St. Louis Ranks 4th Most Romantic City

St. Louis is the fourth most romantic city in the United States, according to Foursquare, a social media site established in 2009 to enable location-based social networking for mobile devices, such as smartphones.

Foursquare works by letting users "check in," or upload their location, so others can see where they are. Based on 1.5 billion check-ins—especially to romantic places such as wine bars and flower shops—Foursquare named 10 cities to be the most romantic.

St. Louis is one of them!

The top 10 romantic cities are:

1. Lake Buena Vista, FL
2. Napa, CA
3. Venice, CA
4. St. Louis, MO
5. New York, NY
6. San Francisco, CA
7. Reston, VA
8. Beverly Hills, CA
9. Myrtle Beach, SC
10. Key West, FL

The 10 least romantic cities are:

1. Beverton, OR
2. Bethlehem, PA
3. Lawrenceville, GA
4. Sterling Heights, MI
5. West Chester, PA
6. Normal, IL
7. Norwalk, CT
8. Tustin, CA
9. Duluth, MN
10. Waltham, MA

Each time a Foursquare user checks into a place, he or she receives points. Scores break down as follows:

• Check in to a new place – 5 points
• Add a new venue – 5 points
• Check in to a place you’ve been before – 1 point
• Location multiplier for each place you go in a day – 1 point per location
• Points for checking in with the same friend at multiple locations - BFF bonus.
• Also earn points for being the first of your friends to check into a new location.

Editor's Note: Eureka-Wildwood Patch editor Julie Brown Patton contributed to this article. What's your definition of "romantic"? Leave your response in the comments section of this article.