10. Portland, OR: Portland has a strong cultural scene with high marks in music venues and movie theaters per square mile.
Source: Wikipedia.
10. Portland, OR:Portland has a strong cultural scene with high marks in music venues and movie theaters per square mile.</br>Source: Wikipedia. 9. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia made our list because of its high diversity and number of museums per square mile.</br>Source: Flickr user vic15. 8. Atlanta, GA: Atlanta made our top 10 list despite having poor scores on its number of fast food restaurants per square mile and park acres per person. It does have strong marks for having a young population, bars, and music.</br>Source: Wikipedia. 7. Milwaukee, WI: We would have never guessed that Milwaukee would make our list. It turns out that Brew City is simply solid on all of our criteria.</br>Source: Flickr user tracktwentynine. 6. New York, NY: The supposed Cultural Capital of the World didn't break into our top five most exciting cities. What held the Big Apple back? Lots of fast food joints.</br>Source: Flickr user WanderingtheWorld 5. Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C. isn't just home to our nation's politicos, it's also enthralling to visit the national museums and parks. Still, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention that D.C. ranks high in the number of bars on a square mile basis.</br>Source: Flickr user Mastery of Maps 4. Seattle, WA: Some might ding Seattle for helping inspire the '50 Shades of Grey' books. We assure you Seattle has inspired many other people.</br>Source: Flickr user Canadian Pacific. 3. San Francisco, CA: San Fran placed third on our list. The City by the Bay reached its position thanks to its vibrant art and music scene.</br>Source: Flickr user Chong mz. 2. Boston, MA: Boston placed second on our top 10 list, mostly because of its young population, high number of bars, and number of movie theatres. Is it a coincidence these three things could make for a fun date night?</br>Source: Flickr user freefotouk. 1. Oakland, CA: Surprisingly, Oakland ranked as Movoto’s No.1 most exciting city based on 10 pieces of criteria.</br>Source: Flickr user rvr.