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Doing that really (/discussion and thread) though.
The fact is that you would be right in that case, those that would, would prefer a certain one over the other, and Miami in all likelihood would win. But-if we are talking about it between the two-it creates more of a dilemma and room for discussion. Clearly, if you are a beach person, you'll pick the Miami group, and if you're a mountains person, you'd pick Atlanta. But, as this thread has demonstrated, a lot of people have more nuanced opinions than that, which is what makes this draw so interesting. For me, I think it's Atlanta-Houston with the edge, but it's close, Dallas does offer some interesting scenery. Like I said, even though I like mountains and forest more, I do enjoy what Miami has to offer too.. if it had say Austin attached.. I might just pick that pod instead.
Some parts of DFW are surprisingly hilly and fairly scenic. Houston is all flat and honestly reminds me more of Miami than it does Atlanta with the palms, tollroads, swamps, and technically it's also near a bay (although a non recreational and heavily industrialized one)
If it were Atlanta / Houston ... The northern area of Houston looks very similar to Atlanta minus the hills (Woodlands, Conroe, Tomball area) so there is some similarity there I guess. DFW and Miami, DFW just isnt known for scenery. It doesnt look terrible and I do like some areas of it but it's not exactly a scenic city so to speak. Miami is still decently scenic off the coast with the Everglades and Palms everywhere... DFW drags Miami pretty rough so Atlanta / Houston would probably win this one.
Some parts of DFW are surprisingly hilly and fairly scenic. Houston is all flat and honestly reminds me more of Miami than it does Atlanta with the palms, tollroads, swamps, and technically it's also near a bay (although a non recreational and heavily industrialized one)
Houston area has the Gulf which isn’t heavily industrialized and has plenty of beaches for recreation in Surfside, Matagorda, Bolivar and Galveston. The bay is where the port and industry are so obviously it’s industrialized. No one goes to the bay and they go to the gulf.
So, I have to admit.. I don't have any photos of all of natural ATL. Well, actual ATL at least. I've been up Stone Mountain, to Emory's campus, the Eastside Beltline, and Kennesaw Mountain, I just don't have any photo documentation lol. These are all places within about 2 hrs. (range I mentioned)-ATL can hold it's own by itself I think but is strengthened significantly by these spots further out in it's region.
These are from our recent spring break trip from last week. Great spot to practice social distancing.
Edit: Just realized I've managed to hit all of the "Big 4" within the last calendar year. Good stuff lol.
That first photo (Providence Canyon?) is more than 2 hours from Atlanta way down in Southwest Georgia.
Dallaz-Those are nice photos and videos of Cedar Hill. I get the sense I would've had a very different impression of Dallas and a much more enjoyable time there had I chosen to visit that park area while in town. Although, from what I hear, I guess even certain streets closer to Dallas proper are forested and have hills, such as the Oak Cliff area.. is that correct? We stayed over near the World Trade Center.. and saw the Trinity River Project, Downtown/Victory in detail, Fair Park (neglected but architecturally gorgeous), NorthPark Center, and SMU/Park Cities (also absolutely gorgeous). Granted... we saw other parts of the metroplex (Fort Worth, Arlington), but I'm getting the sense that in so doing, I didn't get as full a picture of the area as I could've. Not sure when I'll pass through again next, but I'm sure I'll have other ideas for that time based on what I didn't hit this time. Dallas does add something to Miami. I think especially if the question were just comparing city limits, it would get really interesting.
"Miami wins by far in this one"-I see this point, insomuch as that what Miami has immediately surrounding it is much more unique than what these other cities have surrounding them.
aries4118: You are right in that regard-right around the 2 hr. cutoff point-but I posted it just because I really didn't have any close to Atlanta photos that I personally took, and to illustrate my point that Atlanta's case as an interesting natural city is strengthened so much more when viewed regionally rather than locally.. compared to these ones especially-Houston's cause is improved by being relatively close to the coast also... but not as dramatically as Atlanta's is.
Atlanta-Houston combines hills and coastline in a way Miami and Dallas can't. But Houston-Atlanta is the combo that seems most fair. Atlanta-Miami combo wouldn't be fair, as Miami has superior coastline to Houston and Atlanta has superior rolilin scenery(mountain access) to Dallas. Then again, I could see a Houston-Miami vs Dallas-Atlanta combo being close.
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