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Folks across America have toasted Independence Day beneath jaw-dropping fireworks displays, from New York City to Washington D.C., Nashville to Los Angeles and everywhere in between.
Fitting finales to the public holiday brought brightly coloured lights to the skies on Thursday, marking the 4th of July and the nation's 242nd year of independence.
Even if you missed out on a barrage of light bursts this year, photographers across the U.S. brought their top exposure game to capture the perfect snap. Live vicariously.
Fireworks explode overhead at the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. Credit: Getty Images 
Fireworks explode overhead at the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images 
New York City's 42nd annual Macy's 4th of July fireworks show. Credit: James Devaney/Getty Images 
Fireworks seen from Long Island City, Queens. Credit: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images 
The sky over Manhattan lit by the Annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks in Weehawken, New Jersey. Credit: KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images 
People watch the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks from Hunter Point Park in New York City. Credit: Getty Images 
Fireworks are seen at the 5th annual Freedom and Fireworks Festival in Jersey City, New Jersey. Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images 
People watch the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks from Hunter Point Park in New York City. Credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images) 
New York City puts on the works. Credit: Gotham/Getty Images 
People watch the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks from Hunter Point Park in New York City. Credit: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images 
Fireworks at the 2018 Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th concert in Nashville, Tennessee. Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images 
Fireworks explode over Dodger Stadium after the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images 
Chase Field celebrates the Fourth of July after the MLB game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images 
People watch fireworks from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images Featured Video For You
