Pop Candy reports that Amazon has ranked the Top 20 Most Romantic Cities in America, and The Modern Gal be damned, but one of the four cities I’ve called home in my life clocks in at No. 20. And I have no clue why. One Pop Candy reader astutely observed, “Maybe with the constant construction on I-40 through the city people have to work off their frustration somehow.” Agreed.
1. Alexandria, Va.
2. Cambridge, Mass.
3. Miami
4. Irvine, Calif.
5. Ann Arbor, Mich.
6. Orlando, Fla.
7. Berkeley, Calif.
8. Scottsdale, Ariz. 
9. Arlington, Va.
10. Atlanta
11. Washington, D.C.
12. Pasadena, Calif.
13. Bellevue, Wash.
14. Seattle
15. San Francisco
16. Columbia, S.C.
17. Tallahassee, Fla.
18. Austin
19. Richmond, Va.
20. Knoxville, Tenn.
A few of y’all’s hometowns are on this list too. Care to weigh in?
Seattle was very romantic. Two mountain ranges, Puget Sound, all the little lakes like Lake Union with houseboats and Lake Washington with all its beaches. What’s not to like? Oh, the rain! Well, movies and nice dinner inside with rain trickling on the windows? If you can’t see the romance in that, you’re hopeless!
Knoxville? Romantic? I dare say not. Unless you think concrete is romantic. I guess it has something to do with being near the Smokies, but still. Not so much.
That’s a great big WTF? Knoxvillke is not romantic. I suppose the ATL can be romantic if you’re doing the right stuff, but in general, I don’t really see it as the Paris of the U.S. And Scottsdale, Ariz.? It’s romantic if you count suburban sprawl and strip malls as heart-melters. Is Orlando on the list because of Mickey Mouse?
Nice work on the graphic!
Thanks. I try.
Right now I’ve got a vote for Seattle to be higher, and I’ve seen some votes on Pop Candy for Asheville, which I would offer to replace Knoxville on the list.
DC can be que romatique. Monuments at night and all that. I am kinda confused by Cambridge getting the nod over Boston though…
Really, they lost me at Ann Arbor.
Umm wait I just realized the data is based on “sales data of romance novels, relationship and sex books.” Ann Arbor WOULD be on there. Everyone knows she’s a whore.
Well no crapping wonder, then. The Modern Gal apologizes for the oversight in lack of criteria for ratings.