New Orleans and Baton Rouge were both featured in National Geographic Traveler magazine’s list of the 30 best small cities in the United States. This comes as no surprise to those of us have lived in our near either of these cities.

According to a recent article, which you can find here, written by nola.com, “National Geographic Traveler magazine partnered with global destination branding company Resonance Consultancy to identify the country’s top small cities based on some “unconventional metrics,” that apparently influence a community’s happiness.”

To read more about why these cities were ranked and what the rankings were based on, click here.