What US cities are similar to Boston and Chicago? (neighborhoods, school)

[qwedsr]

So cities with great livability,sports,restaurants,things to do etc.?

[kidphilly]

I would think many

SF, DC, and Philly come to mind

NY also but to a larger extent

[Vic_Vega]

There's no place like Chicago!

[DANNYY]

The first city coming to mind is Philadelphia, after that Baltimore, then Washington DC.

[BigCityDreamer]

NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, D.C.

[oakparkdude]

Originally Posted by USASportsBlogs

So cities with great livability,sports,restaurants,things to do etc.?

Hmm, you want us to list cities with "things to do"?

[eskercurve]

So ... the question is, what cities are livable with lots to do? Or what cities are similar to Chicago or Boston?

The two questions aren't the same.

If the former, there's tons of cities with lots to do and are livable.

If that latter ... then I'll go out and say there isn't any, as both cities are unique.

[Caymon83]

If your looking for old school urban cities w/ vibrant downtowns, dense neighborhoods, and good public transit: Philly and San Francisco.
DC also has some of these attributes. But it lacks the critical mass of a mixed use downtown that you will find in the other cities.

NYC also comes to mind. But as was pointed out, its on a much larger scale.

[qwedsr]

when I said cities with lots to do,livability and great sports
I meant that Chicago and Boston have all those things and am wondering what cities are like them

[niceguy19125]

Originally Posted by Caymon83

If your looking for old school urban cities w/ vibrant downtowns, dense neighborhoods, and good public transit: Philly and San Francisco. DC also has some of these attributes. But it lacks the critical mass of a mixed use downtown that you will find in the other cities..

I disagree 100%. I live in Philly and used to live in DC.

DC has as much a concentration of "things to do" as Philly without the urban grit. DC's METRO system is clean and efficient. Critical mass isn't a criteria for for vibrancy.