• Introduction
• 1. Boston
• 2. Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard
• 3. Chicago
• 4. Mount Rushmore
• 5. Philadelphia
• 6. Queen Mary 2
• 7. San Diego
• 8. San Juan Islands
• 9. U.S. Virgin Islands
• 10. Washington, D.C.

Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard

With their sand dunes and salty air, lighthouses and quaint fishing villages, Cape Cod and its neighboring islands make superb Independence Day retreats, with dozens of parades, picnics, and fairs that will have you humming the “Star Spangled Banner” all holiday long. Three of our favorite Independence Day events are the barbecue at the Old Whaling Church in Martha's Vineyard (in Edgartown), where you'll get a dose of nostalgia for the country's old maritime days; the Bike and Carriage Parade in Falmouth (on Cape Cod), where participants dress up as Uncle Sam and parade around in these decorated modes of transport; and Nantucket's Grucci fireworks display on Jetties Beach.

See Boston Travel Guide | See Cape Cod Travel Guide | See Chicago Travel Guide | See Halifax Travel Guide | See Martha's Vineyard Travel Guide | See Nantucket Travel Guide | See Philadelphia Travel Guide | See San Diego Travel GuideSee U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Guide