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Which Cities In The U.S.A. Do Travelers Love Most?

March 14, 2003
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NEW YORK & DULLES, Va. - More Than 500,000 People Rated American Cities in the America Online / Travel + Leisure 'America's Favorite Cities' Survey

Portland Rated as the Cleanest City, San Diego Residents Voted Best Looking People, Washington, DC Selected at the Best Place to Visit in Spring, San Juan as the most romantic.

Travel + Leisure Magazine and America Online announced today the results of the "America's Favorite Cities" online survey.

Travel + Leisure and the AOL Travel Channel asked more than half a million AOL members their opinions on 25 of the country's most popular urban destinations, with questions ranging from how attractive and friendly the locals are to the quality of the shopping, nightlife, and even public transportation. For the complete survey results and methodology, go online to www.travelandleisure.com/afc or AOL Keyword: travel survey.

The 25 cities in the AOL / Travel + Leisure America's Favorite Cities survey include: Atlanta; Austin; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Dallas-Fort Worth; Denver; Honolulu; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Miami; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Nashville; New Orleans; New York; Orlando; Philadelphia; Phoenix-Scottsdale; Portland, OR; San Antonio; San Diego; San Francisco; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.

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BEST LOOKING PEOPLE

1) San Diego

2) Honolulu

3) Austin

4) San Juan

5) San Francisco

WORST LOOKING: Baltimore

FRIENDLIEST PEOPLE

1) Nashville

2) Honolulu

3) San Antonio

4) Minneapolis-St. Paul

5) Austin

LEAST FRIENDLY: Los Angeles

BEST CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS

1) New York

2) Chicago

3) San Francisco

4) Austin

5) New Orleans

WORST: Phoenix-Scottsdale

BEST CITY TO VISIT IN SPRING

1) Washington, DC

2) San Diego

3) Austin

4) Honolulu

5) San Antonio

WORST: Los Angeles

CLEANEST CITY

1) Portland

2) Minneapolis-St. Paul

3) Honolulu

4) San Diego

5) Orlando

DIRTIEST: New Orleans

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PRETTIEST CITY

1) San Francisco

2) Washington, DC

3) Honolulu

4) San Diego

5) Chicago

LEAST ATTRACTIVE: Los Angeles

BEST CITY FOR NIGHTLIFE

1) New Orleans

2) Miami

3) Las Vegas

4) New York

5) Austin

WORST: Washington, DC

BEST PEOPLE-WATCHING

1) New York

2) Miami

3) Las Vegas

4) New Orleans

5) San Francisco

WORST: Baltimore

BEST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

1) New York

2) Portland

3) Washington, DC

4) San Francisco

5) Chicago

WORST: Los Angeles

MOST ROMANTIC

1) San Juan, Puerto Rico

2) Honolulu

3) San Francisco

4) New Orleans

5) San Diego

LEAST ROMANTIC: Atlanta

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Methodology: Respondents rated the cities of their choice on specific characteristics using a scale of 1 to 5, and identified themselves as natives of or travelers to the city rated. Rankings are based on the average scores of results from travelers only. For full survey methodology, go to www.travelandleisure.com/afc.

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