How many ways can you celebrate a birthday? If you are talking about America’s birthday, there are too many to count. Start with parades and barbecues. Move on to festivals, campground and resort parties, concerts and, of course, fireworks.
You can even time travel back to the days when our country was founded. Wherever you go, you will have plenty of company. AAA projects travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Independence Day holiday travel period.
“With summer vacations in full swing and the flexibility of remote work, more Americans are taking extended trips around Independence Day,” explained Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel. “We anticipate this July Fourth week will be the busiest ever with an additional 5.7 million people traveling compared to 2019.
” July Fourth, of course, marks the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted (July 4, 1776) and the United States officially became its own nation. Head to Philadelphia to see Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and later, the US Constitution, were debated and signed. ( Timed tickets to tour Independence Hall must be reserved in advance online at , or by phone at 1-877-444-6777.
Tickets are free, but there is a non-refundable processing fee of $1 per ticket.) Come to Philadelphia July 2 for the . Twenty cultural institutions and historic attractions, along with Old City restaurants, will be celebrating what John Adams declared should be a day of “pomp .
