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"More than 15,000 fireworks shows will help kick off Fourth of July celebrations around the country this weekend.\nAnd that's just the professional shows. In total, about 213 million pounds of fireworks are sold annually in the United States, according to the American Pyrotechnics Association.\nSee also: 7 Games to Bring Out Your Patriotic Side for the Fourth of July\nWhile Hurricane Arthur is causing some problems on the East Coast (for the first time ever, Boston will hold its fireworks on July 3), millions of revelers will still look toward the skies for explosions of color. \nWe've rounded up some of the best fireworks displays that show why the Fourth is the most American holiday of all time.\n\n\nBest Cities for Fireworks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaboom Town, Texas\n\nThe Kaboom Town festival on July 3, 2004, in Addison, Texas. The 30-minute show at Kaboom Town was rated in the top 10 by the American Pyrotechnics Association.\nThe festivities this year begin at 5 p.m. local time on July 3. More information.\n\n\nImage: Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoston, Massachusetts\n\nFireworks over the Charles River on July 4, 2013. \nEach year, the Boston Pops Fireworks display lights up the sky in the city.\nThe threat of Hurricane Arthur has prompted organizers to move this year's fireworks up a day, to Thursday, at 10:30 p.m. Organizers said the time could change.\n\n\nImage: Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChicago, Illinois\n\nFireworks at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois.\nThe show in Chicago is so big it can't be contained to one day -- there will be fireworks on July 4 at 9:30 p.m. and July 5 at 10:15 p.m.\nAs if bursting red, white and blue lights in the sky weren't patriotic enough, there will also be synchronized patriotic music.\n\n\nImage: Getty Creative\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLas Vegas, Nevada\n\nTourists watch Independence Day weekend fireworks explode over Caesar's Palace as the Bellagio fountain show plays simultaneously on July 3, 2011.\nThere are fireworks displays both Thursday and Friday this year in Las Vegas.\n\n\nImage: Julie Jacobson/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew York, New York\n\nThe New York City skyline sets the stage for fireworks over the Hudson River during the Macy's fireworks display on July 4, 2009.\nAfter years on the Hudson, the annual fireworks display returns to the East River on July 4.\n\n\nImage: Yana Paskova/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew Orleans, Louisiana\n\nFrench Quarter fireworks in the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana.\nThe fireworks in New Orleans begin at 9 p.m. on Friday, and can be seen from either side of the river.\n\n\nImage: Getty Creative\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSeattle, Washington\n\nFourth of July fireworks near the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.\nThe fireworks in Seattle begin at 10 p.m. on Friday.\n\n\nImage: David R Irons Jr Photography/Getty Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSt. Louis, Missouri\n\nFireworks light up the night sky behind the Gateway Arch and the Old Courthouse on July 4, 2011, in St. Louis.\nFair St. Louis moves to Forest Park this year, with fireworks beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday.\n\n\nImage: Jeff Roberson/Associated Press\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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