9:10 p.m. - 9:27 p.m., Monday, July 4, 2010

The optimum viewing areas for the fireworks will be at a distance from the launch site (Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool). These areas include:

• U.S. Capitol
• Lincoln Memorial
• National Mall between 14th Street and 3rd Street
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
• Thomas Jefferson Memorial
• The White House Ellipse
• West Potomac Park
• East Potomac Park
• Anacostia Park
• U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima)
• George Washington Memorial Parkway across the Potomac River in Virginia.

If you choose to view the fireworks near the launch site (Reflecting Pool):

• Consider wearing eye protection and ear plugs
• Remain outside the fenced safety zones around the launch site.

Following the fireworks, avoid walking along Independence Avenue, SW between Daniel Chester French Drive, SW and 17th Street, SW, until safety teams clear the area of potentially harmful fireworks debris.Arrive early in the day to claim your viewing spot and avoid the last minute rush.

Arrive early in the day to claim your viewing spot and avoid the last minute rush.