🎨 Think NYC & LA are America's most cultured cities?
Think again.
We ranked the Top 10 Most Culture-Rich Cities per Capita — and some of these will shock you. 👀
Museums, music, murals, and real soul 👇 celebrityonlines.com/top-10-us-ci...
Explore the top 10 U.S. cities most saturated with culture—from jazz-rich New Orleans to museum-packed Houston. Discover how arts define residents’ lives.
Interesting!
But how many other cities are currently under occupation besides LA?
I live outside of Boston, used to live in the city, and have lived in a few other of these, but no one compares to NYC. No one!
dude and you can find a whole world of delicacies to taste with so many cultures in NYC, it's nirvana for your taste buds, May I recommend Korea town best Kim chi out there.
Good info but I have zero interest in travelling to the USA.
The most cultural big city in America has to be Chicago. Chicago has culture 50 miles thick. Music, technology, science, sports, ethnic, commerce, comedy, politics, health, religion, museums,,,
This is wrong. Pittsburgh has one of the largest Natural & art museums in the country and multiple other cultural venues. Aviary, zoo, Symphony, Heinz Hall, Benedum Center, Science Center, Kennywood..many other attractions.
Great list. Too bad Austin is in Texas.
Sorry man - I've been to every one of these cities throughout my career. None on this list can shake a stick at NYC.
Boo! Where's Chicago?
Nice to see Philly on the list. They get better and better every time I visit.
Chicago hosted the World’s Fair and the remaining world class museums are incredible. Vast selection of the arts, global restaurants, yeah but Austin has bats and food trucks.
How even do you quantify culture? That should be the start of the article... but I see no info about how the results were tallied. I shouldn't expect much from a site named "celebrityonlines" but I try to give every site a chance to wow me. Oh well.
You obvs do not SeaTown! Cradle of Grunge? The city tried to throttle it! (Teenage Dance Ordinance! Promoted by the MAGA-adjacent Times.) Of course, Grunge preferred the adversity, it made it gritty (oh my should not use That Word about something Grungy! .,. !
Uh per capita does not matter if you have the Met, MOMA and the Guggenheim and freakin' Broadway! But now that SeaTown is going to be more populous than SF, I think we should be ranked up.
Boston 1st (where I learned how to live at age 24), Philadelphia last (where I grew up). Seattle close to the top. But if you include Canada (NOT the 51st state), Quebec, Montréal, Toronto and Ottawa in the top 5 with Boston.
Houston over Chicago??? Never!!!
Love this!
You’re right, I was surprised by a couple. Mostly Houston.
What will they be without creativity….a bunch of angry hateful ppl
I bet the skies are always blue😁
Truly accurate...
Boston, my FAVE, San Fran, beautiful. Where is Chicago?
I lived in Back Bay ( Boston) and you couldn't take a walk without seeing something at least as old and amazing as The Revolution.
MPLS, MN is a city filled with culture, too. That's my hometown & as a child, I'd roam around the MPLS Inst. of the Arts, where Dad dropped me off when he went to "play poker with the boys." Later, on my own, I cycle to the Walker Art Center & NE MPLS Arts District. And all those city lakes.💙
I sure like my "California weather" over any of those.
Thank you
More than just Seattle is loaded with culture in my state. Outside the city the vibe continues and grows. Except in eastern Washington where all the Nazi maggots are.
Just what I need!
That was an awesome list. I've lived in or visited 6 of those 10. ✌️
New York is the top dog and it’s insane to think Philly or Minneapolis can compete with NYC in anything other than Football
The Per Capita requirement is the clincher in this survey, right? When looking at smaller cities, which ones stand out in culture?
I've lived in 3 but traveled to all but 1. I absolutely love NOLA. One of my favorite cities. "Laissez les bons temps rouler." (Let the good times roll.)
San Francisco? Maybe 20 years ago.
How does Chicago not make this list? World class symphony, world class museums, many more Equity theatres than NYC, improv capital, world class restaurants, world class architecture, major cultural events every week, neighborhood festivals, great music scene...
Chicago has more of everything.
Nobody thinks LA is one of America’s most cultured cities.
Everything goes in those cities, run out contaminated by frivolous, superficial, monetized, as if there were no room for art appreciation. If it doesn't sell, it's no good for them. That's why I think collecting arts in the US has destroyed international art.
Nice try. NYC flexes more cultural muscle on any given night than all these places together.
Thank you!
Many thanks!!! Looking forward to sharing more. Please note - I do not use the Chat feature on Bluesky, but am always happy to converse via a post.
But always nice to meet someone who loves the arts. What I mean is that we need to do a lot better. Thanks for posting.
Really,cultured cities? I have lived in some of these cities&visited most of them. The US is a capitalistic society; democracy has gone down the tube. If it can’t make money it’s gone. The results is a watered down version of culture. Sure somethings have survived. These cities have lost their mojo.
This list is missing Chicago ergo not a good list. The entire city of Chicago is a work of art. Plus, The Civic Opera House, Art Institute, Field Museum,Goodman Theater, Second City,Jazz Fest, Blues Fest, at least 20 Michelin rated restaurants,at least 50 restaurants that have won James Beard Awards
Boston is the best little city, we are bit different. But you are spot on with our culture. It's both amazing history but also current. We have lots of diverse events which go on through the April to November, then we move inside. I'm must admit all on the list are great places to visit.
This is good! I think Boston is ranked kind of low, but that's my Boston-born bias speaking. Just one thing. You include Tori Amos as one of Boston's notable figures. She's a daughter of Methodists with family stretching from Baltimore to DC. Maybe replace her with Black Francis? 😀
I am proud to see the twin cities at number 7. I am a bit biased, though 😉
I really don't feel like Seattle has that much culture. Coffee shops aren't that strong of a cultural institution.
I’ve been to 4… once there is regime change, I’d love to hit a few more.
lol excluding nyc is criminal. like have you been to queens? 😭
I’ll tell you this much I’ve been living in New York and I lived in LA and I’ve traveled the country in the military and with FEMA and there is no place like New York City. It’s got everything it the best city for museums fashion diversity food and culture.
I like this measure of a city.
"These cities lead the nation in cultural density per 100,000 residents, with arts, music, museums, festivals, cultural media, and humanities institutions embedded in everyday life."
Don’t really matter because we ain’t going.
New Orleans is awesome!!!
My favourite city in the world (no, I haven’t been everywhere) is New Orleans.
Houston? You got to be kidding me. Where are you getting your information? And why isn't Baltimore on there?
