Favourite US Cities

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by stampsx2

Can anyone comment on Tampa and Miami? I heard Tampa is a dump from one person. Not sure if true.

I have never been to Tampa, but one of my friends has only great things to say about the place. The beaches are supposed to be incredible.

I've been to Miami twice now and I absolutely love the place. Miami is more of a Latin American city than a US city. You won't really get it unless you go, but I've heard some refer to it as the cultural capital of Latin America.... And I totally believe them.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Tampa proper is not that exciting, but Clearwater Beach and St Pete are awesome. The beaches on the gulf side of Florida are much nicer IMO.

Miami is fun, but I prefer Ft Lauderdale for the restaurants/shopping/walking in the Los Olas canals. Plus it is fun to stare at the multi million dollar yachts and the italian sports cars.

yes totally agree


if the question is where would I rather live, or where would I rather take a family beach holiday then then answer would be the greater Tampa area/Gulf coast (although possibly not Tampa per se which doesn't do much for me)


if its where I would rather spend an urban holiday then Miami and surrounding areas

[looooob]

Originally Posted by _Q_

I've been to Miami twice now and I absolutely love the place. Miami is more of a Latin American city than a US city. You won't really get it unless you go, but I've heard some refer to it as the cultural capital of Latin America.... And I totally believe them.

can confirm




was in Miami July 4, 2018. Very little evidence that it was actually July 4


However, that day there was a little soccer game known as the Colombia- Brazil world cup Quarterfinal being played. oh my what fun! we were out and about and took up a location between a pro-Brazil and pro-Colombia bar each with overflowing patios


it would have been hard to guess that one was in the US that day

[Sr. Mints]

Surprised (and glad) to see Boston listed so many times.

I was in this group thing a few weeks ago and an ice breaker was "what is a city you'd like to re-visit? When I said Boston among all the 'Berlins,' 'Londons,' and 'Romes' pretty much everybody's head turned with one eyebrow raised, casuing me to question how far i'd come in rehab. Granted, they all had brain issues too, so i figured it was possible they were the ones who were off kilter.

[MoneyGuy]

Boston is awesome, especially when the trip is mostly tax deductible.

[East Coast Flame]

Boston is definitely an awesome city, unless you are driving. Good lord what a nightmare those roads are.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

Boston is definitely an awesome city, unless you are driving. Good lord what a nightmare those roads are.

I was t-boned by the wife of the Boston Police Chief just as I was driving out of the city.

[snootchiebootchies]

Originally Posted by 1qqaaz

Minneapolis, Nashville, San Diego, Phoenix, Orlando, basically every city in Texas, Washington DC, Honolulu, Boston.
I'd say San Diego is probably the best overall.

Definitely not St. Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit, any of the Ohio cities, Hartford. I don't live in the best part of the country...

Why definitely not Indianapolis? I thought the Children's Museum and Sports Legends Experience was truly world class. We had so much fun there and pretty much closed the place down. Saw a minor league baseball game at Victory Field, and thought that was a beautiful ballpark for a minor league team. The team gets great support from the city (the place was packed when we were there) and all the fans were very friendly even though it was pretty clear we were not from around there as we were the only non-white people in the stands as far as we could see. Got a tour of the Indy Motor Speedway and the museum was also pretty interesting. Monument Circle and the Downtown Canal makes for fun walks. Pretty diverse restaurant scene. And a very clean city to boot with friendly people everywhere and we never had a problem with traffic. That midwestern politeness is no joke. Also a very inexpensive city compared to Chicago three hours north.

[N-E-B]

Favourite places so far are New York, Boston, and Anaheim.

I think a really underrated place to go is Philadelphia. I only spent a day there but I loved it.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

Favourite places so far are New York, Boston, and Anaheim.

I think a really underrated place to go is Philadelphia. I only spent a day there but I loved it.

yeah for random reasons, mostly work, have been to Philly several times and don't mind it. there is defintely stuff to do there. have not taken in a sporting even there yet- I think I'm brave enough to try!

[Acey]

Originally Posted by _Q_

New Orleans is a giant open air sewer. I hate everything about that place. The food is severely over rated and the crime is third world levels of bad.

I'm from a third world country and I feel like this statement might not be true.

I've been to New Orleans and while it's not my favourite in the US, I'd go back for sure and certainly will be as my cousin now operates a music studio there.

[Galakanokis]

Loved New Orleans! Had a blast there and found it super friendly and would go back in a heart beat. Been to half a dozen places, Boston, Chicago, LA, Seattle, Denver and Vegas and they are all great but New Orleans was my favourite. Will be in San Diego later in the year and I hear nothing but good things about it.

[_Q_]

To each their own I guess...

I'm also originally from a third world country and lived in New Orleans for a year. The place is an absolute dump. Aside from a couple of streets in the French Quarter and Magazine Street, the place is a crime ridden hell hole that consistently smells like open sewage. Aside from that, it's dark, gloomy and muggy for half the year. The murder rate is in the top 30 world wide. Taxes are some of the highest in the US. The schools are worse than most third world countries (I'm not exaggerating, look it up). Shopping there sucks and the touristy stuff gets old pretty quick. Outside of the French Quarter, the city is mind numbingly boring.

The day I left was the best day of my life.

[fundmark19]

Originally Posted by looooob

yes totally agree


if the question is where would I rather live, or where would I rather take a family beach holiday then then answer would be the greater Tampa area/Gulf coast (although possibly not Tampa per se which doesn't do much for me)


if its where I would rather spend an urban holiday then Miami and surrounding areas

St Pete Beach wins hands down over Miami. Beach is white sand and beautiful full of laid back beach bars. Miami is more of an urban feel with upscale restaurants everything is expensive. I remember walking out of a heat playoff game and walking through downtown back to our condo about 45 min walk and we didn’t see a single person. We only found one pub open that was empty. It’s just a strange place.

[AltaGuy]

1. NYC - I wouldn’t particularly want to live there unless I was a billionaire, but there is nowhere else like it. It’s a crazy place. Really feels like you’re at the center of the world.

2. Boston - Just an awesome city in every way. Hilarious people, interesting history, beautiful place. I would live there in a heartbeat.

I also really like Detroit, Chicago, and DC. Detroit’s so interesting to visit these days. Chicago is a very cool place, and DC is a surprisingly liveable and nice place to visit.

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

Boston is definitely an awesome city, unless you are driving. Good lord what a nightmare those roads are.

Typically, there’s a negative correlation between “great city to drive” and “great city”. There’s very few places on earth that are truly great, and an easy place to drive.

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Typically, there’s a negative correlation between “great city to drive” and “great city”. There’s very few places on earth that are truly great, and an easy place to drive.

Great cities to drive:
- Houston
- Edmonton
- Wichita

Cities with terrible traffic:
- London
- Paris
- Boston
- New York

One list is not like the other.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Typically, there’s a negative correlation between “great city to drive” and “great city”. There’s very few places on earth that are truly great, and an easy place to drive.

It's because cars are awful and infrastructure created to support them makes a city basically unlivable.

[AltaGuy]

My current city - Montreal - is a pretty good example of an interesting city with traffic nightmares. Part of it is just age - this city (like London, NYC, Boston) grew large long before cars were commonplace, so they never planned for it. But it also made it dense, and more modern cities just can't recreate the "interesting" level of a dense older city.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by AltaGuy

My current city - Montreal - is a pretty good example of an interesting city with traffic nightmares. Part of it is just age - this city (like London, NYC, Boston) grew large long before cars were commonplace, so they never planned for it. But it also made it dense, and more modern cities just can't recreate the "interesting" level of a dense older city.

Sure, they can. Tons of examples all over Asia.