Florida offers several unique New Year's Eve "drops" as alternatives to New York City's ball drop. Panama City Beach drops an 800-pound beach ball, an event that ranked on USA TODAY's 10Best list.

TAMPA, Fla. — Although New York has the famous ball drop in Times Square, Florida, including the Tampa Bay area, has some unique drops that are equally exciting. In Sarasota, there is the annual ...

PARMA, Ohio — The city of Parma will ring in its bicentennial year with its first-ever New Year’s Eve pierogi drop. The big pierogi will take its midnight descent on the roof of Sloppy Bobs, 5994 ...

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