[AdrianXSands]

Other than the city you live in, what is your favorite place to visit?

For me, I think it'd be Boston. Boston kinda rules a lot.

[Steely Dan]

For me, I think it'd be Milwaukee. Milwaukee kinda rules a lot.

[Cirrus]

I like Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie kinda rules a lot.

Or maybe Toledo.

[alexjon]

I like Chicago a whole lot. Going to NYC in a few weeks, so that may trump them all.

Want to visit SF some day soon, but I went more expensive and chose NYC this time.

[M II A II R II K]

NYC, Chicago, San Diego.....

They're the favourite ones that I've actually been to.

[Strange Meat]

Gary, Indiana.

[kool maudit]

it's new york, but secretly (and i've never been there) it's philadelphia.

[Nowhereman1280]

Chiwaukadison, only exists in the future when Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago all grow into one huge city. Despite the fact it does not yet exist, it kinda rules a lot.

Also, the city is in the shape of a perfect triangle, which adds to its coolness...

[Westsidelife]

San Francisco. It feels like home to me.

[MolsonExport]

For me, I think it'd be New York. New York kinda rules a lot.

[aaron38]

New York City, hands down, I've loved each trip. Everytime we go I get to live the car-free lifestyle for a week. Not having to drive or find parking and just being able to walk/subway anywhere in the city I want really kinda rules a lot. I love walking through NYC. Having friends to stay with for free helps a lot too.

[strongbad635]

Baltimore. Not too big, not too small. Not too cold, not too hot. Not too urban, not too towny. Just right in so many ways!

[urbanactivistTX]

Have to do two for this....

During winter... New Orleans HANDS DOWN

During summer (or anytime it's not subject to snow)... Chicago HANDS DOWN

btw, I've never been to NYC or LA, so that opinion may change soon

[brickell]

it's new york, but secretly it's philadelphia.


Me too.

[pdxtex]

does toronto count? hey, its got NBA too.

[kool maudit]

does toronto count?

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[Dan Denson]

Definitely San Francisco.

[Wheelingman04]

New York City and Pittsburgh

[MonkeyRonin]

In recent years I've been to New York, San Francisco, and Boston, and loved them all. My next travel plans will be to Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, DC, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh.

[Orion1]

it's new york, but secretly (and i've never been there) it's philadelphia.

It doesn't have to be a secret that the second largest city on the east coast is your favorite....:)

Anyway, for me it's Seattle.

[AaronPGH]

PGH is my favorite, but DC is a very close second. Love NYC as well, not sure if I could live there though. May be a bit too big. Haven't been to Chicago or San Fran yet, but I have a feeling those may dethrone

[Evergrey]

I moved to my favorite a couple years ago... but other than PGH... Boston.

[emathias]

I think New York is my favorite to visit, although I say that without slighting places like San Francisco and Portland which I also like to visit.

I really like living in Chicago, though. I think for living, Chicago is my favorite.

[ChrisLA]

New York City is my favorite city to visit.

Its the only city I visit that I don't have the desire to come home. Every other city I'm usually ready to come home after two weeks. I was once in Amsterdam for three weeks, and although I loved it, the last week was torture.

[rockyi]

A toss up between Chicago and Boston.

[Samwill89]

San Francisco

[dktshb]

I’d have to say San Juan Puerto Rico is my all time favorite if it counts and definitely New York.

[JMancuso]

cut and shoot, tx

[volguus zildrohar]

I spent two days in Chicago and now over three years after that trip I'd still allow that city to rape me if the logistics weren't so mindboggling.

[BTinSF]

I think San Francisco is a great place to live and, if I knew anywhere I'd prefer, I might well move there since nothing ties me to SF.

But for visiting, there are only 3 really in the running: New York, New Orleans and Chicago in that order.

New York just has everything and its transportation system makes it quite possible (easy even) for a carless visitor to access anywhere.

Chicago is like New York only a little less so.

New Orleans is unique with a culture that simply exists nowhere else and that I enjoy (especially the fabulous, but, from an SF perspective, inexpensive dining). And due to its small, compact size (at least of the parts of town a visitor cares about), it too is accessible by walking even though, with the exception of the St. Charles streetcar and some bus service, public transportation is rudimentary.

[SHiRO]

of the ones I've been to:

New York City
Philadelphia
Washington
Miami
Charleston

I suspect Chicago, San Fransisco, Boston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Las Vegas and Portland are going to end up high in the list when I get to visit those.

Also have good feelings about Denver, Houston, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Seattle, San Diego, El Paso, etc etc

[R@ptor]

1st: Tie between New York and San Francisco

2nd: Chicago

3rd: Boston

[lawfin]

SAnta Monica, probably

[Ardent]

There’s something for everyone in Preston, Idaho!!!

http://www.prestonidaho.org/

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[SunDevil]

Minneapolis but only in the warm months.

Las Vegas when I need to get away for a day.

[fflint]

It's a tie between New York and Chicago.

[Wheelingman04]

PGH is my favorite, but DC is a very close second. Love NYC as well, not sure if I could live there though. May be a bit too big. Haven't been to Chicago or San Fran yet, but I have a feeling those may dethrone

It might be too big, but what about living in the suburbs of New York City.

[Wheelingman04]

Philly is nice too, but not my absolute favorite.

[OhioGuy]

This is a hard question to answer. New York is such a behemoth that it's difficult to place it alongside any other city in America and have it be a fair competition. It's a special case that will always be up at the very top.

But excluding New York, Chicago is my favorite city... followed closely by San Francisco and Washington, DC. I still haven't been to Boston though, so it could certainly jump right up into my top favorites list.

Notice my favorites all have pretty decent rail systems. I just can't get overly excited about any city that doesn't have that feature. It's too important to me. That's not to say we don't have plenty of decent cities in this country that either have small rail systems or no rail systems at all (such as beautiful Santa Barbara, Charleston, Savannah, Miami Beach) - it's just that they're all 2nd tier to me.

[SFView]

For me it's always been San Francisco and New York. Chicago isn't far behind.

[Gordo]

New York, though not in the winter.

Boston and Chicago tie for second, though also not in the winter.

Denver, Seattle, Portland, and DC also rank pretty high and aren't as bad in the winter as the top three (I ski, so Denver in the winter has benefits)

In the winter LA, Miami, and New Orleans are my faves. LA would probably be up there just below Boston and Chicago if I wasn't there so often for business. It's like that song that you used to love but now is on the commercial for a product that you hate - you still like the song, but there are now negative associations with it. Seattle suffers from this a little bit too for me.

[Kingofthehill]

NYC, Buenos Aires.

[WIGS]

I haven't ever been to NY or Chicago, sadly.

but I'll say Philly. I really enjoyed my time in the City of Brotherly Love for the few days I was there.

[IconRPCV]

Seattle for me.

[JMancuso]

of the cities, i've been to:

1) new york
2) chicago
3) washington, DC
4) boston
5) philly
6) austin
7) providence
8) pittsburgh
9) tucson
10) denver

never been to miami, SF, seattle or portland.

[LosAngelesBeauty]

No surprise, NY is my fav. Nowhere in America that I've visited has even come close to NY. And I've been to pretty much all the major cities: Chicago, SF, Seattle, Boston, DC, Denver, etc.

[raggedy13]

Top three for me would probably be San Francisco, Seattle, Honolulu. I haven't been to Portland yet but I think it would be up there too.

[the urban politician]

Easy one: Chicago

Nowhere else gives me the same kind of inspiration I get here in New York.

But that was easy, just look at my sig

[LMich]

I still haven't been there, but I just know I'd love Cleveland, no joke. I'd also have to say Philly, and ironically enough, Vegas, just because I spent so much time in the city as a kid. Los Angeles is also a big runner up.

[bryson662001]

I have always felt good about Springfield.

[pip]

no order

San Francisco, LA, and NY

[ColDayMan]

ASIDE from Cincinnati (my answer), I'd say Washington DC. Then Vegas :D

[mind field]

Chicago. Closely followed by San Francisco.

[Shawn]

My ever-present homesickness for Boston aside, New York and San Fran for me.

San Fran does everything Boston does well just a little bit better (except for pro sports, of course;)), and New York is, well . . . it's freaking New York!

I also have real soft spots for Providence, Portland (ME) and Santa Monica.

[edluva]

SF and NY. Chicago would be next. I always loved Boston but it would be really tough to part with LA's diversity.

[PHX31]

Los Angeles. the most diverse city in the country (and I'm not talking about the people).

edit: I wrote my post before even seeing edluva's post.

[PA Pride]

Boston, followed by NYC, San Francisco, DC

[TimCity2000]

chicago

[Mr Roboto]

Besides Chicago this ones easy.

NYC!!!! How could you not? It has literally everything within a short distance. The epitome of the urban environment.

next DC, then SF, then Miami, then LA.

Honorable mention to Milwaukee and Madison (which, if it was more diverse, would rival the bigger cities).

[photolitherland]

Eureka Springs, AR, is the sexiest place on the planet. If you havent been there go. Its like stepping back in time. It is seriously the most beautiful town I have ever been to and its also one of the most liberal places ever. The entire town is on the national register of historic places and every building is untouched and looks just like it did back in 1910.

But this is about cities, so I would have to say that Chicago is my favorite city.

[M.K.]

Sorry the intruder here, but as I know in US only Miami, Orlando, Cape Canaveral, Fort Lauderdale and Key West in Florida, I would chose in this order:

1- Fort Lauderdale
2- Miami
3- Key West

:D

[pwp]

This was a great idea for a topic! We should do international cities next.

1. Philly (I'm biased)
2. DC
3. San Diego
4. NYC
5. Boston
6. San Fran
7. Baltimore

I've heard excellent things about Chicago, Seattle, Portland and Denver too. Can't wait to visit them either.

[Jimby]

Eugene Oregon

[Top Of The Park]

SF
Seattle, Denver (tie)
Charleston SC
Manitou Springs
Durango
Sante Fe
Moab
Pittsburgh
NYC
New Orleans
Parts of LA

[rockyi]

Eureka Springs, AR, is the sexiest place on the planet. If you havent been there go. Its like stepping back in time. It is seriously the most beautiful town I have ever been to and its also one of the most liberal places ever. The entire town is on the national register of historic places and every building is untouched and looks just like it did back in 1910.


My brother and sister-in-law went there a couple years ago and really loved the place.

[Smoker]

New York

[Wheelingman04]

Philly is also one of my favorites.

[jcchii]

I would have been quite happy retiring in the NOLA of 15 years ago. Loved NYC too. I love and hate Chicago lately

[Atlantan26]

Not much love for Atlanta on here!
=)

I love it though :D

[Bergenser]

Personally I haven't been to the US, but from what I have seen in pictures
so far I will give you some of my favourites:

New York City
Pittsburgh
Seattle
Philadelphia
Chicago

[ErickMontreal]

NYC
Philadelphia
Berkeley
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Seatle
Portland, Maine

[Dac150]

New York City

[PhilippeMtl]

New York,

then Philadelphia and Chicago.

I want to visit Pittsburgh, looks pretty!

[Ayreonaut]

Hoboken

[DJasmin]

1. New York City
2. San Francisco
3. Los Angeles
4. Washington DC
5. Boston

I really haven't visited any non-coastal state so my list will be limited to the two coasts.

[Clevelumbus]

DC, Philly, Chicago, San Francisco, NYC (no specific order)

Haven't been to Boston, Portland, or Seattle

[austin242]

Seeing that I live in Austin it has to be my #1 after that it goes Portland, Seattle, San antonio, San Francisco.

[Mobius57]

1) Chicago
2) New York
3) DC
4) Phoenix
5) Atlanta / Houston

[M. Brown]

Boston

[AdrianXSands]

New York City

what part of favorite city to visit is so hard for some of you?

[AdrianXSands]

after boston i'd say either milwaukee or madison.

chicago, milwaukee, and madison should all get together and build a super-fast express train between the three cities for a 5 dollar round trip ticket. that'd be the coolest thing in the history of the universe.

[Top Of The Park]

This could almost be called the favorite city on either coast

[MplsTodd]

Impossible to name just one!

Larger Cities:
New York
Boston
San Francisco
LA
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Philly
Portland
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
St Louis
Washington DC

Smaller:
Madison
Burlington, VT
Staunton, VA
Charleston, WV
Santa Barbara
Portland ME
Charleston SC
Annapolis, MD
Duluth, MN
Bozeman
Bisbee (this is really just a town now, but USED to be a city)

[Thundertubs]

Paterson, NJ
Asbury Park, NJ
Springfield, IL
Wheeling, WV
Albany, NY
Milwaukee, WI


And of course Chicago, NY, and DC.

[SlidellWx]

My top 5 in no particular order would be...

Seattle
Washington DC
Miami
Chicago
San Francisco

[edluva]

This could almost be called the favorite city on either coast

sucks, doesn't it?

[urbanactivistTX]

This could almost be called the favorite city on either coast

:( I didn't pick a Coastal city... unless you're counting Lake Michigan's lakeshore

[emathias]

SF and NY. Chicago would be next. I always loved Boston but it would be really tough to part with LA's diversity.

What? Boston's not as diverse as LA? You got your Irish, you got your Portuguese, you got your I-talians, you got your Indians ... maybe a few leftover Englishmen ... okay, I concede your point. ;-)

[samne]

In no order:

Portland
Boston
NYC

[mmourning]

I'm from St. Louis--which I love--so throw that out.

I now live (and attend grad school) in New Orleans--so throw that out.

Otherwise, I've traveled to Detroit, Des Moines, Kansas City, Chicago, Memphis, D.C., Jackson MS, Milwaukee, and...that's about it for somewhat big cities.

I would have to say my favorite city of those is Detroit. The palpable struggle is just so raw and un-affected. I really root for Detroit's neighborhoods to make their due return from the pit of economic decline. I just connected with Detroit the most, I guess, being from St. Louis.

On the top of my list for travel are NYC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, L.A., Philadelphia, Boston, Santa Fe, Miami, Denver, San Francisco. On second thought, I'll take a plane ticket anywhere that's not Midwestern, which I feel like I could drive to when I visit STL for the holidays. Can anyone hook me up? ;)

[kpexpress]

New York City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and hopefully San Diego

[PhxPavilion]

Aside from my hometown of Phoenix I've only been to Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas and New York.

New York is my favorite place to visit but I like San Francisco and San Diego overall.

[jowens]

Since I can't mention Austin, its NYC and SF!

[MolsonExport]

Plattsburgh, NY.

























































;)

[Wheelingman04]

One of my favorite mid-sized city is Louisville, KY

[Shasta]

Houston (family, food and weather this time of year)

LA (best friends from growing up live in the basin)

NYC (I could just walk around for days)

[j korzeniowski]

This could almost be called the favorite city on either coast

i guess chicago is on the central coast?

anyways, my vote is for pittsburgh or milwaukee (two non-coastal cities, but i did not pick them for that reason)

i can't imagine any city in the 150k - 500k range being better than madison, wi. that may be too great a range as that includes portland, or, but, anyways ...

i also want to get to know boston better. for what it's worth, it's my australian relatives' favorite american city.

[rsbear]

i can't imagine any city in the 150k - 500k range being better than madison, wi. that may be too great a range as that includes portland, or, but, anyways ...

Portland has 575,000 (city) and 2.2 million (metro). I think you're safe putting it in a different category from Madison.

[manuelpr]

Chicago & San Antonio.

[fflint]

This could almost be called the favorite city on either coast
Are we supposed to be all politically-correct when naming our favorites now? Like it's somehow unfair or wrongful not to include an Indianapolis for every Boston? Give me a break.