America's Favorite Cities 2008

Well, travelers favorite cities.  Ranking the 25 top U.S. cities in 45 categories, 155,000 travelers (or readers of Travel and Leisure) cast their votes and here's a sampling of what they said:

While Charleston and Austin have the friendliest people, Seattle and Minneapolis/St. Paul have the brainiest.  Unfortunately, LA comes out at the bottom of both lists.  Miami has the most attractive people (was there again this weekend and second this) and New York, the most diverse.

Portland, Oregon, ranks number one or number two on a whole array of attributes:  Farmers and Specialty Foods, Cleanliness, Public Parks and Access to Outdoors, Public Transportation and Pedestrian Friendliness, and Environmental Awareness. 

Not surprisingly, New York ranks first or second on Classical Music, Theater, Museums and Galleries, Destination Restaurants, Diverse People, Sklylines/Views, Cultural Getaway, and Local Boutiques.

But the overall winner was Boston (a designation not reflected in T&L's various category rankings.  Perhaps Bostonians read more?)

  

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