New Orleans voted best for fine dining and shopping
Travelandleisure.com teamed up with CNN Headline News and asked travelers to rank 25 top U.S. cities in 45 categories including food and shopping to people, culture, nightlife, and more. More than 600,000 surveys were submitted by opinionated travelers who showed pretty strong feelings about New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, and other hot spots. Here are some top picks:
CULTURE (Museums/galleries)
1 Washington, D.C.
2 New York
3 Chicago
PEOPLE (Friendly)
1 Charleston
2 Austin
3 Minneapolis/St. Paul
TYPE OF TRIP (Overall)
1 Honolulu
2 San Diego
3 San Francisco
SHOPPING (Vintage stores/flea markets)
1 New Orleans
2 Charleston
3 Portland, Oregon
FOOD/ DINING (Overall)
1 New Orleans
2 San Francisco
3 Seattle
NIGHTLIFE (Overall)
1 Las Vegas
2 New Orleans
3 New York
