Aside from some man-made gridlock, our nation’s capital made the green top 10 thanks in part to its extensive mass transit. But D.C. also has more than 230,000 acres of park space, from Rock Creek Park to the 57-acre grounds of the Washington National Cathedral, where you can buy herbs harvested from its gardens. Perhaps as a tribute to our farm-owning founding fathers, the 139-room Hotel George lets you donate $10 from your daily rate to the Nature Conservancy or the Trust for Public Land. For dinner, LEED- and Green-Restaurant-certified Founding Farmers, three blocks from the White House, serves locally sourced Yankee Pot Roast and apple pie.
No. 9 Cleveland
Despite its industrial persona, the Rust Belt city also made No. 9 for its outdoor enticements—like Simmons Park, which was cultivated on the site of a former gas station. Otherwise, readers gave Cleveland credit for its good eating, ranking it in the top 10 for both burgers and bakeries. Cleveland’s eco-conscious diners love TownHall, in Ohio City, which boasts of being one of the few restaurants in the U.S. to offer a completely GMO-free menu, including a Kobe beef bolognese bowl with roasted spaghetti squash. To appreciate the city’s No. 4 ranking for beer, go to the tasting room of Great Lakes Brewing Co., which sources from its own organic farm, uses the beer’s spent grain for its brewpub pretzels and fuels its delivery trucks with vegetable oil.
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