Last night I found myself in the heart of Highland Park, driving along a long-known mecca of Dallas Christmas lights, Beverly Drive. I gathered some shots of the decorations and illumination that nearby-neighborhoods are boasting this holiday season that can be viewed below.

We encourage everyone to spend the last few days before Dec. 25 checking out the lights in the Park Cities and some other notable lighting displays in surrounding communities.

Allen: Watters Creek, the Village at Allen, Kaleidoscope of Dreams Light Show at the Village at Fairview

Frisco: Christmas in the Square Light Extravaganza

Grapevine: Grapevine Light Show Spectacular

McKinney: McKinney Christmas

Oak Cliff: Kessler Park Holiday Lights

Park Cities: Highland Park Holiday Lights (best to enter at Armstrong Parkway and Preston Road)

Plano: Deerfield Holiday Lights

Richardson: Holiday Express Riding Train & Lights