Summer Fun Facts

Evening fireworks in the city

In the U.S., over 650 million long-distance summer trips are made.
In the U.S., the top 5 most popular summer vacations are: beach/ocean, a famous city, national parks, a lake, and a resort.
The top 5 most popular summer activities in the U.S. are: shopping, visiting historical sites, swimming/water sports, going to a park or national park, and sightseeing tours.
A universal summer treat is watermelon. Watermelon is part of the cucumber, pumpkin, and squash family and consists of 92% water. On average, Americans consume 15 pounds of watermelon annually.
Popsicles, a popular summer treat, was accidentally invented by an 11-year old boy in San Francisco in 1905. He left a glass of soda sitting outside and by the next morning the soda had frozen. He began selling them at an amusement park in New Jersey.
Cherry is the number one popsicle flavor.
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Americans eat over 7 billion hot dogs.
There were 2.5 million people living in the nation in July 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved. Now, an estimated 327 million people in living in the nation.
There were approximately $332 million of fireworks imported into the U.S. in 2018.

https://www.factretriever.com/summer-facts
https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/fourth-of-july-ff.pdf