From Japan to New Zealand - top ten international spots to celebrate St. Patrick's Day - PHOTOS

HAHA THIS MADE ME LAUGH WELL IT IS AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER AFTER ALL.. I IRISH AND I LIVE HERE AND YES I WOULD PUT DUBLIN FIRST BUT 2 WOULD BE CORK WHICH HAVE AN AMAZING FESTIVAL AND 3RD GALWAY WHICH ALSO IS GREAT ST PATRICKS WEEKEND AND 4TH I WOULD PUT LONDON WHERE I WENT LAST YEAR ... CHICAGO, NEW YORK MAY WORK FOR AMERICANS BUT IT SEEMS VERY 'PLASTIC' AND OVER THE TOP TO ME... I DONT LIKE PLASTIC AND OVER THE TOP ....

As an Innkeeper in Savannah's histsoric district (located at the beginning of the parade route), I can attest to the huge heritage celebration in Savannah, beginning this weekend with the greening of the fountain in Forsyth Park and others. We LOVE sharing our heritage with the world.

Billie, Ireland arent playing the UK in the 6 nations on the 17th. We are playing England.

I will be spending it hopefully trashing the U.K. in six nations.

@edmundburke - good and helpful post. I'd have to agree with you.

A couple of years ago I had a great time at the Irish Club in Brisbane Australia. The parade was also very nice. Going back next year.

Thanks for the Irish view edmundburke,just might follow your advice!

As a Chicagoan, I have to beg to differ on the place to stay for St. Patrick's Day. I would rather recommend the Hilton Towers Hotel on Michigan Avenue. A world class hotel, at only three blocks from the parade route, it is closer to the parade. Also, it usually hosts the Mercy Home St. Patrick's Day party in its facilities, which gathers crowds of parade-goers after the parade. Finally, the Hilton has Kitty O'Shea's Bar, which is a replica of a Dublin pub, features traditional music, and hires Irish servers. So even if rains cats and dogs, you can stay all day in the Hilton and still enjoy a lively Chicago St. Patrick's Day. By contrast, the Drake has always been the favored WASP venue, has hosted British royalty, and even features a photo of Queen Elizabeth in its lobby. Hilton over the Drake for St. Pat's any year...