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5. New Orleans.<\/b> The stroke of midnight in New Orleans is just the start for an all-night bash. Jackson Square is the center, with live musical entertainment leading up to the countdown that culminates by the drop of an 8-foot-tall, lighted fleur-de-lis (symbol of the Big Easy) from an illuminated perch that it shares with \u201cBaby New Year,\u201d five stories atop the Jax Brewery.<\/p>\n

Fifteen minutes of fantastic fireworks follow, shot into the night sky from a duo of barges on the Mississippi River, before crowds disperse to the surrounding French Quarter with its boisterous Bourbon Street, and to nearby music club-dotted Frenchman Street, where you can whoop it up till the wee hours.<\/p>\n

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6. Vail.<\/b> Take your New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations to the slopes of the Rocky Mountains, with some revelry in the world-famous ski resort of Vail.<\/p>\n

The evening festivities kick off with a spectacular torchlight parade on Golden Peak (see photo left), featuring as many as 300 skiers and snowboarders from the Vail Ski & Snowboard School who schuss the slopes in an illuminated train, glow sticks in hand.<\/p>\n

The first round of New Year\u2019s Eve fireworks in this Colorado ski town follow up the spectacle, as does the family-friendly First Night festival, held at the mountaintop Adventure Ridge, accessible by gondola.<\/p>\n

Food stands, activities just for kids, a choral group, and a live broadcast of the Times Square ball drop assure the festivities maintain their momentum.<\/p>\n

A secondary fireworks display explodes above Vail Mountain for more merriment at midnight, as does some rather explosive nightlife at bars and restaurants throughout town.<\/p>\n

A massive dance party at the Dobson Ice Arena is the biggest event in town, featuring three DJs and a midnight balloon drop, with thousands of dollars in cash and prizes tucked inside the balloons.<\/p>\n

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7. Key West.<\/b> A warm-weather winter magnet, this town in southernmost Florida offers a trio of unusual \u201cdrops\u201d that showcase Key West\u2019s outlandish take on the Times Square countdown tradition.<\/p>\n

The descent of a costumed \u201cpirate wench\u201d from a schooner\u2019s mast is set to the sound of booming canons and the cheers of spectators and the ship\u2019s \u201cpirate\u201d crew (at the Schooner Wharf Bar in the Historic Seaport area).<\/p>\n

Thousands more gather on anything-goes Duval Street to watch a mammoth man-made conch shell descend from atop Hemingway\u2019s favorite watering hole, Sloppy Joe\u2019s Bar (live music is inside).<\/p>\n

And yet more crowds congregate for the \u201cRed Shoe Drop\u201d (see photo) just down the road, where bedazzled local drag queen legend Sushi is lowered in a super-sized red high heel from above the Bourbon Street Pub (peek inside for over-the-top performances by female impersonators).<\/p>\n

Across the U.S. anything goes when it comes to ringing in the New Year. Find great budget-friendly timeshare rental<\/a> bargains in each of these fun and fascinating New Year\u2019s Eve destinations.<\/p>\n

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