Stuffing your face with turkey sat around the family dining table is traditional, but it’s hardly an all-out salute to the founders of this great nation. Giving thanks with stars and stripes on top takes one of these all-American Thanksgiving experiences (you could of course do them all, but it would be a bit of a stretch to manage all in one day).
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Check out how the Pilgrims gave thanks – Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts
The Plymouth Colony is widely considered to be the site of the first Thanksgiving. Today, a living history museum gives an insight into what life was like for the Wampanoag and English colonials in the 17th century. Every year, the plantation serves up a classic feast of turkey and New England trimmings.
Cheap Flights To MassachusettsSee where the first Thanksgiving took place – El Paso, Texas
The people of San Elizario would have you believe that the first Thanksgiving actually took place on the Borderland. Costumed locals reenact how the Spaniards celebrated their arrival at the Rio Grande with Native Americans in 1598 (23 years before the English colonials invited the Wampanoag to share a feast in celebration of their harvest).
Catch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in person – New York
You’ll have seen it on TV of course, but to appreciate just how epically tall those helium character balloons are, you’ll have to nab yourself a spot along Sixth Avenue.
Catch a game – Thanksgiving Day Classic
The NFL’s always played a game on Thanksgiving, but two teams in particular are drenched with tradition – the Detroit Lions have played a home game every Thanksgiving since 1934, and the Dallas Cowboys have played one every year since 1966.
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