Nine Best Cities to Ring in the New Year

Here is your guide to the hottest places to welcome 2015.

It’s a Celebration! - Forget counting down in front of the television — the end of this year just begs for a major celebration. You won’t be alone: More than one in four Americans hit the road for New Year’s Eve. Here is your guide to the hottest places to welcome 2015. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: Uwe Krejci/Getty Images)

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It’s a Celebration! - Forget counting down in front of the television — the end of this year just begs for a major celebration. You won’t be alone: More than one in four Americans hit the road for New Year’s Eve. Here is your guide to the hottest places to welcome 2015. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: Uwe Krejci/Getty Images)

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Atlanta - Peach Drop is the biggest NYE celebration in the region. Have a ball at this all-day event, complete with live music, food stands and carnival rides.  (Photo: REUTERS/Tami Chappell/Landov)

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Atlanta - Peach Drop is the biggest NYE celebration in the region. Have a ball at this all-day event, complete with live music, food stands and carnival rides.  (Photo: REUTERS/Tami Chappell/Landov)

New Year's Eve in Times Square - Want to be a part of the biggest New Year's Eve party in the world? An estimated one million revelers from around the world endure long hours in cold, rain or shine to have a front row view to the year's star-studded celebration. It's definitely something to cross off your bucket list if you're in the New York area.(Photo: Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)

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New York City - The ball has been making its annual descent since 1907, and these days, more than a million people brace themselves against the cold and gather in Times Square to watch it.  (Photo: Christopher Gregory/Getty Images)

Paris - The Eiffel Tower is home to a New Year's Eve light show, fueled by hundreds of LEDs. Go have a boozy dinner and toast the new year.  (Photo: BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Paris - The Eiffel Tower is home to a New Year's Eve light show, fueled by hundreds of LEDs. Go have a boozy dinner and toast the new year.  (Photo: BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Cleveland - Cleveland rocks especially hard on the last day of the year, when thousands of folks gather downtown for music and pyrotechnics.  (Photo: Ken Redding/Corbis)

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Cleveland - Cleveland rocks especially hard on the last day of the year, when thousands of folks gather downtown for music and pyrotechnics.  (Photo: Ken Redding/Corbis)

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Las Vegas - If you think a regular night in Vegas is nuts, you won’t believe it on New Year's Eve. The entire strip turns into a party as the celebration moves to the streets. Be among the 300,000-plus folks in the crowd as the casinos set off coordinated fireworks. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CityCenter)

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Las Vegas - If you think a regular night in Vegas is nuts, you won’t believe it on New Year's Eve. The entire strip turns into a party as the celebration moves to the streets. Be among the 300,000-plus folks in the crowd as the casinos set off coordinated fireworks. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CityCenter)

Rio de Janeiro - It doesn’t get much hotter than Copacabana Beach for Véspera de Ano Novo. Put on your white party best, kick off your shoes and dance the night away in the sand with the other two million revelers while fireworks light up the sky.  (Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Rio de Janeiro - It doesn’t get much hotter than Copacabana Beach for Véspera de Ano Novo. Put on your white party best, kick off your shoes and dance the night away in the sand with the other two million revelers while fireworks light up the sky.  (Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Orlando - Want to get your little ones in on the act? Escape the cold and head to Disney World for concerts, fireworks, laser shows and world-class meals.  (Photo: BRUCE WEAVER/AFP/Getty Images)

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Orlando - Want to get your little ones in on the act? Escape the cold and head to Disney World for concerts, fireworks, laser shows and world-class meals.  (Photo: BRUCE WEAVER/AFP/Getty Images)

London - A quarter of a million people line the River Thames for fireworks, live performances, a group sing of “Auld Lang Syne” and a Big Ben-led countdown. Join them.  (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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London - A quarter of a million people line the River Thames for fireworks, live performances, a group sing of “Auld Lang Syne” and a Big Ben-led countdown. Join them.  (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)