The New York Times has named Washington, D.C. the number one place travelers should visit this year, and thankfully, they’ve pointed to reasons that go beyond the typical blend of D.C. buzzwords like “steakhouse” and “just blocks from the White House.”

In the 2020 list, announced Thursday, the Times’ Washington bureau journalist Zach Montague cites D.C.’s free museums (duh) that will celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage, but also branches out from the Smithsonian museums and government buildings. He cites D.C.’s U Street area, creative new eateries (though he doesn’t mention any by name), and its go-go tradition:

The U Street area, sometimes referred to as Black Broadway, is packed with historic theaters and concert halls where jazz flourished and go-go music was pioneered. Beyond a small but growing set of pricier Michelin-starred restaurants, Washington has also seen a younger, forward-thinking crop of restaurants emerge, with Ethiopian and Laotian food well represented. Even as a modern, homegrown and ever-changing culture percolates below the surface, though, Washington holds to its historical ideal of a city built on a common heritage — a place for all Americans to reflect on a shared identity, even in a contentious election year.

So yes, the write-up veers into the territory of depicting Washington as more of a symbol than a real place where more than 700,000 people actually live—we have a handy form letter for people who can’t tell the difference— but it does seem that the Times is stretching its limbs and walking around the city a bit more. It’s come a long way from making shallow references to our hordes of steak-loving lobbyists.

The last time the Grey Lady gave a shout out to the capital on its annual travel list, in 2016, much of the hype was about the National Museum of African American History and Culture (which was several months away from opening at the time), and New York chain Momofuku arriving in CityCenterDC.

The 2020 list takes a different approach. In explaining its decision to put D.C. first, the Times travel editor Amy Virshup writes: “Our #1 place, Washington, looks both forward and back. We thought it was important to mark the 100th anniversary of American women winning the right to vote. While Seneca Falls had its proponents, we decided there was no better place to do that than the capital of the United States, a majority-minority city filled with immigrants and with a vibrant life beyond its monuments and halls of government.”

So, thanks, New York Times. The D.C. tourism board’s wish will be granted, as D.C. will soon have even more visitors who will no doubt stand to the left.