Every nation should have its own official Christmas tree. This is ours, at least since 1926. Calvin Coolidge did the proclamation back then.
Kind of tough to put the decorations on, though.
The General Grant Tree was named in 1867, which is about what you'd expect. It's 267.4 feet tall and 107.6 feet around, which by any definition is a big tree. It's the second-largest in the world, is more than 1,600 years old, and is 40 feet wide at one point.
The tree was made a national shrine in 1956. They have a special Christmas celebration on the second Sunday in December, complete with a choir. Sounds like it would be fun.
There's a special parking area for this part of the world, and it's only a half-mile, flat walk to get to see General Grant. In theory, this is open year round. However, the snows can pile up here, and it's probably easier to go in the warmer months.
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