Favorite U.S. City
 

Whats Your Favorite U.S. City? <BR>Whats Your Least Favorite City? <BR>Do you like the east coast, west coast, <BR>or mid west? To sum this all up, vote <BR>for what you like and why.

Favorites - 1. New York <BR> 2. San Francisco <BR> 3. New Orleans <BR>All are great walking cities, with great food and music. Honorable mention to Seattle, Charleston and Santa Fe. <BR> <BR>Worst - 1. Las Vegas - heat + polyester=misery <BR> 2. Scranton - do you really need me to explain? <BR> 3. Los Angeles-I'm not in love with my automobile. <BR> <BR> <BR>

OK <BR> <BR>I'll do a top 3 as well <BR> <BR>Favorites: <BR> <BR>1. Boston <BR>2. New York City <BR>3. Philadelphia <BR> <BR>Why? Vibrant walkable cities with great public transit, diverse people, great food and people-watching, cultural opportunities galore, festival cities... <BR> <BR>Worst-- I can only pick ones I've been to...and even these I can think of some things I like about them. <BR> <BR>1. Los Angeles--too brown, need a car to get around, smog, superficiality reigns. <BR>2. Norfolk/Va. Beach--few cultural opportunities for my liking, public transit inefficient, too conservative for my taste. <BR>3. Wilmington, Del.--despite its central location, the downtown core seemed pretty dead...I prefer vibrant urban centres. People seem to prefer suburban life here.

Boy, this thread is sure to bring up many arguments! But, here goes: <BR>Faves: <BR>1) New Orleans <BR>2) San Francisco <BR>3) Washington, DC <BR> <BR>Least Favorites: <BR>1) Las Vegas <BR>2) Orlando <BR>3) Oklahoma City

It sort of depends to me on whether you mean favorite to visit or favorite to live in. I'm going to assume since this is a travel forum that you mean favorite to visit. My favorites: <BR> <BR>#1 Washington DC (even though I currently live here, I'm voting for it as my #1 favorite to visit because when I didn't live here it was my favorite place to visit)-- very walkable, good metro system, attractive old neighborhoods, fantastic museums (many of which are free), great restaurants, good hiking & other outdoorsy activities nearby, decent weather compared to #2&3. <BR> <BR>#2 New York -- for the fantastic theatre and restaurants and museums and shopping and neighborhoods and overall excitement. <BR> <BR>#3 Chicago -- for the lakefront and shopping and great neighborhood bars and restaurants and the friendly people and the architecture and wonderful food and ethnic neighborhoods and the overall casual, unpretentious, fun atmosphere. <BR> <BR>My LEAST favorites: <BR>#1 Detroit -- terrible public transport <BR>#2 Newark -- feels really dirty to me <BR>#3 Fayetteville, NC -- seedy pawn shops and strip clubs and not much else.

Favorites - <BR> <BR>Boston <BR>San Francisco <BR>New York <BR>D.C. <BR> <BR>Least favorites - <BR> <BR>This is kind of ridiculous - I mean NEwark, harlem, are obviously bad, and therefore uninteresting answers.. THere are some truly awful cities in this country. If you rephrase as generally well liked cities that I personally do not like - ie places that a reasonable person wouldn't regard as armpits that are still my least favorite - I would say <BR> <BR>Miami <BR>Orlando <BR>Denver <BR> <BR>I haven't been to LA yet, though from what everyone I know who lives there tells me, it would be on my list as well. <BR>

Favorite to visit: San Francisco <BR> <BR>Favorite to live in: New York

Favorites... <BR> <BR>1. Las Vegas (the rest of you are crazy) <BR>2. Washington DC <BR>3. New York <BR> <BR> <BR>

Favorites: <BR>1. Madison, WI - People & family friendly, always something to do & things going on, Beautiful area. <BR>2. Chicago - tons of things to do. <BR>3. Las Vegas(I'm with you Darius) - If you think of it as a place for entertainment & can control yourself in gambling. <BR>Least Favorite: Gary, Indiana; Detroit

Favorites to live in: <BR> <BR>San Francisco Bay area <BR> <BR>San Diego <BR> <BR>Favorite to visit: <BR> <BR>The above 2 would be my favorites except that I live in them. <BR> <BR>Las Vegas <BR> <BR>Least Favorites ( no Particular order ): <BR> <BR>St. Louis <BR> <BR>Detroit

<BR> <BR>I just moved to St. Louis and love it. <BR>We have the Rams, the Cardinals, <BR>great areas to live in and the downtown <BR>is going through a great revitalization. <BR>My kids have lived in other places and love St. Louis the most. <BR> <BR>Other favorites: <BR>Kansas City (believe it or not) <BR>Chicago <BR>Santa Fe <BR> <BR>Least Favorites: <BR> <BR>Las Vegas <BR>Detroit <BR>Denver

Since this topic is only vaguely related to travel it should be put under the heading "Special Topics" or "Other Topics" instead of cluttering this site.

Hmnmm, <BR> <BR>Favorite US cities - listed under the U.S category. Sounds ok to me! <BR> <BR>What's wrong Terri? Did you run out of paperclips to sort on your desk?

Favorites: <BR>NY, NY (so nice they named it twice) <BR>San Diego <BR>Stonington, CT <BR>Oquoniquit, ME (spelling?) <BR> <BR>Least Favorites <BR>Orlando <BR>LA

Fav: <BR> 1. Chicago - friendliest large city ever, great cultural events and activities and awesome museums, great waterfront and super shopping. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>

I love Minneapolis. It is a wonderful small "Big city". There is a lot to do and wonderful park systems with lots of places to get outdoor exercise year round. I think I see more people out running, skating, biking, walking, skiing. etc in Mpls. Area than in L.A. We moved from Mpls. to the Los Angeles Area because of a job transfer but get back there as often as possible and always look forward to moving back to Mpls.

I like cities with water vistas and good culture, hence: Boston, Seattle, San Francisco. <BR> <BR>I choke on cities made of plastic, hence: Las Vegas, Orlando, and Las Vegas again.

Ok-I'll chime in: <BR>Favorite: <BR>Boston <BR>San Francisco <BR>Seattle <BR>NYC <BR>Least Favorite: <BR>Raleigh/Durham <BR>Orlando <BR>Providence

The coolest cities I've been to are New Orleans, Austin and New York City. <BR> <BR>Worst are Orlando, Fresno, and Las Vegas. Artificial settings, cultural wastelands. <BR>

Favorites: <BR>Seattle <BR>San Francisco <BR>Carmel <BR>Washington D.C. <BR> <BR>Least favorite: <BR>Tucson, so far. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>We're visiting New Orleans in a couple of weeks. I'm hoping to add that to my list. <BR> <BR>

Favorites: <BR>New Orleans <BR>Portland, Maine <BR>Boston <BR>San Fran is nice, but overrated <BR>Least: <BR>PHOENIX <BR>Denver <BR>I like history, charm, scenery,water

Best: <BR>Washington, D.C. <BR>New York <BR>Kansas City (go figure) <BR> <BR>Worst: <BR>Gary, Indiana <BR>Gary, Indiana <BR>Gary, Indiana

1. NY <BR>2. Boston <BR>3. San Francisco

To Betsy-Just curious...Why did you pick Raleigh/Durham as one of your least favorites. Just to let you know, there is no Raleigh/Durham. They are 2 separate cities that are very different. I've lived in RALEIGH for 10 years, and I think it's a wonderful place. Raleigh has a lot to offer. No, it's not Atlanta, D.C., Chicago, or any big city of the sort, so if you visited Raleigh looking for big city life, you're not going to find it.

To DSH. Yes I know that Raleigh/Durham are seperate cities. I guess I shouldnt have generalized! Sorry if I offended you =:) I actually lived in Raleigh for a year, and I found the area to be pretty boring It just reminded me of one big suburb. As you mentioned in your post, I guess I'm more of a "big city" person and I love the ocean and skiing, so here I am in Boston now and loving it. I met lots of people who love it in Raleigh, and have nothing but good things to say about how friendly and hospital people were. It just wasnt my cup of tea. Thats just my opinion!!

My favorites: <BR> <BR>Washington D.C. & L.A. (have all of the big city amenities of NY & CHI, without being NY or CHI) <BR>Portland, OR (all of the beauty of the Pacific northwest w/o most of the crazies of Seattle) <BR>San Diego <BR>Cleveland (yes, Cleveland! Have you been there lately?) <BR>Palm Springs <BR>Las Vegas (so it doesn't have broadway-caliber shows...who cares?!?) <BR>Richmond <BR> <BR>Least Favorite: <BR> <BR>New York (sorry, folks; not all of us enjoy high prices, high crime, lousy weather and snotty people. I can take one, but not a combination of all of them!) <BR>Chicago (ditto N.Y.) <BR>Miami (Still has a way to go) <BR>Danbury, CT (Where the living dead go to mingle) <BR>Buffalo (Cancer patients should move there, since one day in Buffalo feels like an eternity...) <BR> <BR>...Just my humble opinion!

<BR>BEST: <BR>1) San Francisco <BR>2) Colorado Springs <BR>3) Cleveland - YES! GREAT fun for getaway weekends in the summer - tons to do!!! <BR> <BR>Worst: <BR>1. Philadelpha <BR>2. Las Vegas <BR>3. Humid Houston

My Favorite to visit: <BR> <BR>In the West: <BR>San Diego <BR>San Francisco <BR>Las Vegas <BR> <BR>In the East: <BR>Boston <BR>Philly <BR> <BR>Least Favorite: <BR> <BR>ORLANDO <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>

Favorites to visit: <BR> <BR>1. New York (far above all the rest) <BR>Despite "high prices, high crime, lousy weather and snotty people" its plusses far outweigh its negatives. <BR> <BR>2. Boston (almost unmatched for history) <BR> <BR>3. Chicago <BR> <BR>Least favorite: <BR> <BR>Houston (no compelling reason to visit other than the Johnson Space Center, and it says something that Sam Houston hid there from Santa Ana because he figured [correctly] that no sane person would march into such a hot, humid, mosquito infested area)

Favorite <BR>Denver-not for the city,but as gateway to the Rockies <BR>San Francisco <BR>Boston <BR> <BR>Worst <BR>Philadelphia-like the history, but not much else <BR>Atlantic City <BR>Detroit

What's this? No one, not a single soul, has pegged Phoenix and the sprawl that surrounds it as their least favorite place? Wowee! <BR> <BR>Phoenix has it all. Endless strip malls. Sprawling suburbs. Fast food eateries. Heat. Dust. Little culture. Little to do if you live there. Horrid local newspaper. Chewing tobacco nuts. Gun nuts. Traffic woes. Rocks and dirt can actually constitute a properly landscaped front yard. Even escaping across the Arizona borders for a vacation doesn't help. There's Mexico to the south, New Mexico to the east, California (LA or SD) to the west, and Utah to the north. Ugh! <BR> <BR>Best: San Francisco. Man, I really miss that town. Truly charming, but it was just too darn expensive for me.

Favorites: <BR>Miami <BR>New Orleans <BR>Las Vegas <BR>Dallas <BR>San Diego <BR> <BR>Least Favorites: <BR> <BR>Scranton (Wilkes-Barre too!) <BR>Detroit <BR>Boston (this one isn't really fair - but after being stranded for 3 days in an airport hotel during a snow storm, I have no choice) <BR> <BR>

Top 3: <BR>1) New York <BR>2) San Francisco <BR>3) Oahu, HI <BR> <BR>Worst: <BR>1) Philadelphia <BR>2) Baltimore <BR>3) Los Angeles <BR> <BR>NY and SF because they are ALIVE!!! and have everything you can think of. Easy to get around, culture, restaurants, art, theatre, everything!!! Oahu, HI: beacuse it is a paradise come true and they have the nicest people I've ever met.

Curious to know how many people who picked Detroit as their least favorite...have ever been there????

Cedar: I did put Detroit on my "least favorite" list, and yes, in addition to living right across the street from the Detroit Zoo as a child, visiting for more Tiger baseball games than I can count during my growing-up years, spending lots of Saturdays at the Detroit Institute of Arts, and spending many summer weekends boating on Lake St. Clair, I worked there (right in downtown Detroit -- if you're thinking "large auto manufacturer" you're on the right track) for several years.

I live in Miami and it is not an arm pit. <BR> <BR>That being said: <BR>Best Cities <BR>New York <BR>New Orleans - just back and it rocks <BR> <BR> <BR>Least Fave <BR>Atlanta - too sprawling <BR>Montgomery, Alabama (ugly) <BR> <BR> <BR>

#1 San Francisco <BR>#2 SAN FRANCISCO <BR>#3 The City of San Francisco <BR> <BR>Worst <BR> <BR>#1 Any city or town not San Francisco <BR>#2 the town right on the out skirts of San Francisco <BR>#3 Any town east, North, South of San Francisco <BR> <BR>Honorable worst mention: the area called L.A.

Fav Cities: <BR>San Antonio - beautiful city <BR>Austin - great drinking town (6th st) <BR>New Orleans (what I remember of it) <BR> <BR>Least fav: <BR>Memphis - not much here but Elvis and Fed EX - I live here I should know <BR>Little Rock - boring night life <BR>New York - just not impressed - sorry <BR> <BR>I like the south part of the US and I have traveled all over the US with my job. <BR> <BR>

I usually find my favorite cities are a result of having a local to hang around with. That bias being said: <BR> <BR>1. Boston <BR>2. Seattle <BR>3. New Orleans (as long as you don't stay more than 3 days) <BR>Honorable Mention: I dig Eugene, OR even though there's really nothing exciting there. <BR> <BR>Least: <BR>1. Detroit <BR>2. Orlando <BR>3. New Orleans (if you stay over 3 days. Can only drink so much...)

My favorites would have to be <BR>1. Chicago <BR>2. Santa Fe <BR>3. New York City <BR>Lots to do, great restaurants <BR> <BR>Least favorites <BR>1. Orlando <BR>2. Atlanta <BR>3. Los Angeles <BR>Artificial cities with all the worst aspects of city life