According to NBC News, it is all thanks to walking and cycling paths, wide sidewalks and parks, lost of parks. 

Walt Thompson said "If you walk out onto the (National Mall) at noon, tourists can't get around because there are so many people exercising, so many people walking and jogging. And on the weekend they are playing kickball on the Mall." Thompson is from Georgia State University and board chair for the report, NBC reported.

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Fans celebrate in the stands after Cape Verde defeated Eswatini in a World Cup qualifying soccer match at Estádio Nacional in Praia, Cape Verde, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to clinch their qualification for the 2026 World Cup. (Cristiano Barbosa/AP)

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