Seattle Accolades

2007

Seattle ranked #6 Most Walkable U.S. City - MSNBC.com, December 4, 2007

#4 Fittest City in America and #14 Healthiest Overall City - Self magazine, December 2007

Seattle has the most in-city parks in America - Self magazine, December 2007

Seattle is America's Best City for Healthy Living - Cooking Light magazine, December 2007

#3 among Americas Greenest States - Forbes.com, October 2007

Voted one of America's Favorite Cities by travelers and scored highest for intelligence, coffee and farmers markets in a poll conducted by Travelandleisure.com and CNN Headline News - Travelandleisure.com, October 2007

Among the Top Ten Pet-Friendly Cities in the United States - MSNBC.com, October 10, 2007

Seattle's Belltown voted one of the Best Neighborhoods to Retire - CNNMoney.com, October 2007

Seattle is fifth-best U.S. city for walking - Puget Sound Business Journal, September 2007

#10 among favorite cities in the Continential U.S. and Canada, World's Best Cities annual readers' poll - Travel + Leisure, August 2007

#7 Best City for Young Professionals - Forbes magazine, June 21, 2007

#3 Hot Spot for Summer 2007, AAA survey of travel agency managers, April 2007

2006
#9 among Top Ten Cities in the United States,
Readers Choice Awards - Condé Nast Traveler magazine

Top Video Game City in the United States - Sperling's Best Places, October 2006

Most Educated City - U.S. Census Bureau data, August 2006

#10 among favorite cities in the Continental U.S. and Canada,
World's Best Cities annual readers' poll - Travel + Leisure, August 2006

#6 among the top-ten arts destinations in the U.S. - American Style magazine, June issue.

2005
America's Most Literate City - Central Connecticut State University study, Nov. 30, 2004

Most Livable City in America - U.S. Conference of Mayors - June 2005

Most Unwired City in the United States (city with the best wireless internet access) - Sperling's BestPlaces, June 7, 2005.

America's Fittest City - Men's Fitness magazine, February issue.

#3 Best Walking City - American Podiatric Medical Association 2004 - America's Fittest City - Self magazine, November issue.

2004
#2 America's Most Literate Cities - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study, Aug. 3, 2004.

2004 Gold Service Award recognizing Seattle as one of the top convention & visitor bureaus in the world - Meetings & Conventions, November issue.

#8 Among the top-ten arts destinations in the U.S. - American Style magazine, August issue.

#1 Child-Friendly City in America - Population Connection, May 15, 2004.

#4 Most Dog-Friendly City to Visit in North America - DogFriendly.com, May, 2004.

#1 Most College-Educated City in the Nation - U.S. Census Bureau report, May 10, 2004.

2003
#2 Fittest City in the U.S. - Men's Fitness magazine, February issue.

2003 Gold Service Award recognizing Seattle as one of the top convention & visitor bureaus in the world - Meetings & Conventions, November issue.

#2: America's Most Literate Cities - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study, July 7, 2003.

2002
One of the top-ten 'Best Places to Live' in the U.S. - Money magazine, December issue (note: Cities were not ranked by order).

2002 Gold Service Award recognizing Seattle as one of the top convention & visitor bureaus in the world - Meetings & Conventions, November issue.

Inner Circle Award, annual readers survey of best convention & visitor bureaus and convention centers - Association Meetings, August Issue.

Among the top-ten arts destinations in the U.S. - American Style magazine, Summer issue.

Ranked first atop list of "America's Sweet Spots" in a survey of cities and towns across the U.S. which exemplify acts of volunteerism, heroism and sweetness - Hershey Foods Corporation, January 2002.

2001
#1 Wine Region of the Year (annual wine awards) - Wine Enthusiast magazine, December 2001.

#1 for bicycling in North America among cities with a population greater than 500,000 - Bicycling magazine, November 2001.

Ranked among the top-five American arts destinations - American Style magazine, Summer 2001.

Ranked among the Five Best Ski Cities in the Continental U.S. and Canada - Ski magazine, January 2001.

2000
#8 among favorite cities in the Continental U.S. and Canada, World's Best Cities annual readers' poll - Travel + Leisure, September 2000.

#8 among the top cities in the Continental U.S. in the 2000 Readers' Choice Awards for ambience, people/friendliness, culture, entertainment and restaurants - Condé Nast Traveler magazine, October 2000.

#10 among America's top arts destinations - American Style magazine, Summer 2000.

#1 Family-Friendly City in the Northwest - Family Fun magazine, April 2000.

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