (Parish, parish seat. Counties in other states are parishes in Louisiana [and boroughs in Alaska].). North Pole, AK, is the one and only suburb of Fairbanks. Remember Fairbanks from a few days ago, Jono? The Fairbanks area is one of the best places in N. America to see the Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis. St. Augustine, FL, is one of the oldest cities in the US, having been chartered on Sept. 8, 1565. The lights which are called faralitos in Santa Fe are called luminaria in other places around the country. Vail, CO, is a winter resort town for the rich, and is jawdropping in any season. The "high horses" of Woodstock, VT, appear to be nearly as big as the Clydesdales, but without the hairy hooves. Nevertheless, they're pretty big--like a high chair.

Um Frankenmuth Michigan is a Christmas 🎄 town 364 days a year. The entire town is a a joy to go threw. During the summer we have a car show that covers the entire town and surrounding areas there is so much and they guys did not do it justice at all. Year round not 7 minutes lol

It's great that you both talk; that what's good about the content. You're a good dad and have raised good kids. Cheers to you! I'm from Boston, Massachusetts. It's hard to say Massachusetts so we usually just say Mass. I'm from Boston, Mass. Ya'll are great! Merry Christmas

If you like Christmas towns and displays, you guys will LOVE a show called The Great Christmas Light Fight. It's two hosts that go around the country and judge elaborate Christmas Light displays by regular families. It's completely BONKERS in the best way possible. ❤🎄❤ I'm sure you can find some clips or episodes online or even here on RU-vid.

This was more common 60 years ago ... but a neighborhood in my town still does this ;-)

Santa Claus, IN and Holiday World is a fun place to visit even in the summer. Holiday themed rides and free drinks and sunscreen. The folks are friendly.

11:00 sad they neglected to say anything about the reindeer at Santas house in North Pole Alaska. Inside the store is amazing as well. North Pole AK is a neat little town with light poles painted like candy canes, all year its Christmas. I was born there so I am a bit biased.

San Antonio riverwalk in December.

You keep up the banter with your daughter. It's part of the reason I subscribe. I have 2 myself. One is a pilot and one manages a chain of fashion stores, so you talk away. I always talked to my girls . It separates the dads that just get by from the great dads. If they don't like it go somewhere else. The lack of a beard suits you well.

I have been to Mystic, Connecticut and Durango Colorado they r beautiful year round

Your channel is wonderful. I really enjoy the interaction with you and your daughter. Thank you for another fun video. Merry Christmas

Dear Lord jono you look 20 years younger without a beard. Oh my!

Very beautiful and well done guys. You sounded pretty impressed by the twenty-three inches of snow at one of your featured cities, I live in Provo, Utah, last year Provo received 900 inches of snow, you can catch some clips of the snow fall here on RU-vid. Utah's name has come up when discussing sites for the winter Olympics. Utah's altitude is about four thousand feet above sea level

Easy way to pronounce Massachusetts... Mass-a-chew-sits

Clifton Mills is a fun place then after you drive to Yellow Springs for Youngs Dairy for ice cream

I'm an hour away from Bethlehem, pa

You'd all love holiday world in Santa clause Indiana the water rides too

Being raised in Maine we have a handfull of towns that look like they belong in a Hallmark movie or in a Dickens story.

I decorate both My houses. 4 Christmas. I throw a decorating party. And then I throw A undecorating party. William s

Always expect higher prices in popular tourist destinations it’s just the way it is 😂

React means react to what you are seeing, and that means talking about it.

The next town over does a good job of decorating their Main Street, it’s quite an attraction. Going there tonight for the annual Christmas parade.

I'm with you on the fake tree made of a pole and strings of lights... You NEED an actual tree.

You guys reaction to that negative comment is dead on!