The Best US Cities To Visit for Thanksgiving

Personal finance website WalletHub recently compared the 100 largest U.S. cities based on 20 key metrics of a fun and affordable Thanksgiving getaway. Researchers looked at factors such as the cost of Thanksgiving dinner, the share of delayed flights, volunteer opportunities per capita and forecasted precipitation to determine the best cities overall. However, the category carrying the most weight was Thanksgiving celebrations and traditions (30 out of 100 points). This category looked at metrics such as Thanksgiving events and pumpkin patches per capita as well as Google search interest for Thanksgiving celebrations and holiday decoration shops per capita. Here are the 10 cities that fared the best in this category, offering travelers the most in terms of holiday festivities and traditions this Thanksgiving.