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Looking for the best holiday lights locations in the Minneapolis Metro this Christmas season? Well look no further because you have found your one stop shop for the best user submitted locations in and around the Minneapolis area and beyond! My wife and I spent some time on Thursday and Friday touring both long time favorites and newly found light displays that are worthy of a look and placed them on a map, with photos where applicable, for you to reference and enjoy–even from the comfort of your own home! While the StarTribune used to have a list which was accessed via the Star Tribune’s website, they no longer maintain the page and thus this is the only place you can get your fix in an easy to access manner!
Unfortunately there are a lot of homes out there that we may not know about and that’s where you all come in. I have created a nice form which you can fill out and submit your own favorites which will show up on the map within 15 minutes and all you need is a street address! (please note: user submissions are limited to the general area surrounding the MSP metro, locations outside of the area will be ignored automatically). If you have a picture of the house, feel free to add a link to it (hosted anywhere on the Internet but please make sure you have permission if the photo is not yours!) when you fill out the form!
So go ahead and scroll around the map below clicking on the points to see some photos and let me know what you think. I already have some nice plans for next year including ratings, the ability to upload photos, and a few more fun ones. If you have any of your own suggestions on what I can do to better the holiday light map for the Minneapolis metro go ahead and comment on as I’d love to hear what you have to say!
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December 6th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Minneapolis Metro Holiday Light Display Map: http://tinyurl.com/lcktds
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December 6th, 2009 at 7:29 am
Looking for holiday displays around town? RT @SouthMetroNews: Minneapolis Metro Holiday Light Display Map: http://tinyurl.com/lcktds
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December 6th, 2009 at 8:39 am
MINNESOTA BLOG POST OF THE DAY: @garciasn Local blogger attempts to map out holiday lights around the Twin Cities: http://bit.ly/8kICl0
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December 6th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Woot! RT @jpiehowski: MINNESOTA BLOG POST OF THE DAY: @garciasn attempts to map holiday lights around Twin Cities: http://bit.ly/8kICl0
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December 6th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Just as a sidenote, the 13452 Flagstaff Ave house is really impressive in person. It is one of those houses where you tune to a radio station in your car and the lights blink on and off to the music, so it was hard to get a picture where all the lights are lit up at the same time.
December 6th, 2009 at 10:06 am
RT @jpiehowski: MN BLOG POST OF THE DAY: @garciasn Blogger attempts to map out holiday lights around the Twin Cities: http://bit.ly/8kICl0
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December 6th, 2009 at 10:58 am
[...] week’s poll comes from all the driving around we did over the last few days to get the Minnesota Metro Holiday Lights Map ready. My wife and I prefer multicolored lights to white (in fact I find all white light displays [...]
December 6th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Excellent stuff! RT @SouthMetroNews: Minneapolis Metro Holiday Light Display Map: http://tinyurl.com/lcktds
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December 6th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
The hermit in me loves the submitted pictures, I can enjoy without leaving the house! Nice work!
December 7th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Don’t forget to check out the Holiday Lights Map and add your own! http://bit.ly/6KUgIS
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December 7th, 2009 at 7:37 am
It’s nice to see Toy Land made the map. :)
December 7th, 2009 at 8:06 am
FWIW, I planned out a mini tour this weekend using the Star Tribune’s google map:
http://ww2.startribune.com/projects/maps/calendar/holiday_lights.html
The 153rd Street Rosemount listing is excellent and the best computer-run house that I have seen. I also recommend Walnut Drive in Burnsville – that is a crazy street. I will have to check out the other locations on this map. Thanks Bill!
December 7th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Has anyone been to the Fox family farm down 160th towards Hastings? It is more a holiday display done in memory of their son. It is worth the drive.
December 7th, 2009 at 11:00 am
This is pretty awesome Bill. Thanks for taking the time to do this.
December 7th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
We drive past it every year on the way home from Grandma’s house in Cottage Grove. It is beautifully done, I’ve heard mentions of it being in memory of their son but don’t know the whole story.
December 11th, 2009 at 10:59 am
RT @SouthMetroNews: Don’t forget to check out the Holiday Lights Map and add your own! http://bit.ly/6KUgIS
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December 14th, 2009 at 10:48 am
I had a request from someone who wanted a list of the coordinates for all the homes so that they could load their GPS. If you’re interested in seeing the raw data you can view it here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tp3B-tse4t20LtrskYrtl_w&single=true&gid=0&output=html in HTML or here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tp3B-tse4t20LtrskYrtl_w&single=true&gid=0&output=csv in CSV format (Excel, etc)
December 20th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
[...] LazyLightning.org -A great resource for people in the south metro. This local blogger put together points on a google map of locations that are worth checking out. [...]
November 29th, 2010 at 9:28 am
Don’t forget that this map is still there and available for additional locations!
December 8th, 2010 at 11:45 am
I moved these to a google map so i can get directions off my phone, I am going out today (Dec 8th, 2010) to see if these houses have lights this year! http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114457827669851063670.000496e96ca421939e4ee&z=13
December 31st, 2010 at 11:12 am
[...] MN Valley Diner: Apple Valley, MN Casa Nostra Pizzeria Ristorante Italiano: Lakeville, MN Minneapolis Metro Holiday Light Display Map What New Food is at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010 Goodfellas Pizza Bar & Grill: Lakeville, [...]
December 9th, 2011 at 10:13 am
HI Bill – Do you have an updated map for the best holiday lights in the south metro? Thank you.
December 9th, 2011 at 10:25 am
These haven’t been vetted this year but some are new. Have you found locations which are out of date?
December 9th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
I believe one of the locations just south of 160th didn’t have lights last year. Toy Land wasn’t up last year either, but it’s back and more ridiculous than ever this year. :)
Here is the Strib’s 2011 Twin Cities map:
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/133034978.html
December 19th, 2011 at 11:43 am
Oops, had a problem with it geocoding new addresses. I’ve fixed it and all are current. Sorry bout that folks.
December 23rd, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Which address is considered Toy Land?
December 23rd, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Many people are asking which one Toy Land is:
5311 Upper 182nd St W Farmington, MN
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/4154405194_9d1a51b2cc_m.jpg
November 24th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
I have removed all entries prior to 2011. We’ll be updating some entries ourselves. Otherwise, have at it and happy holidays!
November 25th, 2012 at 9:29 am
1. Didn’t publicly share the CSV/HTML document, my bad.
2. The form wasn’t populating the new sheet. I fixed that, ugh.
December 9th, 2012 at 7:49 am
Thanks Bill! Took my wife and kids for a tour and this was so useful. Merry Christmas!
December 9th, 2012 at 8:08 am
You’re welcome Jeff, glad you found it useful!
December 21st, 2012 at 10:17 am
Is the Fox family Farm still an active Christmas Light display this year, 2012?
Where is it? I can’t find it referenced anywhere on google, etc. Must just be word of mouth, but I don’t want to drive over there if it isn’t lit this year.
Thanks!
December 21st, 2012 at 10:32 am
Vickie, try calling them: http://www.foxfarmmarket.com/Christmas.php
December 21st, 2012 at 1:44 pm
The light display at 1409 Summit Oaks Drive in Burnsville is beautiful. I think I’ve added it to your map – ?
Nabbed two old ladies from the retirement home last weekend and drove them around looking at lights – this one really made their holiday!
December 22nd, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Bill, my family and I thank you for this! We started a new tradition this evening and, despite my daughter screaming ‘I want to go home’ on our way to the first stop, they loved it. Highlights were the homes on Harmony Path in Lakeville set to music, having Santa come to our vehicle at Summit Oaks in Burnsville, Ferris Ave and Flagstaff (I don’t think it is pinned on the google map) were also set to music.
We may need to head east and north to hit some in Eagan and Rosemount tomorrow.