Best Culture in U.S. Cities

Each year Travelandleisure.com posts an online survey asking Americans what they like—and don't like—about 35 large U.S. cities and use the poll results to rank the cities based on a variety of topics, including most intelligent, most attractive, and best culture. The following table lists the 25 best U.S. Cities for culture in 2010.

Rank City
1. New York
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Boston
4. Chicago
5. Charleston
6. Savannah
7. San Francisco
8. Santa Fe
9. Providence
10. Philadelphia
11. Salt Lake City
12. Nashville
13. New Orleans
14. Minneapolis/St. Paul
15. Denver
16. Houston
17. Kansas City
18. Seattle
19. Portland
20. San Juan, Puerto Rico
21. San Antonio
22. Austin
23. San Diego
24. Atlanta
25. Phoenix/Scottsdale

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