7 Unique Christmas Trees

Admire some of the unique displays of Christmas trees adorned with glittering lights this holiday season. Look for these trees in and around Central Park:

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    Tavern on the Green Holiday

    ilovetheupperwestside.com

    The courtyard at Tavern on the Green twinkles all year round, and in December they add a beautiful Christmas tree! Visit the restaurant for a lovely meal, cocktails and live music.

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    Pet Memorial Tree

    newyorkneighborhooddogs.blogspot.com

    If you're walking through the Ramble, keep your eyes peeled for a very special pet memorial holiday tree. Pet owners who've lost their best friends hang personal ornaments in honor of their memories. *Please note: We have not mapped the actual location of the tree here, as it is a secret!*

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    Alvaro Keding / @AMNH

    The annual origami holiday tree at the American Museum of Natural History is decorated each year with a new display of hand-folded paper models created by local, national, and international origami artists. See details about this year's tree here.

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    Met Museum Christmas Tree

    metmuseum.org

    A beautifully lit 20-ft blue spruce stands tall over an eighteenth-century Neapolitan nativity scene, in the Met Museum's Medieval Sculpture Hall. Colorful silk-robed angels hover over the crèche. See details about this year's tree here.

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    Holiday Flotilla

    Each year the Central Park Conservancy displays a beautiful light-reflecting flotilla of holiday trees on the Harlem Meer near the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center. Get details about this year's holiday lighting ceremony event here.

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    lincolnsquarebid.org

    This exciting interactive holiday lights installation near Lincoln Center is situated in Dante Park, located at Broadway and W. 64th Street. See more info about this year's event here.

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    Andrew Dallos

    The gigantic brightly lit Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center is not to be missed! See it on our Holiday Lights: Park & City Ride, which takes you through Central Park and down 5th Avenue, where you'll experience the magnificent display of holiday lights and take a photo at the tree.