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Most-Visited U.S. Cities

Try to guess the American cities that receive the most visitors from overseas.
For the year 2023. Source
Based on % of survey respondents who visited the city
Cities that are the not the primary city in their urban area have been filled in
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First submittedJune 28, 2019
Times taken62,909
Average score75.0%
Rating4.87
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City
28.3
New York City
13.9
Miami
11.5
Los Angeles
11.2
Orlando
7.3
San Francisco
6.6
Las Vegas
5.1
Washington D.C.
4.5
Chicago
%
City
4.2
Honolulu
3.7
Boston
2.8
Houston
2.4
Atlanta
2.1
Dallas
2.1
San Diego
1.8
Seattle
1.8
Flagstaff
%
City
1.7
Philadelphia
1.5
Tampa
1.1
Key West
1.0
Phoenix
0.9
Buffalo
0.9
Denver
0.9
New Orleans
0.9
Nashville
%
City
2.4
Fort Lauderdale
2.0
Santa Ana
1.2
San Jose
1.0
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64 Comments
Quizmaster
+36
Level ∞
Jun 28, 2019
If you're thinking of visiting Seattle, save your money. Hotels are like $250 a night, traffic is brutal, and there's nothing to see.
Jerry928
+44
Level 76
Jun 28, 2019
Well I enjoyed it. Maybe you're taking your home city for granted!
Quizzer4life
+1
Level 31
Nov 21, 2020
Missed Houston, New Orleans, Tampa and Honolulu
IsleAuHaulte
+14
Level 89
Jun 28, 2019
Steve Miller went from Phoenix, Arizona to Tacoma and U-turned straight for Philadelphia, Atlanta and L.A. instead of continuing to Seattle.
nonono
+2
Level 89
Jun 30, 2019
Only those of us of a certain age can appreciate that comment. Well done.
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 85
Jul 25, 2021
Wasn't that from his song about his bout with a kidney stone?
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Oct 21, 2022
He even ended up in Northern California, but never went further.
Bdubz
+2
Level 43
Jun 29, 2019
I enjoyed my visit to Seattle a few years ago
toowise
+2
Level 78
Jun 29, 2019
If its so bad why did Frasier move from Boston !
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Jun 29, 2019
It's a great city to live in (if you can afford it). Unfortunately, the population has increased by 22% since 2010 which has made everything crowded and expensive. Thanks a lot Amazon.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Jun 29, 2019
I visited a couple friends there in 2001. One of them was attending DigiPen and toured me around the school and we went over to Nintendo of America as well and GameWorks downtown. I saw Pike's Place Market and the original Starbucks with the other friend and went to some nightclubs and the park with the Space Needle. I enjoyed the moody atmospherics of constant overcast drizzling which matched my mindset at the time and complimented the music I was listening to then. Wasn't a bad weekend. I don't remember what I spent on hotels but I think I got something through Priceline back when the only option was still to name your own price and I'm sure it was much less than $250. Probably closer to 35 or 40 I rarely paid more than that for hotels those days.
Berney
+1
Level 81
Jul 2, 2019
I was in Seattle about three weeks ago and enjoyed the visit but the traffic in the downtown area was horrendous! There also seemed to be a huge amount of long term construction work going on which was causing chaos. Hopefully it will all be sorted eventually but it may take a while.
ihavethepower
+5
Level 28
Aug 13, 2019
Sounds like Frankfurt for me as a german ;)
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 56
Feb 22, 2021
I live a 4, almost 5, hour drive away from you.
Devvik2
+1
Level 72
Apr 24, 2021
I live in Washington. This is just not true. Maybe not just Seattle, but Washington is an extremely beautiful and nice place. Seattle not as much, but it's still pretty cool not going to lie.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 85
Jul 12, 2024
Just like there are no houses available in Tuscany, eh?
kitshef
+2
Level 84
Jul 12, 2024
Just got back. Great art museums, great zoo, fun vibe. Take public transportation or uber; don't drive.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 12, 2024
Thanks for visiting Seattle and glad you had a great time! This seems pretty generous though. The zoo and the art museum seem very poor compared to most big cities, especially considering the entry price.

Uber works really well, but is very expensive. $20 for a 10 minute ride in my experience.

Public transit is fine but unfortunately (depending on the route) there's a high chance of drug use, offensive smells, and even violence.

That said, the natural scenery is world class especially in the summer.

FlabberBapper
+1
Level 74
Jul 12, 2024
I just gotta put my two cents in as well, I recently visited Seattle and I'm not a city guy at all, usually hate them, only big city I've been to I enjoyed was Boston, until recently where I quite liked Seattle
Jiaozira
+1
Level 70
Jul 12, 2024
Seattle is a cool place to visit. I liked Seattle itself more than Vancouver BC. The nature virtually anywhere in BC is much more of a draw to me than the nature in Washington state, but when we're talking strictly about cities I'd rather visit Seattle again than Vancouver. The view of Mount Ranier from the city is incredible, although the gimmicky tourist draws like Pike Place and the Space Needle are overrated. Otherwise it's a fun place to explore.
ilikebikes
+1
Level 65
Jul 13, 2024
That's a very interesting opinion, personally I found it to be the opposite. While I agree that the nature in BC is better than Washington state, getting to have the mountains that much closer to the city made Vancouver much nicer than Seattle in my opinion. Also just felt unsafer in Seattle compared to Vancouver, but that's a general US vs Canada feeling.
DoktorApplejuce
+1
Level 65
Jul 14, 2024
It's better than anywhere else I've been in the US by a wide margin, barring maybe Charlotte Amalie.
D31415
+1
Level 74
Aug 12, 2024
This international visitor preferred Seattle to several of the other cities here, not least due to its setting and as a gateway to the nature of the Pacific Northwest! (Though some of those other cities are primarly here as transport hubs I suspect).
Grapefruit74
+6
Level 28
Jun 28, 2019
were gonna go to Honolulu next month
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Jun 28, 2019
I checked the source, and places 15-21 are occupied by Seattle, Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Flagstaff, Philadelphia, San Jose, Tampa and Dallas. I suspect the Anaheim bracket was mostly Disneyland visitors.
Geographystar
+11
Level 67
Aug 13, 2019
Flagstaff is probably because of the Grand Canyon.
iRDM
+2
Level 77
Jul 12, 2024
also known as the only thing in Flagstaff
Djilas
+1
Level 83
Jul 1, 2019
Wow, I've been to 12 on only one trip, and passed through 2 others
Pharley
+3
Level 73
Aug 13, 2019
"the most international visitors from overseas." So it doesn't count visitors from Canada or Mexico?
DoktorApplejuce
+1
Level 65
Aug 12, 2024
I personally am not able to see how Flagstaff or Buffalo could have made the list without counting Canadians. Less hard to believe, but still makes me think Canadians were counted is Phoenix.
palstek
+5
Level 52
Aug 13, 2019
As a non-american, I am at a disadvantage in most US geography quizzes. Here I easily scored 100% on my first try with few wrong guesses ;)

Just had to think about where my friends usually travel in the US...

iRDM
+1
Level 77
Jul 12, 2024
hah, that's interesting! A quiz about the US that's harder for americans than non-americans. I had to really think about which cities had interesting things in them, and still missed five
sivolella
+12
Level 68
Aug 13, 2019
You should not have left some cities filled in. The fun of these quizzes is being hard.
robbiedutch
+4
Level 46
Aug 13, 2019
I agree - leaving those blank would've made this quiz more fun. Plus, if people can get Orlando because of Disneyworld, they can get Anaheim for Disneyland.
eric29cocoanuts
+9
Level 76
Aug 13, 2019
Agree completely. I have never appreciated being given the answers for any reason. If it belongs on the quiz then I deserve the chance to figure it out.
Shadywyvern
+9
Level 80
Sep 16, 2020
Yeah, it's very annoying when they fill in Cologne-Dusseldorf and the Ruhr on city quizzes as well.
pinkysbrain
+2
Level 84
Aug 4, 2020
I always forget Washington DC.
nicolasquiz
+3
Level 68
Sep 12, 2020
No city really surprised me. Missed out on New Orleans first try for some reason though
InfiniteBulk
+2
Level 67
Jan 17, 2021
It was three seconds left when I thought about Texas. I typed Houston, and then Dallas with half a second left to barely get 100%.
MyNameWasTaken
+1
Level 46
Apr 4, 2021
As a New Orleans resident, I'm pretty sure the only reason we're up there is because of Mardi Gras
PoetsCorner
+9
Level 86
Mar 24, 2022
A classic example of how people never appreciate their own cities. New Orleans is one of the most beautiful and most historic cities in the country with great food, great music, great architecture, and great culture.

And I couldn't care less about Mardi Gras.

Speed4TheNeed
+2
Level 88
Dec 15, 2022
As another New Orleans resident, MyNameWasTaken's comment is probably still accurate. I love living here with all of the things you just mentioned, but (un?)fortunately Mardi Gras seems to be the big draw. I absolutely take part in the celebrations of course, but there's a lot more to the city to offer than just a big party that lasts a few weeks and doesn't stop until Ash Wednesday
jbro
+1
Level 70
Apr 23, 2022
I have only seen three of these cities; NYC, Las Vegas, and Orlando.
NotaRealPerson
+1
Level 54
Jun 26, 2022
why did you fill in those three cities. Put them in the quiz so it is more of a challenge
Fianchetto
+3
Level 75
May 23, 2023
They are in an urban area of a different city.
cathlete
+2
Level 75
Jul 12, 2024
I wonder where Sandusky falls. Every time I go to Cedar Point there are tons of foreign tourists there. No one thinks of it as a visit to Sandusky though, just as a visit to the Roller Coast Capital of the World

I wonder about San Juan too. Not sure how non-US tourism is there

Steveanne
+4
Level 68
Jul 12, 2024
Someone explain Buffalo to me? Canadians? Or does Niagara Falls count here too?
cathlete
+4
Level 75
Jul 12, 2024
Really good question xD

I looked it up and the airport for Buffalo and Niagara Falls is shared, but closer to Buffalo (though not technically in Buffalo)

Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Jul 12, 2024
It's gotta be Niagara Falls right? Maybe if a tourist says Niagara Falls the government marks it down as Buffalo.

I'll accept Niagara for that answer on this quiz.

FreeStater
+2
Level 74
Jul 12, 2024
Consider adding more time? I'm usually a decent typer but I felt really rushed on this quiz, especially for 24 answers.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jul 12, 2024
More time added.
raquellion
+2
Level 74
Jul 15, 2024
Can’t believe I got Flagstaff but missed Honolulu
WT2008
+2
Level 77
Jul 22, 2024
What does "visitors from overseas" mean? Non-US citizens? Non-US Citizens excluding countries from North and South America (foreign but not overseas)? Are CONUS US citizens visitors from overseas to Honolulu? Perhaps some more detail in the description could be useful.
Constantinos
+1
Level 72
Jul 24, 2024
Non-American here. Any reason why people flock to Flagstaff. It was the one of the two I didn't think of.
WanderingWalrus
+1
Level 79
Jul 27, 2024
+1. Also non American. Only city I had never heard of.
IfIamYou
+4
Level 65
Aug 12, 2024
I am not sure of the actual reason. But it could be because of its proximity to the grand canyon, I think.

And it is crossed by route 66

InterAlia
+1
Level 76
Aug 13, 2024
Definitely for the Grand Canyon. There's no other reason. Likewise Niagara Falls for Buffalo.
WanderingWalrus
+1
Level 79
Jul 27, 2024
Given that Newark airport serves so many flights to NYC I am surprised not to see Newark on the list.
eurotec
+2
Level 33
Aug 12, 2024
Wow I actually thought about Key West and guessed it. Flagstaff is also interesting.
CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 66
Aug 12, 2024
Flagstaff has the Grand Canyon.
bigred34
+1
Level 44
Aug 12, 2024
What in the world does Flagstaff have to offer? that is interesting.
CambodianQuizzer
+2
Level 66
Aug 12, 2024
Grand Canyon.
bacoachi
+1
Level 67
Aug 12, 2024
lived in Arizona all my life and I was surprised to see Flagstaff

then again, I've also never been to the Grand Canyon; it's one of those things that only people from other states go see, like Mount Rushmore (I'm assuming)

CambodianQuizzer
+1
Level 66
Aug 12, 2024
Dang! Key West threw me off. Flagstaff surprised me at first but I figured it out because of the Grand Canyon.
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