Your Ultimate Top 10 City List (best, compared, place, America)

[ainulinale]

What are your absolute favorite major (1 million metro) cities in the U.S.?Why are you inclined to these cities? List your top 10.

[westhou]

1. New York City - Everything about it is great
2. Los Angles - The best parts would be the coastal suburbs
3. Las Vegas - 24/7 entertainment
4. San Diego - Great weather
5. Austin - Fun college town, with great outdoor things to do nearby
6. New Orleans - Lots of history to see that won't bore you like the Northeast historical cities
7. Seattle - Has the best of city life with the relaxation of the outdoors nearby
8. Dallas - Good place for a young person to find a good job
9. Houston - Lots of greenery
10. San Francisco - Seems like a great place to live

[SurekRZA]

Los Angeles- Endless Entertainment, Diversity, Hills, Beaches, Valleys, Deserts, weather!...limitless Food options!
New York City- Hectic, the energy, entertainment, architecture, 8 million people!
Miami- the beaches! nightlife,
Chicago- beautiful architecture, the lakes, food options!, great vibe!
San Diego- hometown, weather!, beautiful atmosphere, the beaches!,
San Francisco- beautiful scenery, wonderful architecture,
Seattle-Beautiful scenery! very distinct, different vibe to other american cities
Boston- New England!
Jersey City- Family!
Portland- beautiful atmosphere and scenery. great culture

[ILikeSmartHippies]

Santa Barbara, CA - most beautiful city in the U.S. (including weather), though can get boring living there (small town).

[john_starks]

haven't we done this before?

[ainulinale]

^ What thread haven't we done before? If you don't want to post, you don't have to.

[NorthPoleMarathoner]

1. Columbus, Ohio
2. Toledo, Ohio
3. Seattle, WA
4. Las Vegas, Nevada
5. Boston, Massachusetts
6. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7. New York, New York
8. Cleveland, Ohio
9. Detroit, Michigan
10. Sacramento, California

[backdrifter]

U.S. cities... Over a million metro population... At the moment...

1. Seattle
- Stunning city and scenery, great atmosphere, great culture, unique salty-sea feeling of being on the Sound. Who can say no to such a lush location? Just has a very cool feeling all-around, but has the substance to back it up. And I love the climate.

2. Portland
- Feels like an overgrown version of my hometown with the inland, river setting and lush mountains. Uniquely Oregon, for sure. An indie music scene second to none, along with all sorts of extreme/interesting folks.

3. Los Angeles
- My family members in LA say that I'm a native Californian who just happened to be born in Oregon. LA gets overbashed, even by myself sometimes. I love the the familiar Mediterranean climate. Really beautiful area when the smog lets up, especially by the beach. Feels laid back to me, even when your life is hectic (in my experience) and even though everything is kind of go-go-go-go-go.

4. San Francisco
- The city, the setting (though a little too arid for me), the weather... Everything is awesome about San Francisco pretty much.
5. Houston
- I'm not sure why I'm so drawn to Houston, but it just seems so exotic compared to what I'm used to. It seems like there's a lot going on there. Well... it is a huge city, so of course there is... I don't know how the humidity or crazy roads and freeways would treat me though.
6. Denver
- Colorado is another place I've got some roots. Denver is a pretty cool town. There isn't one thing that really sticks out at me, but it just overall seems like a great place. Buuut it's a little too far from the ocean for my taste. I couldn't stay there for too long because of that. But its urban core is a good thing.
7. San Diego
- Far too little rain for me, but an awesome city and great location. SoCal smooth.
8. Boston
- Too much snow, but still a kick-a city. Really kick-a.
9. Providence
- See above.
10. Um... Sacramento? San Jose?
- I'm running out of desirable cities... Either of these is an okay town. Nothing special. Not very spectacular settings by any means. I could live in either. Close to SF, the ocean, etc.

[sweetclimber]

1) Houston (vastly underrated city, tons to do, great people, home)
2) Philly (NYC without the arrogance)
3) Rochester NY (also a underrated city, where I grew up)
4) Atlanta (see Houston but I don't live there)
5) Wash DC (never disappoints)
6) Pittsburgh (love the topography)
7) Chicago (great city, great people)
8) Dallas (see Houston except I don't live there)
9) Cleveland (alot of my relatives live there, could be great again and I wish it could make a comeback
10) Los Angeles (lots of fun to be had there)

[DeaconJ]

1. Washington D.C.
2. NYC
3. San Francisco
4. Atlanta
5. Chicago
6. Seattle
7. San Diego
8. Dallas
9. New Orleans
10. Baltimore