Sydney,Australia, is the first major international city to greet the New Year at midnight. The major fireworks display takes place at Sydney Harbour with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge providing a spectacular backdrop.[PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images]
The dramatic skyline in Hong Kong provides a sight visitors never forget, and New Year's Eve fireworks just up the ante. The fireworks that illuminate stunning Victoria Harbour are set to music. [Rapisan Sawangphon/EyeEm/Getty Images]
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is one of the most attention-grabbing skyscrapers in the world, and it's only more so at New Year's Eve. Bringing in 2018, it holds the record for world's tallest building (2,716.5 feet), and throngs gather at the footsteps to welcome a new year with an amazing fireworks show. [ STRinger/AFP/Getty Images]
Cape Town is one of the most beautifully situated cities in Africa -- and the world. New Year's Eve fireworks make it all the more spectacular.[Ashraf Hendricks/Anadolu Agency/]
Stately London along the Thames always provides a remarkable backdrop for New Year's Eve fireworks. Tickets sell out fast for the official staging area, but you may be able to see the fireworks for free from hilltops such as Primrose Hill, Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath, Greenwich Park and Alexandra Palace. [Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]
Times Square in Manhattan. It's synonymous with New Year's Eve across the United States. Even if you aren't there in person, there's a good chance you've watched the famous ball drop on television. (The ball made its debut in 1907 and has been dropped each year since then, except for two years during World War II). Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images]]
The dramatic skyline in Hong Kong provides a sight visitors never forget, and New Year's Eve fireworks just up the ante. The fireworks that illuminate stunning Victoria Harbour are set to music. [Rapisan Sawangphon/EyeEm/Getty Images]
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is one of the most attention-grabbing skyscrapers in the world, and it's only more so at New Year's Eve. Bringing in 2018, it holds the record for world's tallest building (2,716.5 feet), and throngs gather at the footsteps to welcome a new year with an amazing fireworks show. [ STRinger/AFP/Getty Images]
Cape Town is one of the most beautifully situated cities in Africa -- and the world. New Year's Eve fireworks make it all the more spectacular.[Ashraf Hendricks/Anadolu Agency/]
Stately London along the Thames always provides a remarkable backdrop for New Year's Eve fireworks. Tickets sell out fast for the official staging area, but you may be able to see the fireworks for free from hilltops such as Primrose Hill, Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath, Greenwich Park and Alexandra Palace. [Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]
If you want to greet a new year with about 2 million other souls in a warm beach resort, head to Rio de Janeiro.The Rio Times says the main gathering at Copacabana Beach will feature a variety of musical acts, including the Brazilian Symphonic Orchestra, which will play during the fireworks. [By Walter Staeblein/Moment RF/Getty Images]
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