Nashville vs San Diego
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, Nashville leads 2–1 (1 within the tie margin). Character is a different question: Nashville is the music city; San Diego is the exposition city.
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Places with a story
spots where a route tells you what happened there
Nashville
22
San Diego
50
San Diego leads
How often you pass a story
metres from one story to the next; fewer is better
Nashville
187
San Diego
260
Nashville leads
Historical figures
real people you meet in its stories
Nashville
2
San Diego
1
Nashville leads
Instagrammability
score /100, on the index’s fixed scale
Nashville
-
San Diego
54
San Diego leads
Group outings
of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+
Nashville
24
San Diego
23
Tie
International visitors
% of player reviews written in a foreign language
Nashville
-
San Diego
1
San Diego leads
| What we measure | Nashville | San Diego | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 22 | 50 | San Diego |
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next; fewer is better | 187 | 260 | Nashville |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 2 | 1 | Nashville |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | - | 54 | San Diego |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | 24 | 23 | tie |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | - | 1 | San Diego |
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: Nashville in orange, San Diego in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
Nashville scorecard
The music city
San Diego scorecard
The exposition city
