Extreme Decor: Nine Famous Holiday Displays

Thank goodness for the Clark Griswolds out there who spend all year planning and prepping and maxing out credit cards so that the less driven among us can bask in their holiday spirit. Their extreme decorations could make any Grinch’s heart grow. But how do such bright and ornate creations come to be? What fun, little-known facts hide behind the magic of our country’s most famous holiday displays? Related Stories: O Christmas Tree! Trimming Traditions Around the World Tourists Trapped: Quirky Roadside Attractions Six Ways to Minimize Holiday Stress

By Vicki Santillano

Hershey’s Holiday Chocolate House

This thirteen-foot-tall Sweet Christmas Candy Cottage is a main attraction during the holidays at the Hershey’s visitor center. According to the Facebook page, it’s made of over 1,600 Cookies ‘n’ Crème bars, over 1,600 single Kit Kat wafer bars, and over twenty pounds of Twizzlers, just to name a few of the sweets involved. The snowman was created with over forty pounds of Ice Breakers mints and York Peppermint Patty eyes.

_Photo source: Hershey’s Chocolate World on Facebook