The Best and Worst Places for Fourth of July Celebrations

Wise Brothers—-Chattanooga, TN

The Best and Worst Places for Fourth of July Celebrations

If you wanted to celebrate FREEDOM, would you rather be in Vegas . . . or in the Texas suburbs?  And the answer is clear.  After all, it’s NOT “What happens in Texas, stays in Texas.”

Believe it or not, we’re about a week away from Independence Day, so WalletHub put out a list of the 100 best places in the U.S. for Fourth of July celebrations.  They considered things like public fanfare and fireworks . . . affordability . . .  activities . . . weather . . . and safety and accessibility.

This year, Las Vegas is #1.  New York City is next, followed by Orlando . . . Los Angeles . . . Minneapolis . . . St. Paul (wow, both “Twin Cities” back-to-back) . . . San Francisco . . . Atlanta . . . Seattle . . . and Sacramento.

Of the 100 cities they considered, Garland, Texas came in dead last. Laredo, Texas is the second-worst, followed by Newark, New Jersey . . . Hialeah, Florida . . . Baton Rouge, Louisiana . . . Cleveland . . . Jersey City . . . Irving, Texas . . . Fort Wayne, Indiana . . . and Corpus Christi, Texas.

Of course, you don’t NEED a flashy destination to celebrate Fourth of July. Just fire up the grill and invite people over.

But if you ARE looking to travel . . . and have the cash for gas or a last-minute flight . . . you can’t go wrong with the festivities in a lot of bigger cities, according to this list.

Except Cleveland.  It sounds like you can go wrong with that one.  Go Browns.

(You can find the Top 100, with the scores for each, at WalletHub.com.)

Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash

Courtesy of WalletHub.com