0America’s Smartest Cities 2012: Denver to Raleigh-Durham (Photos)Brain PowerFrom Baltimore to Madison, The Daily Beast finds the cities with the highest level of intellectual acuity.Updated Jul. 13, 2017 10:45PM EDT / Published Aug. 16, 2012 4:45AM EDT AP Photo (3); Getty Images (top left) AP Photo (3); Getty Images (top left) 25. Baltimore, Md.Patrick Semansky / AP Photo 24. Lincoln, Neb.Nati Harnik / AP Photo 23. Hartford, Conn.Jessica Hill / AP Photo 22. Missoula, Mont.Nicholas K. Geranios / AP Photo 21. Raleigh-Durham, N.C.Gerry Broome / AP Photo 20. Rochester, Minn.Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune / MCT / Getty Images 19. Seattle, Wash.Gabriel Bouys, AFP / Getty Images 18. Rochester, N.Y.David Duprey / AP Photo 17. Honolulu, HawaiiMarco Garcia / AP Photo 16. Fargo, N.D.Daniel Barry / Getty Images 15. Denver, Colo.Ed Andrieski / AP Photo 14. Butte, Mont.John Elk / Getty Images 13. Gainesville, Fla.Kristen Bartlett, University of Florida / AP Photo 12. Anchorage, AlaskaPaul Souders / Corbis 11. Minneapolis, Minn.Craig Lassig / AP Photo 10. Burlington, Vt.Toby Talbot / AP Photo 9. Austin, TexasHarry Cabluck / AP Photo 8. Lafayette, Ind.Darron Cummings / AP Photo 7. Champaign, Ill.David Mercer / AP Photo 6. Boston, Mass.Darren McCollester / Getty Images 5. Washington, D.C.Alex Wong / Getty Images 4. San Francisco, Calif.Jeff Chiu / AP Photo 3. Columbia, Mo.L.G. Patterson / AP Photo 2. Madison, Wisc.Barbara Rodriguez / AP Photo 1. Charlottesville, Va.Jay Paul, The Washington Post / Getty Images
AP Photo (3); Getty Images (top left) 25. Baltimore, Md.Patrick Semansky / AP Photo 24. Lincoln, Neb.Nati Harnik / AP Photo 23. Hartford, Conn.Jessica Hill / AP Photo 22. Missoula, Mont.Nicholas K. Geranios / AP Photo 21. Raleigh-Durham, N.C.Gerry Broome / AP Photo 20. Rochester, Minn.Josh Noel, Chicago Tribune / MCT / Getty Images 19. Seattle, Wash.Gabriel Bouys, AFP / Getty Images 18. Rochester, N.Y.David Duprey / AP Photo 17. Honolulu, HawaiiMarco Garcia / AP Photo 16. Fargo, N.D.Daniel Barry / Getty Images 15. Denver, Colo.Ed Andrieski / AP Photo 14. Butte, Mont.John Elk / Getty Images 13. Gainesville, Fla.Kristen Bartlett, University of Florida / AP Photo 12. Anchorage, AlaskaPaul Souders / Corbis 11. Minneapolis, Minn.Craig Lassig / AP Photo 10. Burlington, Vt.Toby Talbot / AP Photo 9. Austin, TexasHarry Cabluck / AP Photo 8. Lafayette, Ind.Darron Cummings / AP Photo 7. Champaign, Ill.David Mercer / AP Photo 6. Boston, Mass.Darren McCollester / Getty Images 5. Washington, D.C.Alex Wong / Getty Images 4. San Francisco, Calif.Jeff Chiu / AP Photo 3. Columbia, Mo.L.G. Patterson / AP Photo 2. Madison, Wisc.Barbara Rodriguez / AP Photo 1. Charlottesville, Va.Jay Paul, The Washington Post / Getty Images