'Tis the Season
This display in Escondido, Calif., got so big one year that it melted the city power lines — three times! The city ended up rewiring the whole street with bigger lines as a result. The owner of this place starts decorating Oct. 1 and works for two full months to place the huge rooftop sign, life-size snowmen on the lawn and elaborate window displays, each complete with animated characters. He even blocks out the sun on the inside of the house to make the windows show up better.