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Los Angeles -- by a landslide; for a city of its size and girth, it's very meh. I'm talking about the "city" here, not surrounding region. Dallas -- I was there last week. I think.
How are you not sure if you were in a city or not? Did you just transfer in DFW Airport and checked it out your list or what? Or do you not remember when you went.
How are you not sure if you were in a city or not? Did you just transfer in DFW Airport and checked it out your list or what? Or do you not remember when you went.
I have a co-worker who lives in Irving but up until a few weeks ago was convinced he actually lived in Dallas.
I can agree that not all cities fit our criteria for fun. Tourist friendly cities such as Vegas, Miami, NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans tend to provide instant gratification. Cities that are not touristy such as Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, and Atlanta you tend to have to dig a little deeper for fun things to do, which is what I prefer doing when I visit a city since I hate tourist traps.
Yes, but in all of those cities you mentioned, especially NYC, Chicago, and SF there are tons of hidden stuff in the cities that you still have to seek out to find, but are still great. For example, Queens has the Museum of the Moving Image and Chicago has the National Museum of Mexican Art. Neither of these things are necessarily on the average tourist's radar. In all of these cities, there are tons of great bars, restaurants, museums, etc that you would need to search for. Just because they provide instant gratification more than a Dallas doesn't mean you still can't do it. IMO due to pure size especially NYC, LA, and Chicago, they have more of that to see than an Atlanta.
Yes, but in all of those cities you mentioned, especially NYC, Chicago, and SF there are tons of hidden stuff in the cities that you still have to seek out to find, but are still great. For example, Queens has the Museum of the Moving Image and Chicago has the National Museum of Mexican Art. Neither of these things are necessarily on the average tourist's radar. In all of these cities, there are tons of great bars, restaurants, museums, etc that you would need to search for. Just because they provide instant gratification more than a Dallas doesn't mean you still can't do it. IMO due to pure size especially NYC, LA, and Chicago, they have more tourist see than an Atlanta.
I agree with your sentiment, however not every takes the time to find hidden gems in said cities. Most people go to Vegas and never leave the strip. What I meant by instant gratification was that is easier to find things to do in cities that caters to tourist.
Exactly. The Baltimore Inner Harbor is a pretty significant tourist attraction and it does draw visitors from other countries. It's so close to DC (which lacks a major aquarium) that it pulls from DC's visitor pool as well. This past January I did a long weekend in DC with my girlfriend and her two little ones. We left DC early to make a day out of the Inner Harbor. A huge percentage of the people at the Aquarium were foreign visitors. I probably counted 7-10 different languages.
As a Baltimorean I wish people would talk about the harbor rather than the Inner Harbor. It would take a five and a half mile hike to get from Ft. McHenry (which is a tourist attraction) all the way around to where the Canton industrial area starts. While the whole distance isn't one big tourist attraction, there are lots of attractions along the way. The Inner Harbor is just a small part of a much larger harbor area.
Baltimore it rightly condemned for its failure to bring the success near the water further uptown. (Well... you have probably seen our drippy mayor on TV... ZZZZ.) Still, areas near the water are pretty impressive. Also, some people also consider the Mount Vernon neighborhood to be a tourist attraction. Depending on what you are looking for, that might be the case. Station North may get some tourist interest some day, but it is still being built out.
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Originally Posted by Spade
I don't see how anyone can call a major city or metro boring, especially those over 4 or 5 million. But it is what it is.
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Originally Posted by msamhunter
No such thing. Once an area reaches a certain size, if you can't find anything to do, it's not the city, it's you. You are just not as fun as YOU think you are.
but I also can see how some people may find certain posts as being too defensive. Just because someone lists a city under "Most Boring" they've been to doesnt necessarily mean they think the city is dead. For some people, it could be a situation where they found excitement and plenty to do in each place they listed, but just found some cities less exciting than certain others.
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Because I can; that's my opinion. I'm from Tennessee, by the way, so neither Memphis, Nashville, nor Atlanta are anything special to me. Especially Memphis and Nashville, and especially once you get past the few tourist traps they offer; as others have already mentioned, Memphis and Nashville have a very niche appeal, so most people who aren't into certain music genres or music stars wouldn't find them particularly alluring or worth a visit anyway. No need to be a homer about it. It is what it is.
And yet the UK newspaper Mirror just named Nashville America's #1 New Party City.
An hour before my flight touches down in the USA I am watching a music documentary on the seat-back screen. And the first words in this episode of Dave Grohl’s Sonic Highways are: “Everybody now thinks that Nashville is the coolest city in America.”
Well that’s where I’m going and the Foo Fighters front man is absolutely right. Nashville, Tennessee, is buzzing with success.
This is my third visit, and since I was last here four years ago the neon-lit downtown area has all but doubled in size. New bars, restaurants and shops open every week.
Every joint is jumping and traffic is held up by “pedal taverns” full of whooping young women on bachelorette (hen) weekends. Suddenly this is America’s party town.
There are cranes and building sites everywhere but you can feel a crackle of energy and excitement in the streets. Sir Richard Branson is now building his second Virgin Hotel on Nashville’s Music Row (the first is in Chicago) and there are whispers of a direct UK flight soon.
Most fun with friends : Las Vegas by yourself NYC, most boring Lexington KY and Cincinnati OH
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