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Want an All-American Independence Day? Try London
Believe it or not, one of the best places to conduct a July 4 pilgrimage is the British capital. It may be the center of the nation that the U.S. battled in the Revolutionary War, but London has an impressive array of events and sites geared toward the Independence Day traveler. Cheerio!
There are few better places to celebrate the United States and its Independence Day than London.
Whether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's brainiest founding father, Ben Franklin, or downing an ale on the jetty where the Mayflower set off for Massachusetts, the British capital is packed with options for a patriotic week away.
"It is surprising — it's shocking — how much there really is here," said Delaina Stone, the secretary of the American Society in London.
American heroes cling to the corners of some of the British capital's greatest monuments. Abraham Lincoln keeps watch over Parliament Square, while Martin Luther King Jr. peers serenely over the camera-toting tourists thronging to Westminster Abbey. Even rebel-in-chief George Washington, whose insurgency tore the British Empire apart, has a commanding view of Trafalgar Square.
Just down the street is Benjamin Franklin House, where the bespectacled philosopher-statesman spent nearly 16 years probing the mysteries of science, tinkering with his inventions and trying, with varying degrees of success, to manage relations between Britain and its petulant colonies.
The Grosvenor Square site of the U.S. Embassy is also worth a visit. The area has been associated with the United States ever since John Adams, the first U.S. minister to the Court of St. James, moved here in 1785. Home to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's European headquarters during World War II, the square once known as "Little America" is the perfect place for a Fourth of July picnic.
Work up an appetite with Kim Dewdney, who is leading an Independence Day walking tour starting at 2:30 p.m. On the itinerary: the crypt of St. Martin-in-the-Fields' church, where the bodies of the king and queen of Hawaii were briefly kept after they succumbed to measles during an 1824 visit to London.
St. Martin's was hosting a series of U.S.-themed concerts from July 2-4, including a family friendly event Saturday featuring works by Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein.
Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the rockets' red glare may be disappointed. A U.S. military base northwest of the city, which used to put on fireworks displays, has been shut down. Stone said the American Society wasn't throwing a party this year either.
None of which prevents you from celebrating in style. For those in favor of a waterborne excursion, the Independence Day Cruise down the River Thames may be just the ticket. The five-hour jaunt features a two-course barbecue and a Dixie Swing band. The young and restless have a range of Fourth of July-themed nights to choose from — including an "American Independence Day Party" at Apt Bar in central London. Promoter Anthony Balogun said the celebrations will last until 4 a.m. His advice: Book ahead and wear red, white and blue.
Whether you prefer sipping bubbly at the wood-paneled home of America's brainiest founding father, Ben Franklin, or downing an ale on the jetty where the Mayflower set off for Massachusetts, the British capital is packed with options for a patriotic week away.
"It is surprising — it's shocking — how much there really is here," said Delaina Stone, the secretary of the American Society in London.
American heroes cling to the corners of some of the British capital's greatest monuments. Abraham Lincoln keeps watch over Parliament Square, while Martin Luther King Jr. peers serenely over the camera-toting tourists thronging to Westminster Abbey. Even rebel-in-chief George Washington, whose insurgency tore the British Empire apart, has a commanding view of Trafalgar Square.
Just down the street is Benjamin Franklin House, where the bespectacled philosopher-statesman spent nearly 16 years probing the mysteries of science, tinkering with his inventions and trying, with varying degrees of success, to manage relations between Britain and its petulant colonies.
The Grosvenor Square site of the U.S. Embassy is also worth a visit. The area has been associated with the United States ever since John Adams, the first U.S. minister to the Court of St. James, moved here in 1785. Home to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's European headquarters during World War II, the square once known as "Little America" is the perfect place for a Fourth of July picnic.
Work up an appetite with Kim Dewdney, who is leading an Independence Day walking tour starting at 2:30 p.m. On the itinerary: the crypt of St. Martin-in-the-Fields' church, where the bodies of the king and queen of Hawaii were briefly kept after they succumbed to measles during an 1824 visit to London.
St. Martin's was hosting a series of U.S.-themed concerts from July 2-4, including a family friendly event Saturday featuring works by Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein.
Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the rockets' red glare may be disappointed. A U.S. military base northwest of the city, which used to put on fireworks displays, has been shut down. Stone said the American Society wasn't throwing a party this year either.
None of which prevents you from celebrating in style. For those in favor of a waterborne excursion, the Independence Day Cruise down the River Thames may be just the ticket. The five-hour jaunt features a two-course barbecue and a Dixie Swing band. The young and restless have a range of Fourth of July-themed nights to choose from — including an "American Independence Day Party" at Apt Bar in central London. Promoter Anthony Balogun said the celebrations will last until 4 a.m. His advice: Book ahead and wear red, white and blue.
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