Bay Area cities score very well on a list of country's "coolest cities"

Sperling's Best Places just teamed up with the folks at Forbes to release a list of "America's Coolest Cities."

Here's a look at their findings:

1. San Francisco
2. Seattle
3. San Diego
4. New Orleans
5. Portland
6. San Jose
7. Los Angeles
8. New York
9. Boston
10. Denver
11. Charleston
12. Honolulu
13. Austin
14. Miami
15. Madison
16. Houston
17. Washington, DC
18. Las Vegas
19. Orlando
20. Tampa

So... What scored San Francisco so high? 

According to the report:

STRENGTHS: local restaurants, alternative transportation, diversity

WEAKNESSES: net migration, small business growth