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I guess that's the crutch of it. Reading the first post, I took it as like physical attractions oppose to just places to visit or go out to dinner. Like thinking of my own city, Longwood Gardens is Philly's #1 botanical gardens and worth a visit. I would add that to the list. Peddlar's Village, a pedestrian shopping village modeled after Carmel-by-the-sea, CA, is one of the most visited places in the metro by far. Idk those were the kind of things I had in mind, parks/beaches/attractions/etc.
I made a video about Peddler's Village, Lambertville and New Hope... they cumulatively got 2 million views! Love it there. I always make an excuse to go to Bucks County PA.... something Philly has that no other Metro can offer.
I made a video about Peddler's Village, Lambertville and New Hope... they cumulatively got 2 million views! Love it there. I always make an excuse to go to Bucks County PA.... something Philly has that no other Metro can offer.
I'm from New Hope, so I'm obviously bias, but it is a nice place to visit that has a solid number of attractions.
I would rank LA very highly in this category. Boston too.
Two ways to look at these. Yes there are suburbs with nice town centers that are walkable, but what does that do for someone that lives in Boston or Philly? To me I don’t consider that as “something to do.” Definitely a nice to have though
Exactly. Depends on what you are looking to do.
If it's just a stroll in some suburban town strip and have some local restaurants or ice cream, I would imagine nearly every metro area can qualify. Seems like a lot of people here are thinking of that.
Also if we mean something else like attractions or amenities beyond what the principal city has, doesn't a question like this just get you answers of metro areas with a ton of suburban sprawl, like DFW? The more spread out you are, the more you are going to have to go to the suburbs to get the attractions you need.
I made a video about Peddler's Village, Lambertville and New Hope... they cumulatively got 2 million views! Love it there. I always make an excuse to go to Bucks County PA.... something Philly has that no other Metro can offer.
Lambertville, NJ--ancestors on my mom's side founded that area including Princeton, there is a famous gate there called Fitzrandolph gate, named after my ancestor---the biggest question to me is how one of them(named Lambert) wound up in the South Pacific? I dont personally know anyone on that side of my family since we're talking like a hundred years ago..
What’s sad about the nyc metro area is that many New Yorkers have a sheltered culture where they aren’t interested or open to anything outside the 5 boroughs or even their main borough specifically. They’ll be amazed at other things in other states that they can literally do in their own region.
I wonder if the access to depending on transportation and having all your needs walking distance away play in the reasons why New Yorkers don’t typically venture the metro area activities much.
4. Boston
-Cambridge, Somerville, Rockport, Gloucester, Quincy, Lowell, Brookline
-Southern New Hampshire including Portsmouth
-Cape Cod, Provincetown and the Islands (Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard)
-If you are being generous, Newport, Providence and Worcester.
I'm curious why you didn't include Salem? I was last in Boston in the autumn of 2016 and used a big chunk of 1 day to visit Salem via the MBTA. Interesting city in which to walk, some interesting shops, atmospheric graveyards, and I recall I had a wonderful New England coastal-inspired lunch . . . . . somewhere. I did not have interest in the Salem Witch Museum.
I guess that's the crutch of it. Reading the first post, I took it as like physical attractions oppose to just places to visit or go out to dinner. Like thinking of my own city, Longwood Gardens is Philly's #1 botanical gardens and worth a visit. I would add that to the list. Peddlar's Village, a pedestrian shopping village modeled after Carmel-by-the-sea, CA, is one of the most visited places in the metro by far. Idk those were the kind of things I had in mind, parks/beaches/attractions/etc.
Nearly all of these are incredibly close, but just outside of the metro area. But when average Philadelphians want to get out of the city for a few hours this is what we do.
Amusement Parks within 1 hour
Dorney Park
Six Flags Great Adventure
Hershey Park
Beaches within 1-2 hour
Cape May
Seaside Heights (and Central Jersey Beaches)
Atlantic City
Wildwood Beach
Dewey, Lewes, Rehobath Beach
Malls within 1 Hour
King of Prussia Mall (One of the largest in USA/Clothing Tax Free)
Cherry Hill Mall (South Jersey Premier Mall)
Christiana Mall (Largest in DE/Tax Free)
Suburban Square
Museums outside of the city
Mercer Museum
Michener Art Museum
Woodmere Art Museum
Skiable Mountains within 2 Hour (my high school had a ski club that went every Friday for a few hours, just to drive the point that its close).
Cammelback Mountain
Shawnee Mountian
Big Boulder Mountain
Great Wolf Lodge (also a waterpark)
or hang around Lancaster County and tour the town and all the little attractions out there. Or like you say, hang around the small towns and do antiquing, lunch or just walk around...Newtown, Doylestown, Media, West Chester.
Historical Houses and Historical Neighborhoods galore, going back to the 1600s...these are literally all over.
State Parks like Ridley Creek State Park, Pennypack, Valley Forge, Fort Washington State Park/Wissahickon Valley Park, Phoenixville, Tyler State Park, Neshaminy State Park, Brandywine Creek State Park (De)
Trails like Schuylkill Trail past Pottstown, Appalachian Trail...all sorts of trails in the Poconos and throughout the metro (too many to name).
If you like golf, famous links like Aronomink and Merion.
Rowing and Sailing on the Schuylkill & Cooper River.
or go to New York for a few hours; i've had dinner and went home, LOL
Norman probably offers the most among all OKC suburbs, including OK's Natural History Museum, a couple casinos, and a decent suburban downtown with your typical main street. Then there's the Lazy E Arena near Guthrie, and its mostly just rodeo and monster truck action (you won't even get country shows). But Edmond is just the definition of bland, "let's live in our own bubble" suburbia.
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