We have featured reports ranking certain cities and towns as the safest (or most dangerous), most peaceful, best to visit, etc., but there is a fun new scale for ranking cities! Betway Insider recently decided to find out which of the cities throughout the United States and Canada are the “coolest” places to live, work, and visit. We are talking about places that are considered chic, trendy, “hip,” and the results are in: Los Angeles is officially one of the coolest cities in North America.
So, how exactly do you rate the coolness factor of a city? Online slots site Betway compared the rate of several factors, each considered “hip” and trendy, per capita in every US and Canadian city. The results were compiled, giving each city a “Coolness Index Score.”
Factor number one on the scale is the number of record stores. Despite the fact that record stores were at the brink of extinction not long ago, we have definitely seen a major comeback, and now Los Angeles has a whopping 90 record stores!
In fact, LA’s famous Amoeba Music - the largest music store in the world - is known for buying and trading vinyl.
The second factor (and my personal favorite) in determining coolness is the number of microbreweries, and the number of craft breweries. There were 92 at the time of the ranking in LA (and throughout Southern California) and the number continues to grow regularly.
The vegan (and vegetarian) lifestyle has grown exponentially in recent years, and the number of restaurants that cater to a plant-based diet is a huge factor in determining whether a city is a cool place to be. Are you ready for this? LA has at least 910 vegetarian and vegan restaurants!
Lastly, thrifting is a big part of the hipster lifestyle and was a major consideration in the coolness ranking. Los Angeles shines here too, with 117 thrift stores in the city.
And there you have it, the makings of one of the coolest cities in North America! Do you consider Los Angeles a cool place? What city would you assign the highest coolness factor, and why? We would love to hear from you! Want to spend a weekend exploring the continent’s third coolest city? This cool, hipster hotel is a great home base for a weekend in the city, and it won’t deplete your savings!
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