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New Orleans

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America's nightlife capital: the Big Easy rated highest for live music, cocktails, and cheap eats.

Best Feature

Live music (#1)

Worst Feature

Safety (#25)
After dark
Category Score Rank
After Dark (Overall) 4.79 1
Clubbing 4.70 4
Cocktail hour 4.85 1
Live music 4.91 1
Singles scene 4.67 3
Characteristics
Category Score Rank
Affordability 4.07 3
Characteristics (Overall) 3.78 15
Ease of getting around/public transportation 3.76 14
Environmental awareness 3.33 19
Gay-friendliness 4.60 2
Peace and quiet 3.28 18
People-watching 4.77 2
Safety 2.91 25
Weather 3.62 16
Cityscape
Category Score Rank
Access to outdoors 4.06 19
Cityscape (Overall) 4.00 18
Cleanliness 2.96 25
Notable neighborhoods 4.58 6
Pedestrian friendliness 4.29 9
Public parks/spaces 4.14 17
Skyline/views 3.96 20
Culture
Category Score Rank
Architecture/notable buildings 4.73 5
Classical music 3.67 16
Culture (Overall) 4.24 9
Historical sites/monuments 4.69 6
Museums/galleries 4.24 11
Theater 3.63 19
Underground arts scene 4.34 6
Food/dining
Category Score Rank
Barbecue 4.00 8
Big-name restaurants 4.74 2
Cheap eats 4.58 1
Coffee 4.70 3
Ethnic food 4.75 3
Farmers’ markets 4.34 4
Food/Dining (Overall) 4.42 2
Pizza 3.75 16
People
Category Score Rank
Athletic/active 3.45 25
Attractive 4.00 20
Diverse 4.70 3
Friendly 4.57 2
Fun 4.80 1
Intelligent 3.78 19
People (Overall) 4.15 14
Stylish 3.90 15
Worldly 3.93 13
Shopping
Category Score Rank
Antiques 4.70 1
Flea markets 4.25 1
Home design 4.16 14
Jewelry 4.26 11
Luxury boutiques 4.15 16
Shoes 3.93 19
Shopping (Overall) 4.29 6
Vintage (clothing and jewelry) 4.52 2
Type of trip
Category Score Rank
Active/adventure vacation 3.71 16
Business trip (that’s secretly fun) 4.61 2
Family vacation 3.67 22
Girlfriend getaway 4.62 1
Relaxing retreat 3.81 16
Romantic escape 4.50 6
Sophisticated getaway 4.12 13
Sports fan’s vacation 3.82 14
Type of trip (Overall) 4.20 8
Wild weekend 4.88 1

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