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Most relaxing places to visit
1. Alexandria, Virginia

2. Boulder, Colorado

3. Madison, Wisconsin

4. Clearwater, Florida

5. Charleston, South Carolina

6. Tampa, Florida

7. Virginia Beach, Virginia

8. Providence, Rhode Island

9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

10. Honolulu, Hawai’i

The 100 most relaxing places to visit in the U.S.
There are many other relaxing places to visit in the U.S. that did not make our top 10. Explore the rest of the cities that round out our top 100 relaxing vacation destinations for more ideas on where to visit — or make a second home.100 most relaxing cities in the US |
1. Alexandria, Virginia |
2. Boulder, Colorado |
3. Madison, Wisconsin |
4. Clearwater, Florida |
5. Charleston, South Carolina |
6. Tampa, Florida |
7. Virginia Beach, Virginia |
8. Providence, Rhode Island |
9. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
10. Honolulu, Hawai'i |
11. Scottsdale, Arizona |
12. Huntington Beach, California |
13. Raleigh, North Carolina |
14. Miami, Florida |
15. Carlsbad, California |
16. Bend, Oregon |
17. Henderson, Nevada |
18. Springfield, Missouri |
19. Wilmington, North Carolina |
20. McKinney, Texas |
21. Orlando, Florida |
22. St. Louis, Missouri |
23. Aurora, Illinois |
24. Berkeley, California |
25. Richmond, Virginia |
26. Rochester, New York |
27. Atlanta, Georgia |
28. New Orleans, Louisiana |
29. Spokane, Washington |
30. St. Petersburg, Florida |
31. Minneapolis, Minnesota |
32. Long Beach, California |
33. West Palm Beach, Florida |
34. Plano, Texas |
35. Temecula, California |
36. Colorado Springs, Colorado |
37. Burbank, California |
38. Boise, Idaho |
39. Norfolk, Virginia |
40. Chattanooga, Tennessee |
41. Lansing, Michigan |
42. Pasadena, California |
43. Bellevue, Washington |
44. Pasadena, Texas |
45. Ann Arbor, Michigan |
46. Frisco, Texas |
47. Riverside, California |
48. Irvine, California |
49. Syracuse, New York |
50. Cleveland, Ohio |
51. Fort Collins, Colorado |
52. Hollywood, Florida |
53. Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
54. Costa Mesa, California |
55. Knoxville, Tennessee |
56. Chandler, Arizona |
57. Stamford, Conneticut |
58. Everett, Washington |
59. Reno, Nevada |
60. Grand Rapids, Michigan |
61. St. Paul, Minnesota |
62. Salt Lake City, Utah |
63. Santa Rosa, California |
64. Fremont, California |
65. Chico, California |
66. Anchorage, Alaska |
67. Des Moines, Iowa |
68. Springfield, Massachusetts |
69. Green Bay, Wisconsin |
70. Oceanside, California |
71. Lincoln, Nebraska |
72. Cincinnati, Ohio |
73. Cary, North Carolina |
74. McAllen, Texas |
75. Durham, North Carolina |
76. Aurora, Colorado |
77. Hartford, Conneticut |
78. Carmel, Indiana |
79. Westminster, Colorado |
80. Jersey City, New Jersey |
81. Fort Wayne, Indiana |
82. Cape Coral, Florida |
83. Buffalo, New York |
84. Greensboro, North Carolina |
85. Rochester, Minnesota |
86. Pompano Beach, Florida |
87. Tulsa, Oklahoma |
88. Coral Springs, Florida |
89. Columbia, South Carolina |
90. Oakland, California |
91. Dayton, Ohio |
92. New Haven, Conneticut |
93. Peoria, Illinois |
94. Las Cruces, New Mexico |
95. Allentown, Pennsylvania |
96. Torrance, California |
97. Tempe, Arizona |
98. Vancouver, Washington |
99. Eugene, Oregon |
100. Akron, Ohio |
Our methodology
This study was conducted in April 2022. To determine the most relaxing places to visit in the U.S., we compared six ranking factors across a sample of mid-size cities in the U.S. (populations ranging from 100,000 to 500,000 people), sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. Our ranking factors were used to determine how relaxing a city is and how easy it is to visit. They included and were assigned a weight out of 100 as follows:- Number of parks — 25 points
- Number of spas — 25 points
- Noise pollution — 15 points
- Walkability — 15 points
- Crime index — 15 points
- Air quality — 5 points