City Stories Index · United States · 2026 edition
Las Vegas vs Orlando
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, Orlando leads 2–0. Character is a different question: Las Vegas is the desert strip; Orlando is the city the parks built.
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| What we measure | Las Vegas | Orlando | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 21 | 45 | Orlando |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 226 | 184 | Orlando |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 5 | — | Las Vegas |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | — | 26 | Orlando |
Differences under 5% count as ties. Sample sizes and definitions on the methodology page.
What their stories are about
How many places with a story each city has per theme: Las Vegas in orange, Orlando in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
Las VegasOrlando
9 places
parks & leisure8 places
3 places
arts & culture8 places
4 places
legends & myths7 places
2 places
crime & dark history5 places
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The desert strip
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The city the parks built