Best Christmas Light Shows in America Features One From Kentucky

A new list of the 42 best Christmas light shows that will totally wow you in 2025, and one of those happens to be in Kentucky

As you know, there are so many Christmas light displays throughout the country. Here in Kentucky, we have a lot scattered all throughout the Commonwealth. These light displays have become traditions for families to visit once or even multiple times every year. Each light show has something different for visitors to enjoy. However, only one of them in Kentucky is among the best in the nation.

Recently, Reader's Digest found the 42 best Christmas light shows in America for 2025. Now, a list like this could be considered a little subjective. So, out of all the Christmas light shows in the country, how did Reader's Digest narrow the field down to only 42? Here's what the website says:

We sourced recommendations from local experts, sorted through user reviews, and found bona fide award winners—for walk-through and drive-through events at local parks, zoos, arboretums, resorts, riverfronts, and even an underground mine.

So, which one of Kentucky's Christmas light displays made the cut? Well, it may or may not come as a surprise to you.

Kentucky Christmas Light Show Among America's Best

According to Reader's Digest, the eighth-best Christmas light show in the country for 2025 is quite a popular one in Kentucky. It's none other than Louisville Mega Cavern's Lights Under Louisville, which happens to be the world's only fully underground holiday light show.

Here, you will be able to enjoy a 30-minute ride through part of 17 miles of underground passageways, all covered in amazing holiday light displays. According to Lousiville Mega Cavern:

With over 7 million points of light everywhere illuminating the cavern’s vast spaces, this underground wonderland offers a truly unique holiday experience. Explore themed displays, encounter some of your favorite characters, holiday music, lasers and so much more… Whether you’re a longtime fan or a first-time visitor, Lights Under Louisville is sure to create lasting memories for the whole family.

Here's what Reader's Digest had to say about Lights Under Louisville:

This is a Christmas light show experience unlike any other. Louisville’s Mega Cavern is the world’s only fully underground drive-through Christmas lights display—with three million twinkling lights and 850 displays that are actually beneath the city!

The former limestone mine is a popular attraction year-round, but the 30-minute-long Lights Under Louisville experience is something you really don’t want to miss during the holiday season.

Lights Under Louisville is open now through January 3rd. This year, you can either drive your own vehicle throughout the caverns or you can climb aboard The Christmas Express, where you can view the light show in an open-top trailer.

Lights Under Louisville 2025 Hours

You can purchase your tickets for Lights Under Louisville now by clicking here.