What large cities have the best downtown? (Restaurants, entertainment, etc) (hotels, activities)

[sheltown]

I saw thread about cities with the worst downtown. I would like to know what cities have the best downtown. Either small, mid-size or large cities.

[Hawaii4evr]

Chicago, New Orleans, New York City, San Francisco. LA and Miami are improving as well, and so is Philadelphia.

[London Lawyer]

New York City is in a tier of its own.

Then Chicago, San Francisco and Boston.

[kyle19125]

The big cities are easy to name. For a small city of around 90K it's hard to beat Asheville NC.

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[MrCreole]

1. New York, of course
2. New Orleans
3. Chicago
4. Washington DC
5. Austin
6. Memphis
7. San Francisco
8. San Antonio

[Taynxtlvl]

Notable Mentions:

Denver
Seattle
Dallas
Houston
Atlanta
Philadelphia

[cpomp]

Originally Posted by MrCreole

1. New York, of course
2. New Orleans
3. Chicago
4. Washington DC
5. Austin
6. Memphis
7. San Francisco
8. San Antonio

Philadelphia, Boston?

[KodeBlue]

Baltimore should be added just for the amount of activities.

[qworldorder]

1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. DC
4. San Francisco
5. Philadelphia
6. Boston

[Ivory Lee Spurlock]

Austin should be in the Top 10, with all of its clubs, restaraunt, hotels, it is one of the most vibrant downtowns.

I don't see how it could be overlooked unless somebody just hasn't been to downtown Austin.