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Happy 248th Birthday America!! God Bless the USA !! 💥💥❤🤍💙💥💥
Absolutely! God bless our republic 🇺🇲
I fear her days are numbered
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I’ve been in cities and small towns for July 4th. All of them are fabulous. My personal favorites are the small towns. Hometown, heartfelt celebrations. The towns are small but they all come together to make July 4th very special.
God Bless The USA 🇺🇸❤️🦅
Parades,picnics, sitting on blankets watching fireworks,family BBQs,backyard flag football or softball,pig roasts,tractor races or pulls, block parties-call me a hick, but I ❤ small town America. It’s why I live in one.
those small towns are this country
@@dwhite849 A very mean-spirited belief. People in cities and, therefore, cities, are as patriotic, have as strong feelings and celebrate this country as much as the wonderful small town folks. No one is better than the other.
Small town parades are the best. They include just about anything. One year I even saw the barbers from the barbershop in the parade along with mail trucks, and karate school students.
Every state and every town in the states has fireworks right now LOL America just celebrate her birthday from one end to the other
Only east coast. Central U.S. is doing there's right now. West coast 2 hours after that.
@@Just_call_me_MK yeah it makes a difference the time difference
@tinatovar7548 we actually got rained out tonight here in N.C. Bummer. Happy 4th to Everyone!
This is the first time it didn't rain in ATL in years, we just send off the fireworks into the thunderstorm
In California, they banned every firework except for the stupid little fireworks that ruin the 4th of July more than celebrate it. Land of the free...
But we just get them imported from Nevada 🙃
The biggest celebration we had was in 1976. The 200th birthday. We celebrated the whole year. There is some video uploaded on RUclips if you want to see the Bicentennial celebration.
I was 16 that year,and it was Awsome!!!!❤🇺🇲❤
You don't book 3 years ahead because it's expensive, you do it because all the rooms have been reserved years in advance. Many people want to be there for the 4th celebration.
It's not that we don't love Texas, we love all of the states. What we don't love is people thinking that Texas is somehow "the best of the USA". Texas has a unique culture and a lot of good things about it, but there are many other places that have unique cultures as well. What gets tiring is "Texas, Texas, Texas" when there are many other places just as good.
I live in East Tennessee and I couldn’t care less about Texas lol
That's right! We have so many regional and then local cultures - and so many are unique and very cool!! No dis to TX, but it is not the "it" state. However, many people who live in places they love dearly - consider their area to be the ",it" place to live. It's only natural! 👍🎉🇺🇲❣️
Best 4th of July is family and friends getting together to grill food outdoors and shooting fireworks my neighbor was singing Toby Keith and national anthem with his kids it was awesome
Toby Keith is the ultimate playlist for the 4th.
I live in Oklahoma and Toby Kieth was played nonstop on the 4th of July this year! He is truly missed here!
It's 938pm, im in bed, in Louisville, Kentucky, and the fireworks that are going off outside right now are insane!! I'm originally from Philadelpia. I'd say no matter where you go in America on the 4th, you're going to love it
Also from Louisville. Just watched fireworks along river from my condo. Didn't even need to attend the event. Really great! (Nothing like Thunder Over Louisville, two weeks before Kentucky Derby, of course).
@@lissavanhouten6628 Absolutely !! Would love to have your view. I'm in Wyandotte, but they were going off nonstop until about 1am.
You know it when it comes to Thunder over Louisville, nothing like it !! 🥰
@lissavanhouten6628 I just checked the weather appp, it's 130am. Where it says cloudy or clear it says smoke, haha, that's alot of fireworks
Am outside Boston in historical Lexington - I'd once driven my parents into Boston for a July 4th Harbor cruise. The celebrations were worth the traffic- music, community, architecture on land, and the skyline ablaze in fireworks over the water. Glorious!
I’m in Boston and just got back from the fireworks, it was great!
I grew up in Quincy, and get back to visit family and friends two or three times a year. But, when the Fourth of July rolls around each year I get nostalgic for the concert on the Esplanade, the 1812 Overture with its cannons and church bells, and the fireworks.
I agree, "what a COUNTRY!!"
Need to see the Guinness World Record of Drone 4th of July celebration.
It's amazing & so patriotic that the 1st time I saw it I cried. It reminds us how great our Nation has always been. For me the American Revolution is the greatest history we can celebrate.
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Boston will always be #1 for me- I have fond memories growing up in NM and watching Arthur Fiedler conduct the Boston Pops on TV at the Hatch Shell and would get so excited when they fired the cannons during the music. I ended up going to college there and the Hatch Shell was one of the first places I wanted to find, and there’s a big sculpture/bust of Arthur Fiedler there, too. After college I got to walk out to the 4th of July show and it was SO packed with people! It was awesome!
Yup. The Pops playing Stars and Stripes Forever, then finishing up with the 1812 Overture. Made you want to suit up and march to Concord.
My favorite 4th of July was in Chicago, 1976. This was the Bicentennial celebration. 200 yrs. The Lakefront was packed with people and the fireworks were insane. In 2 yrs, we will be celebrating 250 yrs of independence.
I lived in Chicago for a long time, don't know if they still do it, there were two fireworks shows a week during the summer and a few big ones synced to music: XRT, 4th of July, there were more I just can't think of them.
I live in Rural Oregon. This time of year is dangerous to have personal fireworks because of fired Danger. So we buy our fireworks the 5th of July and shoot them off January 1st because it's nice and wet and you don't have the fire danger we have to go to bigger towns like Eugene. Oregon but a couple of our smaller towns around here have a pretty impressive show and everyone will be out partying tonight
Yeah, in many areas the shows are shot over a big reservoir or harbor for this reason. I can remember a barge being tied mid-lake and the show operators were in a pontoon boat.
As do I 😄
I actually heard there was a fire in rural Oregon a few years back where there was a kid who shot off some fireworks and a canyon had a startup. I think it claimed the lives of a couple hiking in the canyon and the fire was only made possible because of unsafe use of fireworks.
I just got home a little while ago from the fireworks at the State fairgrounds in Salem. It was beautiful, and so are a lot of the illegal fireworks going off all over town. It's nearly midnight, so I'm feeling sorry for people who have to work tomorrow.
I'm from Philly and own a tour company. Just came back an hour ago from doing tours all day. You can hear the fireworks the city sets off 15-20 miles away. There are about 250,000 to 400,000 people who watch the fireworks from different parts of the city every year. And about 100,000 will watch some part of the concert before the fireworks. In 2 years the US will be 250 years old and the party will be even bigger.
It's 9:30 pm and I'm sitting at my computer hearing the fireworks that are happening downtown in my
North Carolina city. I don't live too far from town and every year on the night of July 4 the firemen in our city put on a showing of the best fireworks. If I go out and stand on my carport, I can see them in the air,
maybe a mile from me. When my children were younger we use to go and park nearby and watched
them. One time I was flying from California to North Caroline on the night of July 4, and as we passed
each town or city I could look down and see their fireworks - over and over. I really enjoyed that.
Lol, I just got home from the Rolesville NC firework show
@@sshimmy2258 I just got back from the Salem, Oregon fireworks show. It was beautiful.
It's not so much that people don't like Texas (I mean yes, there is plenty of reason not to like the state, but that's most often about the politics, the weather, and/or the power grid, not about the beauty and the attractions of the state that would appeal to someone from outside the USA.) It's more that there are some incredible sights and attractions in all 50 states. Even the "flyover" states have national and/or state parks, amusement parks, unique food, and other attractions that are worth checking out. I think people may see you as being so focused on Texas that you don't really see all the beauty and uniqueness across the country.
Something that gets missed is that many military bases will also have their own fireworks show with events that happen beforehand. I live south of Seattle, there are a number of cities that have large fireworks displays but so does Joint Base Lewis-McChord. What makes the firework show on a military base interesting is that they will do a 50 cannon salute. 50 shots of a howitzer, 1 for each state. If you want to hear a big BOOM that's where you'll hear it.
Heard them last night neighbor!
That’s awesome!
North of Seattle out in the small towns is where people go crazy. It feels like war, you feel these in your chest. People with dogs usually hate all the noise. It's still sunny but booms will probably go for 3 or 4 days. But tonight it will go nuts. Hope everyone stays safe and keep all your fingers
Yes, many fire dangers. New Mexico just had a huge wildfire that took many homes.
@@OkiePeg411 dang, we haven't hit fire season yet. Still wet as of the last day or so it's been raining off and on. My garden is loving this year. August is when we start to get smoke from the forest fires in the south, but plenty of smoke from Canada. Hope it's a better year for that. Good luck down south. Happy 4th to you brother.
Andre, I'm from Michigan, if you love Texas, you love Texas, I've been there, it has alot to offer. I think you'd love Michigan too, although it gets quite cold here for six months of the year, the rest of the year is awesome, I'm partial to the cold so I think that is awesome! Until you've lived in any of these places you won't know how you truly feel about it, I found Texas beautiful, but way too hot and too many bugs! Sure we have bugs here, but not near as many and/or as weird of ones! I love having snow on Christmas and warmness on the Fourth of July, but I don't like to bake outside!
Deb
I live in Michigan, too, and love it here. TX is cool, but yea, I agree with u. Michigan is better, lol
I live in Tennessee. You would certainly be welcomed to come for a visit anytime. But the 4th is wonderful here.
We live in the country. Our neighbors are currently having a fireworks duel. It has been going on for an hour. They are using 2 fields near the creek. I can't even imagine the money they doled out. It is beautiful though.
For the past 36 years, I've lived in a small Illinois city next to the Mississippi River. Our fireworks this year got postponed until Labor Day, in September. They shoot the fireworks off of barges in the river. But, right now, the river is flooded. So, a lot of the area that people gather to watch the fireworks is under water. I live in a tall building and have a great view of the river and the fireworks. But this year it will be Labor Day fireworks instead of Independence Day fireworks. By the way, ignore people who say that you shouldn't love some particular state or part of the USA. That kind of animosity is about politics. I've lived in states that are considered liberal, and I've lived in states that are considered conservative. Almost all the people everywhere are great folks. And of course, each state has it's own style of natural beauty to enjoy.
I was born in and live in Manhattan, New York City. The fireworks on the 4th are always truly spectacular, with top musical acts performing as the fireworks fly. This year they have moved the show from the East River back to the Hudson for the first time in over a decade, so people on the New Jersey side of the river will have a better view.. Up to four million people will watch it live.
I live in MD by the Bay. The most beautiful fireworks are set off on a barge in the Chesapeake Bay. The water reflexs the sparkles from the fireworks so you're seeing them from up above and down below. There are people out in the water on their boats with American flags, people on the beach, and people in the water swimming and watching the show. It's a wonderful experience. At the end they always have an American Flag firework that lights up the sky and everyone sings the National Anthem. What a great Country we live in.
Ohhh. I've forgot. I've seen some of the cities on his list. But I forgot the Chesapeake Bay. I've seen Chesapeake Bay fireworks on the Virginia side. Virginia sets off spectacular fireworks over the bay.
I am presently in San Antonio, TX and it gets really hot here, like most states, there are good and bad things about TX. Be sure to go thru the hill country and wineries. If you love TX, you aren't alone so go ahead and love, talk about TX as much as you want. I lived in SC for 30 yrs. and partake beautiful. Upstate, coastal and history is great!
I was born and grew up in the good old USA. As a child to adult I always enjoyed the 4th of July, haveing cookouts and than loading in cars and going to a big field on a miltary base to watch fireworks and have more snack foods. I have always been happy and thankful and proud to have been born and lived in Amercia. Even as a child I would hear in school about the history of Amercia and would hear about other countries where people were not treated well and there was not enougth food or deceant liveing conditions amd everything else that was painful to hear. I know God soesn,t make mistakes but I thought how does God chose who is born where and thankful that he let me be born in Amercia. I would pray for other people In the world. As I would watch fireworks it would bring a tear to my eyes of how truly blesses and thankful I was to be were I was.
As an American admirer, you should hear The Star Spangled Banner sung by Dan Vasc. It is so powerful that it is indescribable. He is a Heavy Metal Singer that sings this song with gusto and power.
Howdy from Dallas TX. Kaboom town is so much fun. I took my kids there every year. Yes, it is in Addison TX.
My hometown of Nashville, TN is on the list. I just wish they would have shown more of the city and show like they did for the others. It's a beautiful show on the riverfront against the skyline with A list performances until the symphony starts.
Well, I live North of Tampa, Florida, out in the country near a town named Land O Lakes (or LOL). I LOVE celebrating the 4th of July with my Portuguese friend! I was supposed to be with my family (next door) but I broke out in a rash, and my daughter has a 6 month old baby, who spent 19 days in a coma 2 weeks after he was born because he caught a cold - so I wasn't going to go over there and expose everyone to.who knows what this is! She just went through 2 weeks of all 6 of her kids getting sick one after the other! They set off fireworks in between our two houses, and my son was there with his son, too. So I stood on my porch and watched. Then I came in here and joined you! Thank you for celebrating our Independence with us! I grew up 85 miles SouthWest of Chicago - so I always saw some of their fireworks on the news every year!
Normally, at least in the places I've lived, we only celebrate on the 4th - unless the 4th is on a Friday or Monday. Then some people party all weekend.
On the 4th, some cities that are located on a river will have a boat parade, where people decorate their boats with lights and there are fireworks.
When I lived in Houston, theirs was great, too. (Yes, I lived in Texas for 6 years. Texas IS different.)
I think you'd like Florida, better! My 2 oldest were born in Houston, but they were raised here in Florida. My 3rd child was born here. Thank you for sharing the Fourth of July with us! I enjoyed your trip around our Country, and can't wait until you get to come visit, my dear Portuguese friend! Sending lots of love!❤❤❤
- Melody
Born & Raised in Boston Massachusetts. Am in New England now and its so nice to hear my accent from other people around me again . I now live in Rock West Virginia and haven't been home in 3 year's. I miss the fresh SEAFOOD !! I've been here now for 1 month and I miss my home in West Virginia. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY ❤
Nothing beats the Fourth of July fireworks in New York City.
Respect, but neighborhoods in LA, Fresno, Sacramento and all the towns in the Central Valley of CA is a whole different ballgame. Washington and Oregon, too.
We're closer to China and damn near every neighborhood out here lets off the same fireworks that the city of Nashville does lol. From the middle of streets in most every neighborhood. Gets a bit crazy
@@Jasper2740 One thing about living here in the central valley is- we can watch the New York or DC show on TV LIVE then go outside and enjoy our craziness here! This year was epic!
Don't let people tell you not to love what you love. There's stuff to love , hate, like, or dislike about everywhere. Just love what you love and be yourself
I enjoy fireworks very much. I have to avoid them because my dog hates them. I know that there are military veterans that don't look them either. So tonight I'm sitting at home watching RUclips very loudly so that my dog doesn't freak out. I love your channel and completely watch all your videos. I have no problem with you loving Texas.
I’m not a veteran or a dog but my ptsd also makes this a horrible time from being startled. I always live where it’s illegal to use fireworks but it doesn’t help
@@Sunset553 it's illegal here in upstate NY but they are still going off here.
Nashville celebrations are amazing, and they just keep getting better- its the whole package with the music, the food and the fireworks. But I grew up in Washington, D.C. and those are the best fireworks memories from my childhood. Nashville is more fun, but being on the left side of the Reflecting Pool by the Lincoln Memorial looking at the fireworks against the Washington Monument is pretty inspiring.
No matter where you are in the country, there are at the very least fireworks, cookouts and patriotic decorations. When I was a kid in Monterey, California, we would go to the rooftop of my dad's office building. As a young adult in Minnesota, we would drive to a family member's place in Wisconsin for a weekend reunion and set off our own fireworks. (Not allowed in all states) Now I live in Washington about 45 minutes from Seattle. Usually we go to the San Juan Island, Friday Harbor and dock the boat for a few days. They set off the fireworks from a barge in the water. This year we are fostering a new dog, so we stayed home and did a grill out. We watched fireworks going off all around us.
You don't have to go anywhere to celebrate. The options are limitless.🎆🎇🇺🇲
I live in Nashville and the fireworks here are off the chain!! You can feel hundreds of big booms in your chest and it will be some time before you can hear again lol🤗 but the music is unmatched! Bands of every flavor are playing all over downtown, especially on the stage by the river. It’s hot and it’s crowded, but it looks and sounds wonderful🤗❤️🐝🇺🇸
Every street in America lights up the sky with fireworks for hours. It’s amazing to see and hear. 🎉
I’ve not seen any of these but the best I’ve seen was in New Orleans, Louisiana, they set them off from barges in the middle of the Mississippi River. I was sitting just a few meters from the water and you see the fireworks reflecting off the water. It’s like a double display.
From DC. It's great every year - even watching on TV at home.! Smaller, local towns are fun, and, some communities go all out. Sometimes of my neighbors, too, it's fun watching theirs. Most memorable 4th, on the National Mall in 1976- the Bi-centennial Celebration in DC. Over 2 million people there (about 3 times number of District residents.)
I live in Washington on its southern border with Oregon. My neighborhood was blazing with fireworks last night and it sounded like a war zone. The smoke in the air was so thick. The main celebration was at the Lake in town but everyone sets them off at home too. It’s crazy times 😂🎉 (my dogs and cats were NOT amused so I spent the whole day soundproofing my house and playing movies real loud to drown out the explosions for them). It’s real hard on the animals and war veterans. 🇺🇸✌🏽🎆
I grew up in San Diego California. My father was career Navy (served 22 years), stationed at Miramar Naval Base. Grew up as a military family 🇺🇸
Andre, what makes Seattle (in addition to Mt. Rainier (rain-EAR) off in the distance is that it's located on a beautiful body of water called Puget (PEW--jet) Sound.
The comment about booking 3 years in advance for San Diego's celebration doesn't have to do with expense, but with popularity of the celebration. If you have twice as many wanting to come as there are rooms in the area, you're going to pay more.
There's nothing wrong with taking a liking to a specific city, whether here or in Portugal. Personally, I have good memories of things I've done, places I've seen in TX. Then, there's the fact that, unlike some other states, it doesn't seem that the major cities have tens of thousands of homeless camping on the cities' streets, unlike some states.
Re. the 2 DC performers, I'm sure there's a good article about each on Wikipedia--in Portuguese.
The story of the Statue of Liberty is a bit different now than 100+ years ago, since back then nearly every immigrant entered via NYC, arriving by steamship, and one of the first things they saw was Lady Liberty.
St Louis has a multi day celebration with air shows, parachute drops and live concerts at the Gateway Arch and along the waterfront of the Mississippi River. Barges on the river are where the fireworks are launched so when they explode the sound echos off the tall buildings as a double boom.
Boston Pops concert and fireworks are the best!
I live in Seattle. The main fireworks show is good, especially if you have a boat to watch it from, but it's also great if you're somewhere with a high point of view. You will see two big firework shows happening at the same time as well as smaller ones all around the surrounding neighborhoods and suburbs.
I live just outside Chicago and have gone to many Juy 4th shows (for years the show was on July 3rd.). It was always a great time!
Boston celebrates on the 4th. The surrounding towns celebrate beginning July 1 or so. That way people from the surrounding towns can travel into Boston on the 4th.
In 1976, I was in Washington DC on the 4th, the Bicentennial it was chaos trying to get back to Maryland.
I was in Aruba during the 4th of July a few years ago and they actually do a pretty good fireworks display! So many Americans vacation there.
They also have an American Father's Day celebration.
One year, I set up my folding chair next to the roped off fireworks on our beach. Never in my life have I experienced heart-thumping, body-rattling, head vibrations with the beautiful displays in the sky above me. A once in a lifetime experience. I can never ever forget that event.
There is also a show of fireworks out in the midwest where companies who manufacture fireworks put on a display for two days to potential buyers. You can lay on a grassy spot and watch all the new fireworks from each company. What a spectacular show.
That's why America has the best fireworks because of the competition involved to influence the purchasers for the Fourth.
Happy Birthday, America!
Big cities in the US may celebrate more than one day, but most towns don't celebrate several days for July 4. I've lived in a couple of large cites and several smaller ones and most people go on about their business as usual and maybe have a cookout in the back yard that afternoon.
I love driving around on the 4th and looking at all the different fireworks displays. Here they shoot them off everywhere.
You stay Texas strong. It’s GREAT. We love it here.
Yes we do🤠🇺🇸♥️
Don't listen to the haters! Texas rocks! ❤❤❤❤
Not seen the video yet, but Detroit/Windsor has to be up there. it is mixed between Canada Day and 4th of July and both cities put money into it.
I've been to the 4th of July fireworks in Chicago. They're shot out over beautiful Lake Michigan, and the impact is doubled by the reflections in the water.
Andre' choose whichever state or region you think will be your favorite. Somebody will hate on any of them. And since most of Portugal is very warm, Texas, Florida, or the South might be a good fit for you. Just be ready to change your mind.
Nothing wrong with Texas. Not my preferred geography or weather but I lived there for a couple of years in the late 1990s and have nothing negative to say about my experience there. Dallas is a nice city, it's huge, and traffic will drive you crazy, but if Texas is your jam then you're in good company. A lot of people are flocking from other places to places like Texas, Florida and my little mountainous NW state. You're definitely a guy who would enjoy a lot of different places in the US so don't stress about missing out on your first trip. I've been to 42 states in my 50 years, given 7 of them were in Brazil, but it's completely unrealistic to see every cool thing in the US in a lifetime let alone a trip. I've spent a ton of collective time on different trips that add up to about 3 years in Europe and I've barely scratched the surface there. Just know you'll be welcome coming here wherever you decide to go.
Boston does have cannons, too! When the Boston Pops play the 1812 Overture (by Tchaikovsky) they fire cannons on the bank of the Charles River. I watch the concert on TV every year. My favorite parts are when they play the armed services anthems and members/veterans of each service stand up in the audience when theirs plays, the patriotic sing-along to a medley of patriotic songs, the 1812 Overture, and the Stars and Stripes Forever that they play as the finale. And then the fireworks start, with all genres of recorded music accompanying them. Most towns have their own fireworks (I can see ours from my patio), and often an entire day of activities for the whole family.
I am getting ready to watch some of the fireworks in philly from my balcony. I miss all of the land festivities but for the fireworks, i will have a great seat.
Happy Birthday, America! ❤❤❤
Here in America we celebrate with family, friends and strangers. Usually this involves cooking out burgers and hotdogs wearing a red, white and blue outfit. Many towns and cities hold a parade during the day and watch the fireworks at night. One year my sister and I and her family packed a picnic and sat on the grass at the Symphony Clam Shell stage , listened to the Boston Pop s (symphony orchestra) Near the end of church very, the fireworks go off over the river while the orchestra plays. Down here in Fort Lauderdale Florida, you can take your boat down the river to the inter coastal waterway where the fireworks are shot off. Great fun. Please visit us anytime, but would love to spend the 4th with you.
Happy Fourth of July, Andre! I used to live in DC and the celebrations there were amazing! I know you're getting a lot of suggestions about what time of year you should travel to America, but I say that you should schedule all your trips to America so that they coincide with the Fourth of July. You should plan it for a different city every single time! I think you would enjoy the Fourth of July a lot!
Also, please don't listen to the people that are telling you you shouldn't like Texas as much as you do. I know Texas has some disagreeable politics and laws (I see this as a liberal - not a conservative), but it also has beautiful places like Galveston, fun cities like Austin, and a foundation of independence. Not only that, but the barbecue there is amazing. You should like what you want to like. You might change your mind about things when you finally get to America and find that you like certain places more and certain places less. But you're going to figure it all out.
THANK YOU!!!! Happy birthday 'Merca!
I live in Philadelphia and it is truly the best place to celebrate our Independence Day !
If you fly from Pittsburgh to St Louis in a small plane starting at 9:30pm, you will see Hundreds of displays as you go. It's totally different from the air.
Couldn't even imagine what it'd look like from the space station? Maybe little color pixels?
This wasn't on the list, but I love the 4th celebration at the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State. They have a lazer light show on the surface of the dam, fireworks off of tge top of tge dam and lots 8f foid & craft booths, as well as LOTS of recreational places to go boating, swimming etc.! 😊
I find myself smiling watching you watch the videos you show because of your expressions and excitement.
Texas loves you too! ❤
As Lyle said: Texas loves you anyways.
13:50 Don't worry about them, the people who say they don't like Texas probably don't think of themselves as Americans anyway..
Being a history nerd I usually like to celebrate a lot of the military history from July 1st to July 3rd in the run up to the 4th of July. Basically the Battle of Gettysburg which was the pivotal moment took place from July 1st to July 3rd and for me July 1st through July 4th is sort of a series of days where I look at a lot of the military campaigns the US military fought in and all the successes we've had especially battles like Gettysburg.
I've had the benefit of living in 3 of the cities: Seattle, Philly, & DC. As a kid, and when I was a young mom, I often went down to the national Mall to watch the fireworks, but it was public transportation afterward (no one takes a car down there) was insane and it stopped being worth it. I never saw the Seattle fireworks, but saw them in Philly several times. Since then, I've lived in smaller Midwest towns and have enjoyed great hometown parades and fireworks shows in them. It's also nicer when the crowd is a good size, but not so big you can't move or you don't feel comfortable bringing children.
As someone who had ancestors on the Mayflower, and others who fought in the revolutionary war, I get very emotional every time I hear the anthem. My roots go deep, but I’m still proud of the fact that if not for those immigrant ancestors, I wouldn’t have had the privilege of being born here.
Went to countless 4th of July fireworks during many decades in Minnesota. Always had to deal with being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Had a spouse and neighbor who were Vietnam vets. They couldn't handle the sights and sounds so didn't attend during that time. Been in southern California for years. Many huge displays at various locations but now just deal with the show in a nearby marina. So many people set off illegal fireworks on nearby streets it's become annoying and scary, at times. There are videos, online, from helicopters flying over Los Angeles showing a literal sea of fireworks for miles over the city. Crazy.
We LOVE the 4th of July celebrations. Fireworks are sooooo fun and beautiful to watch. Have to be safe though.
Watching your video while fireworks going off outside! Thank you for video!
Happy 4th of July from San Diego California where we are home to both the Navy and the Marines. Pay close attention this may one day save your life: do not call a marine or the Marines part of the Navy . Know how not ever not at all or you will probably feel the full Brunt of a US Marines hand on your face. The statue they showed for San Diego is the kissing statue which is from The New York Times picture on VJ Day August 14th 1945 in times square. It is 25 ft high and weighs 6,000 lb. Right next to it you saw a little bit of the USS Midway which is a decommissioned aircraft carrier which now serves as a museum. When you go on they have all types of planes blow in the hangar and you can take either a guided tour or walk about the whole aircraft carrier on your own. I think the deck is a small dining area or may even be a restaurant at night. They have played in the NBA game once on the deck. It could have been a college basketball but I'm pretty sure it was the nba. Most definitely take the time to go visit the museum and if you don't make it to San Diego and you make it to New York visit the Intrepid which is the same thing I'm sure there are others I just don't know where. What they didn't mention about San Diego's is there are about 9 barge starting from very close to the Mexican-American border going all the way up the coast line towards Point Loma and they're about nine different firework barges and at 9:00 p.m. they all start their show it's the same show synchronized to music that particular radio station or stations play the set program. So for that you want to be high it is something to see. I love firework shows and my favorite was New York's Macy 4th of July extravaganza. There are about three or four barges in the East River it's also set to music and I was close enough to the water that I could see all of them and when they burst it was if they were falling on top of my head. The best was in San Diego but not for the reason you may think. One year my boyfriend drove one of the tugboats that took out one of the firework barges and the tugboat has to stay there until the show is over so that they can bring the barge back in. So I sat on top of The Boathouse on the tugboat and watched the all the fireworks come up out of their canisters. That first one rearranges all of your internal organs. I cannot take my eyes off of watching these come out. I don't think I saw even one firework in the sky. There are some videos on RUclips about how they put those shows together syncing up the music and planning the whole thing. There's also a few videos on how fireworks are made.
I'm in a small city in Kentucky that is just south of Cincinnati, Ohio. My neighborhood has been blowing up with personnel fireworks for the last hour. Will probably go on for another half hour. Happy 4th! ✴✴
I’m from Northern Kentucky too 👍
My city, Phoenix, Arizona is not on that list, unfortunately. But the Valley will be having a variety of different firework displays in Phoenix and in many of cities surrounding Phoenix like Scottsdale, Tempe Mesa, Chandler, Peoria just to name a few. What families do a lot is have barbeques in the back yard and invite all their friends. Lots of beer, hamburgers and hot dogs and if their lucky they can see some of the fireworks from their back yard. We certainly do our best to have fun!
Since I was a child, we would just get up on our roof in Arcadia. (Phoenix) To the west we had the Arizona Republic clubhouse fireworks. To the east, Arizona Country Club fireworks. Perfect!
I’m in Battle Creek, Michigan watching the Thunderbirds at the airshow
Love those Thunderbirds.
Happy Fourth of July from Houston, Texas. I’m a blind man and listen to your videos all the time. Keep up the good work.🎉🎊🫡👍
I used to live in the hills of El Cerrito, CA (now back in TX)...
High in the hills looking back at San Francisco every 4th of July people drove up into our neighborhood to watch the fireworks shows.
We could see Oakland, San Francisco x2, Marin, Sausalito, San Rafael shows and more...
Incredible.
I lived in the Nashville area for many years and attended the 4th of July celebration many times. One of the hotels had an open air lounge on one of the floors. They had big screen televisions where you can see the Nashville Symphony play in unison to the choreographed fireworks show. Then you could just enjoy the evening while the traffic subsided and then go home.
I'm from Dallas, you love and talk about Texas as much as you want. Every state has its own great things to offer but I dont think there is anything wrong with you having places you like more based on what you have seen.Of course you would want to be able to experience everywhere if that were an option.We have so much diversity across the country and so many different things to offer. But realisticly that probably wont happen for most people,even a majority of people who live in the US. Of course you are going to have favorites or a wish list of places you might actually be able to come to one day. I think there is nothing at all wrong or deserving of negative comments. Also,we would LOVE to have you visit regardless of which states you actually come to!
Seattle is a fabulous city! Only problem is it has more rain than any place in the US so it has a high rate of depression.
CHICAGO: 3rd largest city in America. 1st is New York. 2nd is Los Angeles. 4th is Houston.
The 4th of July is probably my second favorite holiday after Christmas! Most have the day off, it's one week from the longest day of the year and weather is usually hot. Cities have huge, professional fireworks shows downtown. Small towns have charming community parades, carnivals, etc. Suburbanites picnic, mingle with their neighbors in the street and light off fireworks.
People who don't normally fly flags choose to do so and people dress in red, white, and blue. Depending on your vibe, people picnic, BBQ, swim, watch patriotic movies, boat, watch parades, all topped off with fireworks! It's the perfect summer holiday. (Although people are increasingly aware that fireworks aren't great for the environment and cause anxiety for both humans and animals. Some places are shifting to drone shows.)
On the evening of July 4, 1976 at the age of 23 I stood on the steps of Independence Hall watching the fireworks. One of my best memories.
Bro I just had the best 4th of July ever my friends all got these crazy fireworks that shoot up into the sky, you just light them and run away and watch the sky get covered in glitter
Thank you for spreading the love, Andre! Looking forward to you coming to visit the USA!
I'm from seattle! my family always did our own fireworks then watched the huge display on tv. Id love to see reactions to washington. we have mount rainier, the pacific ocean, rainforests.
I’m sorry folks, but the best place to see the 4th of July Fireworks is in Boston, MA!!!
Its based on the Charles River so people bring their boats for the best views and no parking issues! The main attraction for music is the World-renouned Boston Pops (Boston Symphony Orchestra) who play in the evening at the gorgeous Hatch Memorial Shell where the amazing music is projected out to all the folks sitting on the lawn, on blankets, in beach chairs with family & friends. Fabulous
I have been to all these cities. Use to live in DC, so been to their parades and firework show many times. They also have fireworks in the smaller communities. So we would go to those as well. Now we live in a rural area. We have wonderful small town parades and each little community shoots off some fireworks. Our community only has 15 houses on a small bay. Very amateur but lots of fun.
I'm a military veteran ty for all the military videos
Hello, Andre! Check out the oldest continuous celebration in the US, in Bristol, RI. This year is the 239th parade and month-long celebration.
Jan, was hoping someone would mention Bristol, RI parade. Many thanks to you, E. Murphy
We've had fireworks going off in our neighborhood (Kansas) since the 1st of July, the 4th is usually the most active. We are still hearing fireworks tonight, I expect them to continue through the 6th at least. I have visited a few of the cities mentioned, but never for 4th of July. We have a furbaby that is terrified of fireworks so we don't usually go anywhere for the holiday.
I was born and raised in Philadelphia. The 4th has always been special to my family. Great memories!!
Thank you Andre for the❤ you have for my nation. 🇺🇲🗽🎉
We are 248 years old 🎉❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Fireworks EVERYWHERE! Cookouts and family gatherings!!!!!
I live is a small town in Oklahoma (pop. less than 1,300), with rather lax fireworks laws. It's not organized, but it is spectacular. Most of the neighbors fire them from their patios. They spend several thousand dollars each, and most are the same types of fireworks as the big shows use. You should see just a neighborhood celebrating before you see one of the big shows. In my neighborhood the fireworks go off for about 4 hours, but they are not a cohesive "show".
So. It depends where you are. I've seen Chicago's, Philadelphia, LAs. Of those, Philadelphia was the best. However, Bush Gardens puts on quite a show. But the best I've ever seen, was a small suburb. It was magnificent every year. Could rival any big city in its 35 min fireworks. This small town was the best.
Nashville knows how to host large events and does it well. The July 4th celebration is awesome and brings in visitors from across the Country.