San Francisco, CA

This is where itinerant literary legend Jack Kerouac, the original hipster nomad, spent a great deal of time during his travels. San Francisco ranks ninth on The Atlantic’s Bohemian Index, meaning it has a high concentration of artists, musicians, writers, designers, and entertainers. This is despite the tech gentrification that has forced many old-time residents to move elsewhere. Nomadic hipsters are attracted to the famous Haight-Ashbury district, the Mission district, Golden Gate Park, and the city’s plentiful bars, music venues, coffee shops and bookstores, made easily accessible thanks to the city’s great public transit