San Antonio vs San Diego
Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, San Antonio leads 3–2. Character is a different question: San Antonio is the mission city; San Diego is the exposition city.
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Places with a story
spots where a route tells you what happened there
San Antonio
22
San Diego
50
San Diego leads
How often you pass a story
metres from one story to the next; fewer is better
San Antonio
218
San Diego
260
San Antonio leads
Historical figures
real people you meet in its stories
San Antonio
2
San Diego
1
San Antonio leads
Instagrammability
score /100, on the index’s fixed scale
San Antonio
-
San Diego
54
San Diego leads
Group outings
of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+
San Antonio
25
San Diego
23
San Antonio leads
International visitors
% of player reviews written in a foreign language
San Antonio
0
San Diego
1
San Diego leads
| What we measure | San Antonio | 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 | 218 | 260 | San Antonio |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 2 | 1 | San Antonio |
| Instagrammabilityscore /100, on the index’s fixed scale | - | 54 | San Diego |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+ | 25 | 23 | San Antonio |
| International visitors% of player reviews written in a foreign language | 0 | 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: San Antonio in orange, San Diego in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.
San Antonio scorecard
The mission city
San Diego scorecard
The exposition city
