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You have obviously never been to NYC. There are more things to do in Time Square than the entire Loop.
You have obviously never been to Chicago. The Loop is the business and financial district which closes down at 6pm each night, save for the few theatres in that area.
You have obviously never been to Chicago. The Loop is the business and financial district which closes down at 6pm each night, save for the few theatres in that area.
I have been to the Loop hundreds of times. There are more activities and things to see and do in Midtown and Lower Manhattan. Grant Park vs Central Park? Really! Time Square vs...... Broadway vs........The ESB vs Hancock. Wall Street vs.....,The MET vs......, Brooklyn Bridge, Port Authority, Ground Zero, Little Italy, Chinatown, Chelsea, Staten Island Ferry, SOHO, The Village, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel. I can keep going. All of these areas are very walkable and offer more international attractions and a wider variety of things to do.
You're completely missing the point. You compared Chicago's Loop to Times Square by saying the latter had much more to do all the time than the former. Chicago's Loop is nothing like Times Square. Chicago's Loop is akin to lower Manhattan, centered around the Wall Street/City Hall area.
What is there to do on Wall Street?? Perhaps I was missing something there. All there seemed to be were tall buildings filled with financial/business/law/real estate firms, just like Chicago's Loop.
You must not understand where the Loop is located. The Chicago Loop is NOT the entire city of Chicago. It is NOT the entire downtown area of Chicago. I would argue it's bounded on the East by Grant Park, west by the river, north by the river, and South by Congress Pkwy.
I agree that Central Park is much larger and more varied than Grant Park. But Grant Park is not in Chicago's Loop (it is east of it) and Central Park is not near Times Square.
ESB versus Hancock or Sears (Willis) Tower?? What's the difference? Chrysler v. Trump?? Ok. It's a building.
Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel I wouldn't consider attractions. If they are so walkable, have YOU ever walked down in the tunnels from Manhattan to Jersey?
How is the Port Authority building an attraction? It's a giant bus terminal near the Lincoln Tunnel. I could see the argument being made for Grand Central.
NYC does have a LOT more to offer because of its history and population. But Chicago is not slouch either. It is the 2nd best urban tourist destination.
You have obviously never been to NYC. There are more things to do in Time Square than the entire Loop.
I live in Montgomery County, PA...just north of Philadelphia. Manhattan is around 80 miles from where I live...about an hour and a half drive. Of course I've been to New York a BAJILLION times. I've been to every borough of that city.
You fail to understand my point. There are certainly MORE things to see and do in NYC because it's much bigger and has much more of everything than Chicago. I never denied that. My point was that the thread starter will enjoy visiting Chicago because there are more variety of things to do in the immediate area in downtown Chicago from beach activities to festivals to sightseeing.
Downtown Chicago packs a more powerful centralized punch than any area in Manhattan as far as variety of activities that can be done. The main reason for that is due to the beautiful lakefront with thousands of people swimming, tanning, jogging, biking, rollerblading, playing beach volleyball, with yachts and sailboats cruising along and the Navy Pier full of people just enjoying their time. To have this beach atmosphere, that extends for miles across the city's coastline, in such proximity to an already amazing skyline and urban jungle well as the main shopping districts, festivals and the museum campus, downtown Chicago is truly multi-faceted in a way that Midtown or Lower Manhattan isn't. This is the main reason why I suggest the thread starter to check out Chicago because he will be able to do many activities besides walking around and sightseeing a giant urban jungle.
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I live in Montgomery County, PA...just north of Philadelphia. Manhattan is around 80 miles from where I live...about an hour and a half drive. Of course I've been to New York a BAJILLION times. I've been to every borough of that city.
You fail to understand my point. There are certainly MORE things to see and do in NYC because it's much bigger and has much more of everything than Chicago. I never denied that. My point was that the thread starter will enjoy visiting Chicago because there are more variety of things to do in the immediate area in downtown Chicago from beach activities to festivals to sightseeing.
Downtown Chicago packs a more powerful centralized punch than any area in Manhattan as far as variety of activities that can be done. The main reason for that is due to the beautiful lakefront with thousands of people swimming, tanning, jogging, biking, rollerblading, playing beach volleyball, with yachts and sailboats cruising along and the Navy Pier full of people just enjoying their time. To have this beach atmosphere, that extends for miles across the city's coastline, in such proximity to an already amazing skyline and urban jungle well as the main shopping districts, festivals and the museum campus, downtown Chicago is truly multi-faceted in a way that Midtown or Lower Manhattan isn't. This is the main reason why I suggest the thread starter to check out Chicago because he will be able to do many activities besides walking around and sightseeing a giant urban jungle.
Other than swimming in a lake next to DT, what can you do in DT Chicago that Midtown Manhattan doesn't offer. Midtown has the best shopping district in the world (5th Ave). Better transportation. The most visited tourist attraction (Time Square), hundreds of Broadway shows, Radio City Music Hall, NBC, CBS, FOX and ABC TV shows, SNL, Letterman, Today Show, international festivals, parades, etc..... It's not even a fair comparison.
Seriously, why all the NYC puffing. No one is saying that Chicago has more of anything; what it has is different - I think that's what the point was. Geez.
Seriously, why all the NYC puffing. No one is saying that Chicago has more of anything; what it has is different - I think that's what the point was. Geez.
Puffing? Libohove90 stated..."Downtown Chicago packs a more powerful centralized punch than any area in Manhattan as far as variety of activities that can be done."
Other than swimming in a lake next to DT, what can you do in DT Chicago that Midtown Manhattan doesn't offer.
Play beach sports (volleyball), tanning, far more convenient for biking, rollerblading and jogging, seeing hot girls in their bikinis, Navy Pier, go up 1,353 feet in the air and walk on the ledge, eat at a cozy restaurant on the 94th floor, amenities that cost less, clean streets, no summer smell of rotten trash, not as hectic, less stressful, more relaxing, more calm, better skyline views....etc.
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Midtown has the best shopping district in the world (5th Ave).
The thread starter is 20 years old. Do you honestly think he cares that Midtown has the best shopping district in the world? He'll be window-shopping all day...what a waste of time. And even if he does want to shop, what's wrong with Michigan Avenue? Plenty of good stuff to buy there as well.
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Better transportation.
Now tell me, how is that even relevant here? I spent 3 nights in downtown Chicago, I never took a bus or subway, I simply walked everywhere.
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The most visited tourist attraction (Time Square), hundreds of Broadway shows, Radio City Music Hall, NBC, CBS, FOX and ABC TV shows, SNL, Letterman, Today Show, international festivals, parades, etc..... It's not even a fair comparison.
Ok.... He's been to Times Square by the way. I am sure he'll have more fun going on top the Willis and Hancock towers, being at the festivals with free concerts and perhaps go to the lakefront and enjoy the beach scene.
^^This. Downtown Chicago has that seductive atmosphere that Midtown lacks, but makes it up for other things. I personally think the thread starter would enjoy Chicago more than New York.
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. He's been to Times Square by the way. I am sure he'll have more fun going on top the Willis and Hancock towers, being at the festivals with free concerts and perhaps go to the lakefront and enjoy the beach scene.