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The first and often only place we Europeans visit is usually New York.
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Originally Posted by DutchHerry
I would say New York of course, but like Tiger Bear says If I visit the US again I'm gonna go to themidwest or somethinglike that to see the "real America".
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Originally Posted by Stefan_from_Germany
I am surprised that Chicago has been mentioned a few times. Why would Chicago be one of the favourite US cities for EU visitors? I admit I don't know much about it but it doesn't strike me as an obvious choice. I think top destinations are NYC, Las Vegas and Miami (plus the rest of Florida) as well as San Francisco and maybe LA (Hollywood etc).
Chicago...(more often referred to as Chicagoland) is HUGE and there are not enough words in any language which could adequately describe ALL of the amazing things to see and do here. Truthfully, it has taken me a lifetime and there are still many more places to see, experience, and things to do.
Chicago is a very clean city; full of green and natural spaces (our beaches, parks and lakefront, just to name a few), an open-air museum. Chicagoans are great people; we are friendly, fun, hard-working and best of all, midwestern and genuine.
It is an urban, diverse, chic, hip, sometimes gritty, sophisticated, down to earth...and very fascinating city. I would love to be a private tourist guide to the real Chicago with all of its hidden and not so hidden treasures.
Come see us some time...you won't be sorry!
Best regards, sincerely
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The domestic competition for international travelers also is fierce. New York, the top destination, has sales reps in 18 markets, the convention bureau reported. Chicago hopes to have reps in four countries by the end of this year, including Brazil.
As the hub of the Midwest, Chicago is easy to find —its picturesque skyline calls across the waters of huge Lake Michigan, a first impression that soon reveals world-class museums of art and science, miles of sandy beaches, huge parks and public art, and perhaps the finest downtown collection of architecture in the world.
If you are trying to say that Orlando or Las Vegas epitomise America, then god help the US. I have no interest in visiting those places, they are tacky, soulless cities. Boston feels European in many ways, but you can still evidently see that you are in the US.
Was Florida all one trip for you or do you visit it pretty often to get out of winter?
Been there 6 times.
5x with my parents as a kid/teenager (when i was 8, 9, 12, 13 and 18, always in October-November) in Orlando, mainly for the theme parks Disney, Universal etc. and the good weather, had a couple daytrips to Tampa and Daytona Beach.
Always asked my dad to make that drive down to Miami but he said it was to far and that it was overrated/dangerous full of latino and black gangs killing each other over cocaine.
and 1 time by myself, 2 years ago (October-November 2011) when i was 20, i went on a 3-week caribbean cruise, got on in NYC and at the end got off in Ft.Lauderdale spend 1 day there, I checked-in in my hotel in Sunny Isles and took the bus to South Beach, got drunk, high and robbed, stayed there for a weekend but i was kinda disappointed in the place, expected it to be less ghetto and more 24/7.
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when a European (maybe it also works nor any non-American); they would more likly shoose New York for a first trip. Obviously the size and the cultural/architectural attractiveness of that city is unbeatable. This is the REAL capital of the USA (culture, tourism, economy, medias,...), even if Washington is the administrative capital.
Then, other big cities might be on the list, but for later trips; after having seen THE city.
It might be Los Angeles, once again for its size, mediatic image, cinema...
It might be San Francisco, Miami (for its climate), or Boston, etc.
when a European (maybe it also works nor any non-American); they would more likly shoose New York for a first trip. Obviously the size and the cultural/architectural attractiveness of that city is unbeatable. This is the REAL capital of the USA (culture, tourism, economy, medias,...), even if Washington is the administrative capital.
Then, other big cities might be on the list, but for later trips; after having seen THE city.
It might be Los Angeles, once again for its size, mediatic image, cinema...
It might be San Francisco, Miami (for its climate), or Boston, etc.
². Exactly the same attitude prevails here. First trip to the US = New York. Afterwards you go and visit other cities/regions.
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I keep seeing San Francisco mentioned, but what's the draw for tourists? There's a nice bridge, of course, but what else is distinctive?
I've lived there and I'd love to live there again if I became wealthy, but there's just nothing really unique about it that I'd want to pay big money to see as a tourist. And you WOULD pay big money to stay at a decent hotel.
NYC and Vegas seem to me to be the most distinctively US cities, there's nothing like either one anywhere else. Maybe Hollywood too if one is interested in celebrities.
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