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Christmas lights along the Cane River, Natchitoches, La.

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Towns worth an overnight: decorated squares, historic inns and Main Streets that are best on foot after dark.

Towns worth an overnight: decorated squares, historic inns and Main Streets that are best on foot after dark.

Our 24 Days of Downtown editors’ picks include two historic inns, the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck, N.Y., and Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colo. More overnight guides are on the way.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Christmas lights along the Cane River, Natchitoches, La.: Wikilester 3, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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