This Texas city is one of the best for vacations. These 3 have the worst views in the U.S.
Book your next scenic getaway in Austin, one of the 10 best vacation cities for amazing views, a new report ahead of the holiday travel season says.
Window Gnome ranked 2023’s Best Vacation Cities for Amazing Views by comparing 455 of the biggest U.S. cities based on three categories: access, quality and cost. The home services provider looked at access to hotels with views on Expedia and accommodations tagged with amazing views on Airbnb. It also considered ratings and cost factors, among nine total metrics.
Austin received an overall score of 47.39 out of 100 points, with access ranked at 16th, quality at eighth and cost at 432nd.
While Austin was ranked the 10th best vacation city for amazing views, three Texas city ranked in the 10 worst vacation cities for amazing views. McKinney ranked as third worst, Beaumont as seventh and Conroe as 10th.
After Austin, Texans have several inexpensive escapes to visit — including lounging lakeside in Lewisville (No. 73), marveling Rio Grande vistas in McAllen (No. 33) and enjoying bayside bashes in Corpus Christi (No. 208).
McAllen received an overall score of 40.83, with access ranked at 215th, quality at 19th and cost at 24th. El Paso, No. 42 in the U.S., had a score of 39.72, with access ranked at 62nd, quality at 166th and cost at 91st.
More Texas cities in the top 100:
- Dallas: No. 57, 38.86 overall score, 22nd for access, 275th for quality and 321st for cost.
- Grand Prairie: No. 63, 38.50 overall score, 402nd for access, 24th for quality and 114th for rank.
- League City: No. 64, 38.49 overall score, 409th for access, 36th for quality and 51st for cost.
- Lewisville: No. 73, 38.14 overall score, 327th for access, 94th for quality and 18th for cost.
- Tyler: No. 75, 38.12 overall score, 260th for access, 80th for quality and 42nd for cost.
- Waco: No. 88, 37.81 overall score, 181st for access, 102nd for quality and 108th for cost.
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