Does Chicago have the best fireworks in America? Nope. Guess where we came in on the list…

Three things I need for 4th of July…beer, hot dogs and fireworks! But it turns out we don’t have the best fireworks in America.

Whaaat (record scratch sound effect)

Who says? That would be WalletHub with certain criteria that put NYC and L-A at the top of the list…the average price of beer (see, I’m not the only one), the duration of fireworks and how many DUIs are handed out that night.

Chicago came in third. That’s not so bad because it means we aren’t tops in the nation for DUIs on the 4th of July!

Rounding out the top five were Denver and Seattle. Here’s the official WalletHub list…

  1. New York City, NY
  2. Los Angeles, CA
  3. Chicago, IL
  4. Denver, CO
  5. Seattle, WA
  6. Atlanta, GA
  7. Milwaukee, WI
  8. San Diego, CA
  9. Washington D.C.
  10. Buffalo, NY