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... no one wants to buy a plane ticket to the US to go to Dallas, or visit Raleigh NC, or Spend a week discovering the culture of Phoenix or Denver (most people think those places are typical middle America, land of shopping malls, suburbias and walmarts!)
I am talking about cities that truly are worth visiting!!! Cities that are big, and offer tons of cultural activities, an eclectic lifestyle, cities with personality, a local cuisine, a local culture!!!!
Does this list make sense?
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Las Vegas Houston
New Orleans
Chicago
Detroit (used to be one of the top)
Miami
DC
Philadelphia
New York city
Boston
Any other city to add?
So... you'll bash Dallas and see it as less (or non) important, but you'll put down Houston on your list, another city that people associate with shopping malls, suburbias, and Walmarts...?
You're thinking domestically. The op stated internationally.... DC is more known internationally than New Orleans. People fall inlove with DC aswell, with it's historic beauty and amentities.
Btw Miami is also more known than New Orleans but by the looks of your comments I can tell you're a homer and that you live in New Orleans so you will make any argument valid or not to prove your point
I'm not thinking domestically at all, as evidenced by my post.
I didn't say it wasn't more known, I'm thinking more romantically. I've been objective on this thread so I don't see your point there. I don't live in New Orleans either, never have.
It's a hard sell to prove that people fall in love with DC the same way people fall in love with New Orleans, Savannah, or Charleston. That's my point.
Everyone in America has heard of Tokyo and know it's in Japan, but what average American (not on City-Data or competitor sites) really know anything about Tokyo or Mexico City?
I don't think many people in Germany know about Go-Go and Georgetown or other popular neighborhoods like they would know about Bourbon St, Mardi Gras, famous cuisine, and the French Quarter.
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Originally Posted by Davy-040
The 20 U.S. cities most visited by international visitors in 2013 are as follows (in millions):
New York City 29.9
Los Angeles Metro 13.3
Miami 12.5
Orlando 11.6
San Francisco 9.5
Las Vegas 8.9
Honolulu 8.0
Washington D.C. 5.3
Chicago 4.3
Boston 4.0
San Diego 2.6
Houston 2.5
Philadelphia 2.1
Atlanta 1.8
Seattle 1.5
Tampa Bay Area 1.4
Dallas Metro 1.4
San Jose 1.3
Yes but how many of these were dragged there by their jobs?
I'm sure a few of those New York visitors absolutely hate going to such a big city, same with every city on the list.
So... you'll bash Dallas and see it as less (or non) important, but you'll put down Houston on your list, another city that people associate with shopping malls, suburbias, and Walmarts...?
FIFY:
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Las Vegas Ft Worth
New Orleans
Chicago
Detroit (used to be one of the top)
Miami
DC
Philadelphia
New York city
Boston
I don't think many people in Germany know about Go-Go and Georgetown or other popular neighborhoods like they would know about Bourbon St, Mardi Gras, famous cuisine, and the French Quarter.
DC is known as capital of the most powerful country on the planet, known for the white house, the president, the monuments, etc.
No one knows about go go music, and Georgetown is just a neighborhood.
And yeah, I think DC is better known than NOLA. Probably by a lot. It might not be as beloved as NOLA, but it's known.
DC is known as capital of the most powerful country on the planet, known for the white house, the president, the monuments, etc.
No one knows about go go music, and Georgetown is just a neighborhood.
And yeah, I think DC is better known than NOLA. Probably by a lot. It might not be as beloved as NOLA, but it's known.
True about go go, it's not well known even in the northeast region and has remained a local thing (which is cool, but not notable or internationally recognized).
People do in fact know about Georgetown, which has Georgetown University, a notable school with a well-known basketball team. This would be much moreso domestically, however.
Perhaps this is a generational thing, but in my experience traveling overseas, many foreigners I talked to saw Memphis as being pretty iconic, for the simple reason that it's the "official" birthplace of Rock and Roll, and the home of Elvis.
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