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OKC left me with a weird taste in my mouth, figuratively of course. I walked around the CBD for a couple of hours and saw about 20 people on a Friday night. Half the CBD was under construction, but I still only saw about two shops/restaurants. I saw a sign for the "historic arts district" in the middle of about 4 empty lots. Bricktown was a little more interesting, but for a city of OKC's size, still disappointing. Now I was only in OKC for a short amount of time, and I would like to hear from people in the area on what you think about my opinion. I may have just been in the wrong places, or expecting the wrong things.
OKC is currently my prison so I am going to chime in. This pretty much describes it. The CBD is completely dead. The "historic arts district" is pretty much just the Civic Center theatre and the Art Museum. Bricktown is where most of the activity is, but like you said, for a city the size of OKC its pretty disappointing. There are decent bars and restaurants scattered around the city but everything is very auto-centric. Overall its a metro area of 1.3 million people that pulls the weight of one around 500,000 people. It's basically a mid-sized version of Phoenix but more conservative, impoverished, and fundamentalist.
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Most fun: Walking cities with a waterfront or other natural tourist attractions
Most boring: Driving cities with no waterfront or other natural tourist attractions
People get butt-hurt when their city is referred to as "boring", but are just a quick to negatively label someone else's.
...and yes there are boring cities, just like there are exciting cities
I don't think you can say outrightly that there are boring cities, but for tourists, there are some cities that just don't offer a lot for visitors for various reasons; however, they can be quite nice cities to live in and offer residents lots to do.
I don't think you can say outrightly that there are boring cities, but for tourists, there are some cities that just don't offer a lot for visitors for various reasons; however, they can be quite nice cities to live in and offer residents lots to do.
Interesting comment, it just sounds to me that you live in a boring city. Every city has a park district, and maybe a bike trail, but not every city offers the options museums, a ballpark, a stadium and a waterfront for doing things. Move from one of those cities to a city like yours, and then tell me there are no boring cities.
Count me in with the group who doesn't understand the concept of a boring city. I say; make your own fun. I mean what town can't you buy a bottle of liquor, a big bag of plastic army men and some lighter fluid?
Count me in with the group who doesn't understand the concept of a boring city. I say; make your own fun. I mean what town can't you buy a bottle of liquor, a big bag of plastic army men and some lighter fluid?
Interesting comment, it just sounds to me that you live in a boring city. Every city has a park district, and maybe a bike trail, but not every city offers the options museums, a ballpark, a stadium and a waterfront for doing things. Move from one of those cities to a city like yours, and then tell me there are no boring cities.
LOL, you don't know where I live. And what major city DOESN'T offer museums, ballparks, or stadiums? Certainly all of the cities listed as "boring" do. Those that don't have waterfronts of some kind usually have some other nearby geographical feature to take advantage of.
Most fun: New Orleans. Loved the food, architecture, culture, music, etc.
Most boring: Raleigh. Nice place to live, but boring for tourists.
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