Elfreth's Alley Holiday Lights
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Where: 124-126 Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
When: December; Deck the Alley event December 6
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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The nation's oldest continuously inhabited residential street trades mega-wattage for subdued, colonial-style charm, with wreaths and candlelit windows along its 18th-century homes. The annual ticketed Deck the Alley celebration opens the museum and several private houses to visitors.