Holidays

Tucson does Christmas Eve like nowhere else in America — under a desert sky, beside saguaros wrapped in lights, with the scent of mesquite and green chile in the air.

Charlotte does Christmas Eve dinner with Southern polish. The Queen City’s dining scene has matured into one of the Southeast’s best — historic bungalow restaurants, a Victorian-era tasting-menu house, a

Christmas Eve in Miami does not look like the holiday cards — and that is exactly the point. While the rest of the country shivers, Miami serves its christmas eve

Christmas Eve in Nashville has a rhythm all its own. The honky-tonks quiet down a little, the hotel lobbies fill with garlands and the smell of woodsmoke, and one of

There is a particular kind of magic to Christmas Eve dinner in Memphis — a city where Southern hospitality is not a marketing slogan but a way of life, and

There is no Christmas Eve dinner quite like one in Albuquerque. While much of the country is bundled against the cold, the Duke City celebrates December 24 with a desert

Christmas Eve dinner in Columbus has a quiet confidence to it. This is not a city that shouts about its dining scene, but the rooms are excellent: a 50-year-old fine-dining

Few American cities are as naturally built for Christmas Eve as Colorado Springs. The snow on Pikes Peak, the smell of piñon and pine, the whole town glowing against the

Oklahoma City celebrates Christmas Eve with genuine heart — and a dining scene that has grown into one of the most exciting in the region. From a 49th-floor dining room

Oakland does Christmas Eve dinner the way it does everything: with more creativity, more diversity, and more soul than you expected. This is a city where a two-Michelin-star tasting menu,

Las Vegas does Christmas Eve dinner the same way it does everything else: with spectacle, abundance, and a guest list that never sleeps. While other cities quietly shutter their dining