America's Most Romantic Cities
Thursday April 1, 2004
Do you believe that Cities are Great Places to Honeymoon? Couples who appreciate traveling to a destination with terrific hotels, a wide choice of restaurants, fun places to shop, innumerable places to kiss, and attractions galore, agree. But which cities are best for lovers? According to the 2004 Travel + Leisure Magazine / AOL Travel online survey, these are the top 25 USA cities for romance:
- 1. Honolulu
2. San Juan
3. San Francisco
4. New Orleans
5. Miami
6. Las Vegas
7. New York
8. San Diego
9. San Antonio
10. Santa Fe
Best Cities for Romance, nos. 11-25 >
- 11. Tampa/St. Petersburg
12. Seattle
13. Chicago
14. Portland, OR
15. Orlando
16. Denver
17. Boston
18. Nashville
19. Phoenix/Scottsdale
20. Austin
21. Los Angeles
22. Philadelphia
23. Twin Cities
24. Houston
25. Washington, D.C.
Comments
Savannah, GA anyone? This city always misses the list. I can’t believe Tampa is on there.
I can’t imagine such gluttonous, sprawling cities such as: Houston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and San Antonio would ever be considered as “beautiful” or “romantic”.
And I am appalled that Seattle and Wash. DC didn’t rank higher. There are several differences between these two cities; however, both cities have many european style buildings with great european food. Moreover, they both have amazing ethnical diversity. The top romantic cities I would have to say are:
1) Seattle
2) San Francisco
3) Washington DC
Seattle is a booming metropolis with over four-million residents with a projected population of seven-eight million for 2030. If you go to downtown Seattle, you can grab a spectacular frech-style espresso with great sweet crepes. During our warm summers of 70-90 degrees, you can sit at the famous Pike Place Market and buy a Russian pastry or a Greek baclava and eat while the majestic Space Needle towers behind you. How much closer to Europe can you get here in America?Seattle should definetly be on your “bucket-list.”