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City Stories Index · United States · 2026 edition

Orlando vs Seattle

Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, they tie 1–1 (1 within the tie margin). Character is a different question: Orlando is the city the parks built; Seattle is the rainy port of the northwest.

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  • Places with a story

    spots where a route tells you what happened there

    Orlando

    45

    Seattle

    46

    Tie

  • How often you pass a story

    metres from one story to the next; fewer is better

    Orlando

    184

    Seattle

    249

    Orlando leads

  • Historical figures

    real people you meet in its stories

    Orlando

    Seattle

    6

    Seattle leads

  • Instagrammability

    score /100, on the index’s fixed scale

    Orlando

    Seattle

    43

    Seattle leads

  • Group outings

    of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+

    Orlando

    26

    Seattle

    31

    Seattle leads

  • International visitors

    % of player reviews written in a foreign language

    Orlando

    Seattle

    4

    Seattle leads

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: Orlando in orange, Seattle in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.

OrlandoSeattle
8 places
arts & culture
14 places
8 places
parks & leisure
9 places
7 places
legends & myths
7 places
5 places
crime & dark history
1 place
3 places
guilds & trade
5 places
3 places
industry & modern era
5 places

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The city the parks built

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The rainy port of the northwest