All rankings are for Kansas City, MO unless otherwise noted.
2014
- 5 Up-and-Coming Tourism Cities - Huffington Post/ShermansTravel.com, Dec. 29
- 15 Most Frugal Cities (#8) – Coupons Daily, Dec. 8
- 7 Off-the-Grid Travel Destinations Definitely Worth a Visit – Huffington Post, Dec. 2
- America’s Most Underrated Cities for Millennials – Condé Nast Traveler, Nov. 26
- 5 Dazzling Holiday Light Displays – Midwest Living, Nov. 19
- 10 Best Military Museums (WWI Museum) – USA Today, Nov. 11
- 10 Best Thrill-Seeking Adventures Around the USA (Schlitterbahn, Richard Petty) – USA Today, Oct. 27
- 12 Best Meat Cities in America – CNN, Oct. 21
- Best World Series City for Baseball Travel – Mapquest, Oct. 20
- Seven Reasons Why Kansas City’s a Winner – CNN.com, Oct. 17
- 10 Best Haunted Houses in the USA (The Beast) – USA Today, Oct. 7
- America’s Best Coffee Cities (#7) – Travel + Leisure, October
- America’s Favorite Cities (#3) – Travel + Leisure, October
- 8 Fun End of Summer Escapes – Huffington Post, Oct. 1
- Top Five Cities to Keep On Your Radar (#1) – Huffington Post, Sept. 26
- Top 25 Museums in the United States – TripAdvisor (World War I Museum)
- Friendliest Cities in America (#6) – Men’s Health, Sept. 8
- 6 Underrated American Cities For LGBT Travelers – Condé Nast Traveler, Sept. 3
- Five Emerging Food Towns – Celebrated Living, September
- 7 Underrated but Intriguing U.S. Cities You Need to Visit – Yahoo! Travel, Aug. 25
- America’s Safest Cities for Drivers (#10) – Allstate, Aug. 25
- 18 Best Barbecue Spots in America (Arthur Bryant’s) – Men’s Journal, July 17
- Top Five Cities with Up-and-Coming Downtowns (#2) – Fortune magazine, July 10
- America’s Leading Design Cities – The Atlantic, July 8
- 10 most thrilling theme park rides in America (Schlitterbahn) – USA Today, May 28
- Busiest Arenas in America (#4) – Pollstar (Sprint Center)
- Top 10 U.S. Destinations for 2014 – Lonely Planet
- Top 10 Places for Single Men – nerdwallet.com
- Top 10 World’s Most Spectacular Concert Halls (Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts) – Emporis
- Top 20 Cities to Find a Job – wallethub.com
- Top 50 Museums Worth Traveling For (American Jazz Museum) – FlipKey by TripAdvisor
- America’s Best Bread Bakeries (Fervere) – Food + Wine
- 12 Sports Pilgrimages Every Man Should Make (Arrowhead Tailgating) – GQ
- Best Affordable Destinations in the USA – U.S. News & World Report
- 10 High-Tech Cities You’ll Want to Call Home – PC Mag
- Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the U.S. – Cvent
2013
- America's #1 Affordable Getaway (third year in a row) -- Travel + Leisure
- Best Cities to Raise a Family (#6) -- Movoto Real Estate
- Top 10 Cities for Young Job Seekers -- Business Insider
- Top 10 Cities Winning the Battle for Fastest Growing High-Wage Sector -- New Geography
- America's Most Literate Cities -- USA Today
- America's Best Barbecue -- National Geographic
- Third Most Charitable Community -- Charity Navigator
- Best States to Retire in (Kansas and Missouri) -- Bankrate
- Top 10 Scariest Haunted Attractions in the U.S. (West Bottoms -- Chambers of Poe, Macabre Cinema, Edge of Hell and The Beast) -- Travel Channel
- World Champion Barista (from Parisi Coffee, Pete Licata)
- America’s Next Great Cocktail City – Chicago Tribune
- Best Beer Cities 2013 – Travel + Leisure
- Best New Bars in the US (The Kill Devil Club) -- Food + Wine
- Most Affordable Getaway (second year in a row) – Travel + Leisure
- Best BBQ Cities 2013 – Food & Wine
- Best Cities for Ice Cream -- Travel + Leisure
- Best Cities for Christmas Travel -- Travel + Leisure
- Best Hospitals in the U.S. (University of Kansas Hospital) -- U.S. News and World Report
- Best Chef of the Midwest (Carl Thorne-Thomsen, Story) – Food & Wine
- James Beard Award winning Chef (KC’s 4th) – Colby Garrelts, Bluestem
- Best Bars in America 2013 (Harry’s Country Club, Manifesto) – Esquire
- Top 10 Romantic City – Livability.com
- Top Place to See in 2013 -- Refinery29
2012
- Top Culinary Destination in 2012 – Saveur
- Top Budget Travel Destinations for 2012 – Budget Travel
- Top Destinations in 2012 (only American city) – Frommer’s
- Top Affordable Vacation Hotspots for 2012 – FoxBusiness.com
- America’s Best Tailgating Cities – Food & Wine
- Best BBQ Cities – Food & Wine
- America’s Eco-Friendliest Cities (#8) – Celsias
- America’s Best CEOs (#4, Neal Patterson of Cerner) – Forbes
- Top Cities for Newlyweds (#4) – Huffington Post
- Best Places for New College Grads (#7) – Huffington Post
- The World’s Top New Buildings (Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) – Travel + Leisure
- #10 America’s Techiest Cities – Travel + Leisure
- 5 Vegan-Friendly Towns on our Radar – VegNews.com
- America’s Best Burger Cities (#8) – USA Today
- Best Ice Cream Spots in the U.S. (Glace Ice Cream) – Food & Wine
- 75 Best College Towns and Cities for 2012-2013 (Lawrence, KS) – American Institute for Economic Research
- 9 Cities You Wouldn’t Think Are Hubs for Tech Start-Ups – Entrepreneur
- America’s 50 Best Cities – Bloomberg Businessweek
- Busiest Arenas in America (#4, Sprint Center) – Pollstar
- Top 10 Pro-Business States (Kansas and Missouri) – Pollina Corporate
- Best Places to Live (#9, Overland Park) – Money Magazine
- Most Beautiful Museums in the World (The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) – Flavorwire.com
- Best Places for Business and Careers – Forbes
- Best Retirement Cities for Foodies (#4) – Huffington Post
- The World’s Best Stadium (Livestrong Sporting Park) – The Stadium Business Awards
- America’s Strongest Metros (#8) – Policom Corporation
- Best Cities for Jobs – New Geography
- 10 Best Cities to Buy a Home – Forbes
- Best Cities for Manufacturing Jobs – Forbes
2011
- America’s Best Downtowns – Forbes
- #1 Most Affordable Getaway (America’s Favorite Cities survey) – Travel + Leisure
- #1 Barbecue City (America’s Favorite Cities survey) – Travel + Leisure
- #6 Most Sports-Crazed Cities (America’s Favorite Cities survey) – Travel + Leisure
- #6 Friendly People (America’s Favorite Cities survey) – Travel + Leisure
- Top 10 Cities for Young Entrepreneurs (#2) – under30ceo.com
- World’s Most Beautiful Buildings (Bloch Building) – Travel + Leisure
- The U.S.’s Biggest Brain Magnets – Forbes
- Top 10 Cities for College Grads (#4) – Livability.com
- Top 10 Cities for Jobs Now (#10) – Monster
- Best Cities for Foodies (#17) – Travel + Leisure
- Four Entrepreneurial Cities to Keep Your Eye On – Entrepreneurs Unplugged
- Metros with the Most Green Jobs (#17) – Brookings Institute
- America’s Top 5 Baseball Museums (Negro Leagues Baseball Museum) – Yahoo! Sports
- Seven Emerging Innovative Centers – Wall Street Journal
- America’s Best Cities for Fall Travel (#11) – Travel + Leisure
- Top Destination Award – Facilities & Destinations
2010
- Best Places for Working Mothers – Forbes
- 10 Great Cities for Young Adults – Kiplinger
- Top 60 Tech-Heavy Cities (#24) – TechAmerica Foundation
- America’s Most Underrated Cities – Yahoo! Travel
- America’s Greenest Cities (#17) – American City Business Journals
- 20 Cities Surviving the Recession – Yahoo! Finance
- Cities Where the Recession is Easing (#10) – Forbes
- Best Cities for Moms (#8, Overland Park) – The Daily Beast
- Best Cities for College Grads (Lawrence) – The Daily Beast
- America’s 10 Best Farmers Markets (City Market) – Livability.com
2009
- 40 Strongest U.S. Metro Economies – BusinessWeek
- America’s Smartest Cities (#17) – The Daily Beast
- America’s 10 Best Places to Grow Up (Overland Park) – U.S. News & World Report
- Top 10 Best Cities to Get Ahead (#9) – Forbes
- Best Cities for Singles – Forbes
- The Best Stores for Men in America (Standard Style Boutique) – GQ
- Best Places to Retire (KCMO and KCK) – U.S. News & World Report
- 100 Best Bars (JP Wine Bar and The Oak Room) – Food & Wine
- Best Mid-Sized Cities for Jobs (#5, Kansas City, KS) – Forbes
- Best Places for Businesses and Careers – Forbes
- Top 50 Brewers in America (#16, Boulevard Brewing Co.) – American Brewers Association
- Most Underrated Gay-Friendly Cities in America (#5) – About.com
- Best Places to Raise Your Kids (Lee’s Summit & Overland Park) – Business Week
- Five Destinations to Watch – SmarterTravel.com
2008
- America’s Best Secret Neighborhoods (Downtown) – Travel + Leisure
- Most Sustainable Cities (#20) – American City and Country
- Fittest Cities in the U.S. (#15) – Men’s Fitness
- America’s Best Places to Live (#9, Overland Park; #11, Olathe; #39, Shawnee; #79, Lee’s Summit) – Money Magazine
- America’s 10 Comeback Capitals – Forbes
- Best Cities for Young Professionals (#26) – Forbes
- 12 International Cities to Watch for Innovation – Fast Company
- America’s Most Family-Friendly Cities – Forbes
- World’s Top 100 Arena Venues (#30, Sprint Center) – Pollstar magazine
- Nation’s Top Five Interactive Museums (College Basketball Experience) – Wired
- America’s Best Cities for Outdoors (#16) – Forbes
- America’s Tech-Savviest Towns (#14) – Men’s Health
- 10 Best Cities for Commuters (#8) – Forbes
- Best Cities for Couples (#6) – Forbes
- America’s Most Wired Cities (#22) – Forbes
- All-American Cities (Gladstone, MO) – The National Civic League
- America’s Smartest Cities (#7, Lawrence) – Forbes
- Underrated Cities in the United States (#4) – Yahoo!
2007
- 10 Coolest Small Towns (Parkville) – Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel
- America’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities (#7) – Forbes
- America’s Top Cities for Volunteering (#7) – Forbes
- Architectural Marvels of 2007 (#1, Bloch Building at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) – Time
- 10 Best Places to Retire (Lawrence, KS) – U.S. News and World Report
- 50 Best Places to Live (Parkville, MO) – Men’s Journal
- Top 10 List of Underrated U.S. Cities (#4) – MSNBC
- Best Value-Priced Vacation Destinations (#5) – Hotwire.com
- Most Underrated Cities in the U.S. with Unexpected Appeal (#1) – Los Angeles Times
2006
- The Best NFL Stadiums (#3, Arrowhead Stadium) – Fox Sports
- NFL Fan Loyalty (#2, Kansas City Chiefs) – American City Business Journal
- Best Cities for Singles (#30) – Forbes
- Top 100 Best Places to Live (Overland Park, Olathe and Lee’s Summit) – CNN Money magazine
- 50 Smart Places to Live (#6) – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
2015
- America's Best Barbecue Restaurants (Gates Bar-B-Q, John Russell's and Joe's KC) - MSN, Aug. 10
- Luxury Living in Downtown Kansas City - Wall Street Journal, Aug. 6
- America's Best Beer Cities (#2) - Travel + Leisure, Aug. 4
- 9 Hot Startup Cities That Aren’t San Francisco or New York (#4) - Entrepreneur Magazine, Aug. 4
- 25 Things You Should Know About Kansas City - Mental Floss, Aug. 1
- The Top Ten Cities for Creatives - Huffington Post, July 30
- Midwestern Mojo: Why the Hometown Pride of Kansas City Won't Die - Medium, July 22
- America’s Best Cities for Picnics (#9) - Travel + Leisure, July 2
- Royals Benefiting from KC Tech Boom - Forbes, June 26
- America’s Best Cities for History Buffs (#14) - Travel + Leisure, June 25
- 9 Best Places to Drink Coffee in 2015 (#3) - GQ/Yahoo!, June 11
- 13 Most Terrifying Water Slides in America (Schlitterbahn Waterpark) - Yahoo! Travel, June 8
- 5 Kansas City Sites to Make Meetings History - Smart Meetings, May 22
- 9 Best U.S. Cities for Jobs - CBS News, May 19
- 19 Free Art Museums You Should Visit this Summer (The Nelson-Atkins) - Huffington Post, May 18
- The 7 Most Underrated American Food Cities in 2015 - Thrillist, May 17
- 20 Most Cultured Cities in America - Huffington Post, May 7
- 5 CVBs That Go Above & Beyond - MeetingsNet, April 27
- America's Most Charming Cities - Travel + Leisure, April 24
- Friendliest Cities in America - Travel + Leisure, April 23
- America's Best Cities for Sweet Tooths - Travel + Leisure, April 1
- America's Best Music Scenes - Travel + Leisure, March 15
- 29 Cities All Twentysomethings Should Pick Up and Move To - BuzzFeed, March 11
- America's Best Cities for Foodies - Travel + Leisure, March 10
- 20 Quirkiest Cities in America - Travel + Leisure, March 3
- Best Bars in America (Port Fonda) - Food + Wine, Feb. 13
- The Final 4: Slam-Dunk College Towns (Lawrence, KS) – National Geographic Traveler, February/March
- 30 Restaurants Where Women Call the Shots (Bluestem) – Elle, Jan. 21
- Forget Silicon Valley: 7 Better Cities for Startups – Inc., Jan. 16
- The 21 Art Exhibitions You'll Be Talking About This Year (The Nelson-Atkins Museum) - Huffington Post, Jan. 7
- America’s Best Cities for Singles – Travel + Leisure, January
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