According to FOX 17, Nashville was named the “friendliest city in America” by Travel + Leisure, based on boutiques, dive bars, food trucks, pedestrian-friendly streets, coffee shops, music venues, and more.
Travel + Leisure stated:
“With a song in their hearts—and probably one on their lips, too—these Tennesseans won the survey for making visitors feel welcome. Not surprisingly, they also won the survey for their music scene: you can mingle with the locals at the singer-songwriter-loving Listening Room Café; the rehabbed, music-plus-eats Acme Feed & Seed; or at lovable dives like Santa’s Pub, the double-wide-trailer-housed bar managed by a suspiciously jovial bearded fellow. Nashville also ranked at No. 11 for its cheery food trucks, like Biscuit Love and Smokin Thighs. All that smiling is apparently good for the skin: Nashvillians also made the top 10 for their good looks.”
The full list includes:
- Nashville
- Salt Lake City
- Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Kansas City
- Oklahoma City
- Charleston
- Pittsburgh
- New Orleans
- Albuquerque
- Austin
- Houston
- Honolulu
- Louisville
- Portland
- Atlanta
