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American Style Magazine
June 2006
Top 25 Cities for Art
By Christine Kloostra
The new Museum of Arts & Design, shown above in an artist's rendering, will make its home in a renovated building at 2 Columbus Circle in New York.
AmericanStyle readers love New York. And not just the city. Your affection extends beyond the boroughs all the way to western New York and the Finger Lakes region.
The votes for the 2006 Top 25 Arts Destinations are in, and reigning king New York City once again tops our list of Top 25 Big Cities, claiming the No. 1 spot for its third consecutive year. Buffalo, N.Y., muscled its way back to the top position on our Mid-Sized Cities list, while Corning, N.Y., claimed the No. 3 spot among the Top 25 Small Cities and Towns, behind Santa Fe, N.M., and Asheville, N.C.
The members of this year's Top 25 Big Cities remain virtually unchanged from 2005, with a single newcomer, San Jose, Calif., joining the list at No. 25. Behind the Big Apple are Chicago, Ill. (No. 2), Washington, D.C. (No. 3), San Francisco, Calif. (No. 4), and Boston, Mass. (No. 5).
Buffalo's ascension to the top spot from its 2005 ranking of 23rd is one of several dramatic swings in the Top 25 Mid-Sized Cities category. Albuquerque, N.M., held onto its No. 2 position, but emerging glass mecca Pittsburgh, Pa., jumped from No. 10 in 2005 to No. 3 this year. Rounding out the top five are Scottsdale, Ariz., and New Orleans, La.
Joining Santa Fe, Asheville and Corning at the pinnacle of the Top 25 Small Cities and Towns are Charleston, S.C., in the No. 4 position and Sedona, Ariz., at No. 5.
Category 3: Small Cities and Towns
(Populations under 100,000)
1. Santa Fe, N.M.
2. Asheville, N.C.
3. Corning, N.Y.
4. Charleston, S.C.
5. Sedona, Ariz.
6. Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
7. Taos, N.M.
8. Key West, Fla.
9. Burlington, Vt.
10. Boulder, Colo.
11. Carmel, Calif.
12. Laguna Beach, Calif.
13. Eureka Springs, Ark.
14. Aspen, Colo.
15. Cumberland, Md.
16. Sarasota, Fla.
17. Chapel Hill, N.C.
18. Saugatuck, Mich.
19. Naples, Fla.
20. New Hope/Lahaska, Pa.
21. Annapolis, Md.
22. Brattleboro, Vt.
23. Portsmouth, N.H.
24. Benicia, Calif.
25. Tubac, Ariz.
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April 2007
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MSNBC - 2 of Top 10 Easy Spring Weekend Getaways
April 2007
VirtualTourist - 3 of the Top 10 up-and-coming Travel Destinations Spring 2007
Kiplinger ranks Asheville #7 out of 50 Smart Places to Live June 2006
Forbes Magazine rates Asheville as #24 for Best Place For Business And Career May 2006
SouthernLiving 2006 Readers' Choice Awards choose The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa along with Asheville as their mountain destination
First Lady Laura Bush - Designated Preserve America Community October 2006
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