The most well-read cities in the U.S.
The results? Coming in at number 20 was Atlanta - home of the Braves, Falcons, CNN, and lots of readers, too.
Portland, Ore. - No. 19
With all that rain, residents of Portland must turn to books.Photo: Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Ore.
Cincinnati - No. 18
You can't make a Reds game every day, so sometimes you have to read.St. Louis - No. 17
St. Louis is home to Washington University. College towns did well on the list.Columbia, S.C. - No. 16
The capital of South Carolina is home to the University of South Carolina and Benedict College.Bellevue, Wash. - No. 15
Not only is Bellevue across Lake Washington from Seattle (no. 9 on the list), but CNNMoney named it the fourth best place to live in 2010.Washington, D.C. - No. 14
So that's how the pundits and politicians know everything - they're actually reading!Pittsburgh - No. 13
Was it Carnegie Mellon University or Steelers fans that helped get Pittsburgh on the well-read list?Orlando, Fla. - No. 12
Orlando, Fla., home to Disney World, Tiger Woods and book lovers.Knoxville, Tenn. - No. 11
They love their Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville. They also love books.Photo: Orange-clad Tennessee Volunteers fans during a game against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 18, 2010, in Knoxville, Tenn.
Arlington, Va. - No. 10
A view of the Memorial Bridge leading to Washington, D.C., and the Lincoln Memorial are seen from Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, Va.Seattle - No. 9
Seattle - Amazon's home base - makes the top 10.Photo: Alaskan Way Viaduct along the Seattle waterfront.
Gainesville, Fla. - No. 8
They read enough in Gainesville, Fla., home of the Florida Gators, to make the top 10.Salt Lake City - No. 7
Salt Lake City was originally called Great Salt Lake City. How'd we know they dropped the "Great"? We read it.Miami - No. 6
Miami is the highest-ranking of Florida's three cities in the top 10.Boulder, Colo. - No. 5
The University of Colorado, the state's largest university, is in Boulder.Ann Arbor, Mich. - No. 4
Another college town, Ann Arbor is home to the main campus of the University of Michigan.Berkeley, Calif. - No. 3
A good way to pass the time in Berkeley? Pizza from the Cheese Board and a book.Alexandria, Va. - No. 2
In Alexandria they like to read bedtime stories, according to Amazon.Photo: The George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Va.
Cambridge, Mass. - No. 1
According to Amazon.com, Cambridge, Mass. - home of MIT and Harvard University - is the most well-read city in the United States.Photo: The Harvard University footbridge.