New Orleans #2 City in the USA

The readers of Travel + Leisure have voted New Orleans the #2 Best City in America. Notes the magazine, “From food-loving New Orleans to artsy Asheville, North Carolina, Southern destinations continue to be big with T+L readers.” You can read the entire ranking here.

Overall, New Orleans remains not only a national, but a global favorite. Last year was the sixth in a row of record-breaking tourism numbers, as was highlighted in this recent editorial in the New Orleans Advocate, “A Brighter View for Tourism.”

The Top Ten Cities in America are:
1. Charleston, SC
2. New Orleans, LA
3. Savannah, GA
4. Sante Fe, NM
5. New York City, NY
6. Chicago, IL
7. San Antonio, TX
8. Asheville, NC
9. Nashville, TN
10. Honolulu, HI