30 Most Visited Cities
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Las Vegas
38.9 million visitors; 40 million rooms sold. Total weighted score: 4.48
If you put your money on Vegas, you're a winner. Its self-reported visitor numbers are slightly less than other big contenders, but it tops Smith Travel Research's list of rooms sold for 2006, with nearly 40 million -- 6.2 percent of the market share, head and shoulders above the other major metropolitan areas.
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Los Angeles
58.6 million; 25.5 million rooms sold; score: 4.22
Hollywood starlight, a host of high-profile sports franchises and the eternal sunshine of Pacific beaches are among the charms that bring tens of millions of visitors to this Southern California metropolis. It doesn't hurt that Disneyland is a short drive away -- and creates a city ranking all by itself (see No. 13 ).
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New York City
44 million visitors; 23.9 million rooms sold; score: 3.52
No surprises here. Year after year, the Big Apple takes an ample slice of the U.S.-visitor pie. In 2006, 44 million guests called on Times Square, the Met, the Empire State Building and New York's myriad other cultural and commercial draws. It's hard to beat.
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Chicago
41.3 million (2005); 24.8 million rooms sold; score 3.47
More than 41 million non-residents breezed into the Windy City last year to enjoy the multitude of cultural, business and recreational centers on the shore of Lake Michigan. The largest city in the Midwest, Chicago has long served as the area's unofficial capital and is a major U.S. transportation hub.
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Washington Metro Area
36.9 million; 22.8 million rooms; score: 3.15
Beyond its iconic monuments and museums, the nation's capital gets heavy traffic from government and private-business travelers. D.C. is also a hotbed of performing arts and entertainment, second only to New York City, for example, in number of theater seats.
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Atlanta
37 million visitors; 21.5 million rooms sold; score: 3.05
Thirty-seven million travelers visit the greater Atlanta area annually. Its tourist attractions include the World of Coca-Cola and Underground Atlanta, a subterranean mall that covers six city blocks.
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