The 7 'coolest' neighborhoods across the US where the food is good, the art scene is hot, and the culture is thriving

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Downtown Miami is the seventh-coolest neighborhood in the US.

• It's time to get lost in a new neighborhood.
• Time Out recently released its list of 50 coolest neighborhoods in the world - and seven of them are in the US.
• From Astoria, New York, to Dogpatch, San Francisco, see which up-and-coming neighborhoods you should be visiting.
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For your next getaway, why not try something off the radar?

Time Out recently ranked 50 of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. As part of its 2019 Time Out Index survey, the publication asked more than 27,000 urbanites around the world about their opinions. Incorporating insights from experts - Time Out editors and contributing writers - it ranked the neighborhoods that are the ultimate "cultural and culinary hotspots right now," James Manning wrote.

Of that list, seven are in the US. They range from coast to coast, and most happen to be in cities near or on the water, whether it's Chicago or San Francisco.

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So forget places like Manhattan and South Beach - neighborhoods like Astoria and Downtown Miami are where it's at.

Here are the seven "coolest" neighborhoods in the US.