Travel news and guides site Condé Nast Traveler released the results of its 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards, which polled readers on their favorite cities in the country. Thousands of readers selected Chicago as the top big city in the United States.

Condé Nast Traveler cited the city’s architecture, its chefs, and the comedy of Second City as just a few of the reasons Chicago stands at the head of the crowd. 

The Readers’ Choice Awards recognized 14 other cities, including: