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Austin. #17 in Best U.S. Cities to Visit. With its lively bar scene and legendary live music options, Austin is the perfect place to let loose – but in a way that is uniquely Texan. Dance halls ...
Jul 31, 2023 · 10. Los Angeles, CA. Sun, sand, and movies (in which the city is often the star) make Los Angeles a place the world wants to see in real life. Start at the Hotel Erwin’s rooftop in Venice for an ...
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- How The Cities Are Ranked
- New York City
- Chicago, Illinois
- Los Angeles, California
- San Francisco, California
- Washington, D.C.
- Miami, Florida
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Seattle, Washington
- Houston, Texas
To determine which cities would be considered for this list, Resonance looked at U.S. cities with populations of more than 500,000. Each city was ranked based on a combination of qualitative evaluations from locals and visitors, as well as core statistics, including median household income and crime rates. Those ranking metrics covered 25 areas gro...
Highlighted rankings: Place (1), Prosperity (1) Why we love it: New York City has (once again) taken the top spot in Resonance’s annual rankings. Make no mistake: Being at the top for the past few years is no easy feat. But the Big Apple has proved its staying power with renovated airports, new hotels and museums enticing people to see the city. No...
Highlighted rankings: Product (2), Place (3) Why we love it: There’s plenty to celebrate in Chicago and not only because of its fantastic nightlife. The city saw the return of its epic concerts and free summer festivals, Sundays on State (when portions of iconic State Street turn pedestrian only), even meetings and conventions, marking a newfound e...
Highlighted rankings: Programming (2), Promotion (2) Why we love it: While Hollywood’s prowess is the most commonly associated aspect of Los Angeles (the iconic sign turns 100 this year), the city’s restaurant scene in all its richness and diversity is just as intertwined with L.A.'s identity. Vanguards like La Cha Cha Chá, Alma, and even LA Plaza ...
Highlighted rankings: Place (2), People (2) Why we love it: San Francisco has long drawn people and companies alike—AFAR included—to the West Coast. Thanks to the Bay Area’s world-renowned universities like Stanford and UC Berkeley, San Francisco has one of the most educated and prosperous populations. While the city’s lack of affordable housing ca...
Highlighted rankings: Prosperity (3), Promotion (3) Why we love it: Unsurprisingly, the nation’s capital scores well for its many free museums, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture and other Smithsonian institutions like the National Air and Space Museum. In addition to all of its exhibitions, there are many neighbo...
Highlighted rankings: Place (4), People (3) Why we love it: Miami has historically been a meeting point for the Americas, making it a no-brainer that its foreign-born population ranked high on the list. But in this city, diversity goes beyond nationality; the city’s allure for the LGBTQ community and ex–Silicon Valley techies gives it a sense of we...
Highlighted rankings: Place (7), Product (4) Why we love it: Boston is home to more than 75 institutions of higher learning—including Harvard and MIT—giving it the top spot in the University category and a high ranking in the Educational attainment category. But it’s not only students who come to Boston. As the oldest large city in America, it draw...
Highlighted rankings: Place (9), Prosperity (6) Why we love it: Off in the far-most corner of the Pacific Northwest, the pine-scented idyll of Seattle is one of the country’s best-kept secrets, with a high quality of life that comes from continued investment from big tech and (literally) greener pastures. Amazon and Microsoft—two of the cities bigg...
Highlighted rankings: Product (5), Programming (7) Why we love it: “Houston today is one of America’s most ethnically diverse big cities,” reports Resonance, “with more than 145 languages spoken at home, according to the latest census—about even with New York. No wonder it ranks no. 7 for Culture and its prism of festivals, from international film ...
- Chloe Arrojado
- Associate Editor of Destinations
- carrojado@afar.com
Oct 3, 2023 · Nikki Gibson/Unsplash. 1. Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston may be a small town, but this city punches well above its weight. When you consider everything it has to offer—history, culture ...
Dec 19, 2023 · 4. Los Angeles. Annual overseas visitation: 2.75 million. The spotlight always shines so naturally on Los Angeles that it’s easy to overlook the fact that the southern California hub has grown ...
Jan 11, 2024 · Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States and its southwest inspired dining options, innovative cocktail experiences and awe-inspiring museums make it one of the best US cities to visit in the USA. It is home to one of a kind experiences like Century Grand, a turn-of-the-century inspired, cocktail-centric, immersive hospitality ...
