{"id":817,"date":"2015-07-18T01:21:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T08:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2015-07-12T15:51:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T22:51:08","slug":"ranking-cities-for-recreation-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/featured\/ranking-cities-for-recreation-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking Cities for Recreation Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-829\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/City-Walk.jpg\" alt=\"City Walk\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/City-Walk.jpg 550w, https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/City-Walk-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>What is\u00a0Great Recreation<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WalletHub<\/a>, a financial review website, recently looked at 27\u00a0factors\u00a0that describe the entertainment\u00a0and recreation facilities, cost of recreation, climate, \u00a0and quality of parks at the 100 largest U.S. cities. \u00a0Based upon this review, they ranked the cities relative to the recreation opportunities they offer. \u00a0The analysis was not limited to outdoor recreation so it also addressed things like food festivals, music venues, coffee shops, and the price of beer and wine. \u00a0Still, it was heavily weighted to outdoor recreation with factors like number of public beaches, tennis courts, golf courses, ball diamonds and bike rental facilities along with the whole broad category of &#8216;quality of parks.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h1>The Rankings<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_822\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-822\" class=\"size-full wp-image-822\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cincinnati_Skyline_from_Devou_Park.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Skyline from Devou Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cincinnati Skyline from Devou Park<br \/>By Ynsalh<br \/>Licensed under\u00a0CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The top ten:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. \u00a0 Cincinnati, Ohio<br \/>\n2. \u00a0 Omaha, Nebraska<br \/>\n3. \u00a0Scottsdale, Arizona<br \/>\n4. \u00a0 Tampa, Florida<br \/>\n5. \u00a0 Boise, Idaho<br \/>\n6. \u00a0 Orlando, Florida<br \/>\n7. \u00a0 Minneapolis, Minnesota<br \/>\n8. \u00a0 St. Louis, Missouri<br \/>\n9. \u00a0 Reno, Nevada<br \/>\n10. \u00a0Denver, Colorado<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_824\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-824\" class=\"size-full wp-image-824\" src=\"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Jersey_City_from_a_helicopter.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Jersey City from a helicopter&quot; by David Jones Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Jersey_City_from_a_helicopter.jpg#\/media\/File:Jersey_City_from_a_helicopter.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Jersey City from a helicopter&#8221;<br \/>by David Jones<br \/>Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The bottom 10:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">91. \u00a0 Anaheim, California<br \/>\n92. \u00a0 Garland, Texas<br \/>\n93. \u00a0 Fremont, California<br \/>\n94. \u00a0 North Las Vegas, Nevada<br \/>\n95. \u00a0 Chula Vista, California<br \/>\n96. \u00a0 Hialeah, Florida<br \/>\n97. \u00a0 Laredo, Texas<br \/>\n98. \u00a0 Irving, Texas<br \/>\n99. \u00a0 Newark, New Jersey<br \/>\n100. \u00a0 Jersey City, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p>Wonder how your city ranked? 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