Top 10 American cities to travel to (according to Conde Nast Traveler)

[Dick Whitman]

Saw this list while getting an oil change, and thought it would be good food for discussion. I think I have it just about right from memory, particularly the top of the list:

1) San Francisco
2) Charleston
3) Santa Fe
4) Chicago
5) New York City
6) Honolulu
7) Carmel
8) Savannah
9) Seattle
10) Boston

 

[Ace]

What is the criteria? Surprised not one Florida city is listed, though I can't really argue with any of the ones selected.

 

[playthrough]

Well, it ain't the top 10 cheapest vacation spots...but a pretty good list.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Spent quite a bit of time in Charleston as a kid. I cannot for the life of me remember anything there that would merit making this list.

The other nine? Definitely.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

When I saw the thread title, the first place I thought of was San Francisco.

Been to 7 of the 10 on the list.

 

[imjustagirl]

Carmel?

 

[Dick Whitman]

I've been to five of them. I was unimpressed with Honolulu. Felt like "Hawaii Land" to me, a theme park. Not that great as a city and not that great as an island.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Carmel?

Wasn't Clint Eastwood the mayor at one point?

 

[nmmetsfan]

Santa Fe? I, too, would be interested in the criteria

 

[Dick Whitman]

Santa Fe? I, too, would be interested in the criteria

They polled like 25,000 "sophisticated travelers." The magazine has a ton of lists - best hotels in the world, best European cities (Florence), best Asian cities (Bangkok), best islands (Maui), etc., etc.

 

[Layman]

I've been to 9 of the 10, hard to argue with the list. I'd be tempted to add Santa Fe, as well.....just not which I'd dump off the list.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

There are definitely places in Hawaii that are better to go to than Honolulu, but I doubt a city in Kauai is going to make the list.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I'd put New Orleans ahead of Honolulu.

 

[Cosmo]

Spent quite a bit of time in Charleston as a kid. I cannot for the life of me remember anything there that would merit making this list.

The other nine? Definitely.

Awesome restaurants, several historical tourist locations, awesome restaurants, good nightlife.

Did I mention the restaurants?

 

[TigerVols]

Santa Fe and Carmel instead of Santa Barbara and New Orleans? Meh.

 

[imjustagirl]

Carmel?

Wasn't Clint Eastwood the mayor at one point?

OMG. I didn't know there was a Carmel, Calif. I was thinking Carmel, Ind. Which made no sense to me.

 

[93Devil]

Santa Fe is the only desert city and probably the choice on the list if you wanted to hike, climb and do stuff on a river.

 

[Ace]

Carmel?

Wasn't Clint Eastwood the mayor at one point?

OMG. I didn't know there was a Carmel, Calif. I was thinking Carmel, Ind. Which made no sense to me.

Ha!

 

[Dick Whitman]

Carmel?

Wasn't Clint Eastwood the mayor at one point?

OMG. I didn't know there was a Carmel, Calif. I was thinking Carmel, Ind. Which made no sense to me.

Ha!

"Only an hour from ... Lafayette!"

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Carmel?

Wasn't Clint Eastwood the mayor at one point?

OMG. I didn't know there was a Carmel, Calif. I was thinking Carmel, Ind. Which made no sense to me.

Ha!

"Only an hour from ... Lafayette!"

Come on now. If an Indiana city were to make this list, it would have to be French Lick.