With COVID Cases At Record Lows, It Feels Like Everyone In America Is Outside

Americans may not agree on everything, but one thing is for sure right now: Everyone wants out of the house.

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Pia Peterson
by Pia Peterson

BuzzFeed News Photo Editor

A crowd of people, most unmasked, wearing Boston sports gear in the stands at Fenway Park
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For the first time since 2019, Fenway Park in Boston is open for full capacity and optional masking at a game on May 29, 2021.

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People walk along Santa Monica Pier ahead of Memorial Day in Santa Monica on May 29, 2021.

A group of children smiling and laughing, with their parents, on the side of the road
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Children wait for candy and watch parade marchers in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on May 31, 2021.

Groups of people sitting on benches in the sunshine on Fisherman's Wharf, some are unmasked
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Masked and unmasked visitors are seen on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Mask-wearing is slowly becoming a thing of the past for fully vaccinated people.

Overhead view of a boy going down a waterslide, with people in a water park behind him
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On a warm, sunny day, a boy drops down the 63-foot-high Old Man Falls speed slide, after Knott's Berry Farm's Soak City water park had been closed due to the pandemic for one year and eight months, in Buena, California.

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People on the beach on Memorial Day Weekend in Miami Beach, Florida, on May 29, 2021.

Groups of people, most unmasked, walking up a hiking trail in Yosemite National Park
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Hikers make their way along a trail in Yosemite National Park on April 18, 2021.

Two shirtless men lounge in the forefront with a huge crowd of people behind them in a park
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People without masks avoid social distancing on a hot day at Sheep Meadow, Central Park, in New York City on May 22, 2021.

A crowd of people raise their hands as they watch a concert on a packed street in Las Vegas
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A crowd reacts as they watch musical act Zowie Bowie in concert in Las Vegas on June 1, 2021.

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People go white water rafting with Harpers Ferry Adventure Center along the Shenandoah River in Hillsboro, Virginia, on May 31, 2021.

A view of people lounging on the grass and walking under an overpass
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People visit Little Island by Hudson River Park in New York City on May 23, 2021.

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Crowds of people, some without masks, walk along Santa Monica Pier ahead of Memorial Day in Santa Monica, May 30, 2021.

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A worker hoses off swan boats as Echo Park in Los Angeles reopens to the public on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

People gather maskless indoors at a restaurant with many pictures of Elvis on its walls
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Patrons eat dinner at Pap’s Place catfish restaurant, which closed for a time during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, in Ackerman, Mississippi, on March 11, 2021.

A group of NYU graduates in purple robes and graduation caps stand in front of a fountain
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NYU students wearing graduation caps and gowns take graduation photos in Washington Square Park in New York City on May 23, 2021.

Two men in shorts throw footballs past the camera
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People play football in Central Park in New York City on May 23, 2021.

Groups of maskless people walk downtown in Des Moines on a rainy day
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Groups of people walk down a street in Des Moines after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that bans future mask mandates for schools, cities, and counties, on May 20, 2021.

Three women in hats in front of a human-made fountain and a lake
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Visitors enjoy a sunny day on the banks of Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles after the park reopened to the public on May 26, 2021.

A woman on a bench with her friend watch a couple do acro-yoga, and a boy walks through the forefront of the camera
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People do acro-yoga in Washington Square Park in New York City on May 27, 2021.

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People hike among mustard plants in the burn zone of Chino Hills State Park, as the pandemic continues, in California, April 21, 2021.




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