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Culture in Washington

Washington ranks #33 of 134 US cities for culture, with a Culture score of 76 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 76th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in District of Columbia.

Culture score
76
Very Fun
National rank
#33 of 134
In District of Columbia
#1 of 1
Percentile
76th

The typical city scores 50 for culture; Washington sits 26 points above the median.

How culture is measured

Museums, theatres, galleries and arts institutions.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap museums, galleries and theatres plus geo-tagged Wikipedia landmarks, with Google Places ratings adjusting for venue quality.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Washington

  1. T#31 Atlanta, GA 77
  2. T#31 Miami, FL 77
  3. #33 Washington, DC — this page 76
  4. #34 Des Moines, IA 75
  5. T#35 Boston, MA 74

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Top US cities for culture

  1. #1 Stowe, VT 93
  2. T#2 Gatlinburg, TN 92
  3. T#2 Park City, UT 92
  4. T#2 Telluride, CO 92
  5. T#5 Aspen, CO 91

More about Washington

Washington scores 93 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: