• 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 taste of New England cooking and 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.

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