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Savannah is amazing. Definitely a hidden gem in Georgia....In ways, I kind of wish Savannah was the 'Atlanta of Georgia' because then it's likely Georgia would have actually had a really dense and historic city!
Savannah was a place that exceeded my expectations. I knew about the history and the colonial layout based around the squares, but I wasn't expecting to love the city so much. It felt like an interesting and lively smaller city with stuff going on rather than just a beautiful historic set piece. And the historic sights were great on their own, but I found the a lot of the neighborhoods to have this charming feel to them.
Savannah is amazing. Definitely a hidden gem in Georgia....In ways, I kind of wish Savannah was the 'Atlanta of Georgia' because then it's likely Georgia would have actually had a really dense and historic city!
Uh ... Georgia has "a really dense and historic city." It's called Savannah.
@tcave. Yes, Central Park is not the largest NYC park -- that's Flushing Meadows-Corona in Queens. I walk there almost every day. Meadow Lake is a knockout (I only wish I could access the smaller Willow Lake, but it's protected wetlands and nobody is allowed anywhere near it except for geese, ducks, raccoons, squirrels, beavers, etc.
Everyone must also see SAVANNAH, where I grew up. A jewel of a city like Charleston, Quebec City, and New Orleans.
@tcave. Yes, Central Park is not the largest NYC park -- that's Flushing Meadows-Corona in Queens. I walk there almost every day. Meadow Lake is a knockout (I only wish I could access the smaller Willow Lake, but it's protected wetlands and nobody is allowed anywhere near it except for geese, ducks, raccoons, squirrels, beavers, etc.
Everyone must also see SAVANNAH, where I grew up. A jewel of a city like Charleston, Quebec City, and New Orleans.
Actually the two largest parks in NYC are Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, and Fresh Kills park in Staten Island.
My own list of ten places that more than deliver and are all they're hyped up to be in my opinion, in no particular order:
1. London
2. The Rockies in Colorado
3. The Grand Canyon
4. Berlin
5. Tokyo
6. New Orleans
7. Berchtesgaden/Hitler's Eagles Nest
8. Yorkshire (North England - now THAT was a pleasant surprise!)
9. Texas Hill Country
10. Yorktown, VA and the surroundings
One more, because it's my list and I can make it eleven if I want to:
11. South Padre Island of all places
There are so many more fabulous places - I can't even begin to name them all. The world is an amazing place.
Savannah was a place that exceeded my expectations. I knew about the history and the colonial layout based around the squares, but I wasn't expecting to love the city so much. It felt like an interesting and lively smaller city with stuff going on rather than just a beautiful historic set piece. And the historic sights were great on their own, but I found the a lot of the neighborhoods to have this charming feel to them.
Yes, agreed. I loved Savannah-moreso than Charleston as far as living there.
And that's a an old list that doesn't even include FreshKills Park's full 2200 acreage (I guess maybe because it's not all fully built-out yet?) Freshkills Park : NYC Parks
Brooklyn is definitely underserved by parkland, with the highest population of any borough, but the second least amount of park acreaage after Manhattan. Though Prospect Park is a gem, and is my favorite park in the City.
"Some places get such a build-up that they can't possibly live up to their reputation. Visitors leave having checked off their bucket list, but feeling vaguely unsatisfied. But occasionally a destination delivers big time, says Jamie Wong, founder of XXXX, a site connecting visitors to locals who offer insider tours and travel advice. "Even in the hyped up world of travel, some places are truly remarkable," Wong says. She shares some favorites with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY."
1. The Grand Canyon
2. Vancouver
3. Martha's Vineyard
4. Savannah
5. Austin
6. Berkeley
7. Baja California, Mexico
8. New York City
9. North Shore Kauai
10. Paris
I agree with all these! And of course, I'm not biased!
This is an awful list. To me, the only places that meet expections on this are Martha's Vineyard, NYC and Paris. Paris exceeds.
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