{"id":23698,"date":"2019-10-07T09:25:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T14:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=23698"},"modified":"2019-11-06T16:37:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T21:37:13","slug":"best-big-city-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/best-big-city-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Ranked as the Best Big City in America, Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Move over NYC, Chicago was just named the best big city in America. It was rated as the number one big city by Conde Nast Traveler. Again.<\/p>\n

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Chicago earned the best city in America ranking as a result of Conde Nast’s Reader’s Choice Awards 2019<\/a>, which allows the publication’s vast readership to vote on everything from the best islands in the US to the top hotels in Japan.<\/p>\n

Chicago’s amazing architecture, booming foodie scene<\/a>, groundbreaking museums, and the sheer number of breweries<\/a> were all cited by respondents as leading reasons for being named the best big city in America.\u00a0Oh, and did we mention this is Chicago’s third<\/em> year in the top spot?<\/p>\n

Other cities rounding out the Top 10 included:<\/p>\n

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  1. Chicago, Illinois<\/li>\n
  2. Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n
  3. Boston, MA<\/li>\n
  4. New Orleans, LA<\/li>\n
  5. Washington, DC<\/li>\n
  6. San Diego, CA<\/li>\n
  7. New York, New York<\/li>\n
  8. Pittsburg, PA<\/li>\n
  9. Honolulu, HI<\/li>\n
  10. San Antonio, TX<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I guess we can finally say goodbye to the “Second City” \u2013 ’cause it looks like we’re now officially number one.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

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