Those who like partying should move to or visit Las Vegas as soon as possible. Recent research shows that it is the most fun city in the U.S.A. Which, when we think about it, isn’t so surprising!
Metrics of the Study
180 U.S. cities were compared across 65 key metrics, such as the number of fitness centers per capita, the cost of going to the movies, the average opening hours of area breweries, the diversity of restaurants, and the number of attractions.
These metrics fell into three categories: Entertainment and recreation, nightlife and parties, and costs. To define a fun place, researchers kept things simple. This city should offer a bit of everything for everybody—except the most extreme thrills.
Las Vegas Is the Most Fun City
After the results were calculated, Las Vegas turned out to be the most fun city. It took the first spot in both entertainment and recreation, as well as nightlife and parties. The city is renowned for its performers, especially music performers. Relative to other cities, Las Vegas has quite a high number of music festivals and venues.
And, although Las Vegas isn’t the cheapest city to have fun, it is in the middle of the pack when it comes to activity and food costs. Its cost ranking is 78th, which was a surprising find.
Other Fun Cities
Orlando was ranked number two for fun, mostly due to its many theme parks. Orlando is followed by Miami, Atlanta, and San Francisco. Marketing experts, though, advise people not to be afraid to try less famous destinations.
Senior lecturer of marketing at Kennesaw State University Tyra Burton gives the little-known Cartersville, Georgia as an example of such a place. Although the city doesn’t have a zoo or aquarium like Atlanta does, they have excellent science, car, art, and history museums offering combo tickets and special events. But, it’s not quite Vegas, is it?!