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What's your favorite city? Do you have a go-to urban area when you're looking for a cultural fix? What about when you need to shop for a special occasion, or feel an uncontrollable urge for ethnic food? Everyone has a least favorite city, too. What cities do you find overpriced and overrated, full of unattractive people, or worse, dull?!
TravelandLeisure.com really wanted to know, so we asked. Visitors to our site this summer were asked to rate 30 American cities in categories ranging from restaurants, shopping, and cultural attractions to people, airports, and more. Altogether, visitors answered almost 4 million questions about their favorite — and least favorite — destinations. Now the results have been tallied, and we've got them.
For the record: America’s most attractive people are in Miami, Cleveland is the best place for an affordable getaway, Minneapolis/St. Paul ranks No. 1 for intelligent people, and Houston is home to the best airports. But that just scratches the surface. Where do travelers go for a wild weekend? Where do they head when they're in the mood for a getaway in a stylish, boutique hotel?
The 2009 AFC results are sometimes surprising, often funny, and always trip-provoking:
Most attractive people
1. Miami
2. San Diego
3. Charleston
4. Los Angeles
5. Austin
30. Philadelphia
Friendliest people
1. Nashville
2. New Orleans
3. Charleston
4. Austin
5. Minneapolis/St. Paul
30. New York
Most intelligent people
1. Minneapolis/St. Paul
2. Austin
3. Boston
4. Portland, Oregon
5. Seattle
30. Las Vegas
Most stylish people
1. New York
2. Miami
3. San Francisco
4. Los Angeles
5. Charleston
30. St. Louis
Best museums/galleries
1. Washington, D.C.
2. New York
3. Chicago
4. Philadelphia
5. Boston
30. Las Vegas
Best historical sites/monuments
1. Washington, D.C.
2. Boston
3. Philadelphia
4. Charleston
5. San Antonio
30. Las Vegas
Best big-name restaurants
1. New York
2. Chicago
3. New Orleans
4. Las Vegas
5. Los Angeles
30. Santa Fe
Best airports
1. Houston
2. Orlando
3. Minneapolis/St. Paul
4. Portland, Oregon
5. Providence
30. New York
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Cleanest
1. Minneapolis/St. Paul
2. Portland, Oregon
3. Denver
4. Austin
5. Santa Fe
30. New York
Most environmentally friendly
1. Portland, Oregon
2. Seattle
3. Santa Fe
4. Denver
5. Austin
30. New York
Best affordable hotels
1. Houston
2. Kansas City
3. Orlando
4. Minneapolis/St. Paul
5. Cleveland
30. New York
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