In drought-stricken California, some green perks have been born out of necessity: some hotels, like North Park’s Lafayette Hotel, have installed aerators in the showers to cut down on water use. The Lodge at Torrey Pines (home of the renowned farm-to-table A.R. Valentien), meanwhile, has been applauded for diverting an impressive 75 percent of its trash into recycling or compost. San Diego ranked well in the survey for family vacations, and its big theme parks have adapted eco-friendly practices, too: each of Legoland’s benches is made from 800 plastic milk jugs, while the park’s Lego models-like the Lego-constructed Sydney Opera House-are cleaned with powdered walnut shells instead of chemical cleansers
No. 15 San Francisco
The city that ranked at No. 7 for its fashionable denizens has always been ahead of the curve: it was one of the first cities to ban plastic bags and today, most city cabs (and the Hornblower ferry used by Alcatraz Cruises) are hybrids. The city also ranked near the top for its great wine culture; for a particularly eco-friendly wine tasting, go to partner wine bars Yield (in Dogpatch) or Pause (on Market Street) which only serve sustainably made wines, many of which are certified as organic or biodynamic. Before you head home, you can institute your own plastic-bag ban by picking up an elegantly artsy tote from Rickshaw Bags.
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