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There are some parts of Miami that many tourists won’t visit (more so inland) that could be classified as dirty, I suppose Wynwood is “hipster urban edgy” and parts of South Beach and downtown can be sketchy (parts of Washington Ave and Flagler St, but not Biscayne Blvd, areas)....BUT the majority of Coastal areas are clean and in many cases modern (have already or are transitioning/gentrifying that way)—Brickell, Coral Gables, most of Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest, Key Biscayne, Bal Harbour, Surfside, South of Fifth, Miami Beach barrier islands, Sunset Harbour, mid beach/Millionaires Row, Sunny Isles, Design District, etc.
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Most surprising: Milwaukee. I really was pleasantly surprised by how much there was to do, see, eat and drink downtown. The lakefront was gorgeous as well as a unique European vibe downtown.
Disappointing: Oakland. A friend and I flew there on a whim with an attitude of whatever happens happens. Long story short, we ended up spending the day in San Francisco.
Most Suprising in a good way Richmond,Va just a gem of city imo.....
Disappointed somewhat probably Orlando although in fairness part of this has to do with we went to Disneyland and it Rained most of the time we were out there....overall the Orlando area is nice though.
Oklahoma City
Liked the Bricktown district and the Bricktown Canal. Was able to walk from the OKC Bombing Memorial to Bricktown without having 3 young kids meltdown. Kids enjoyed Bricktown Canal.
Disappointing
San Antonio
A disclaimer - everyone should take in San Antonio once. The Riverwalk is both an experience to behold and a nightmare to avoid. It's almost always packed to the gills with tourists and walking along the Riverwalk can be an adventure. I can't imagine trying it drunk without falling in. When you go to The Alamo try to keep the history of the building in mind because once you get in (after waiting in line for an hour or more) you'll be very underwhelmed. There's nothing to it. The courtyard is bigger than the building. My kids had more fun at the Texas Transportation Museum than they did at The Alamo.
You do realize that this is the site of a battle and not an amusement park right? It's like complaining that a graveyard isn't fun enough.
That being said, I'm amazed at how anyone can reject San Antonio's Riverwalk but can enjoy the dollar-store knock-off based on it "Bricktown".
You do realize that this is the site of a battle and not an amusement park right? It's like complaining that a graveyard isn't fun enough.
That being said, I'm amazed at how anyone can reject San Antonio's Riverwalk but can enjoy the dollar-store knock-off based on it "Bricktown".
And you do realize that, despite the hype, nobody cared about the Alamo for 70+ years after the battle, right? It was so important that it was an afterthought that served as, among other things, a barracks, a mercantile, and a glorified storage shed for decades. Major anniversaries of the battle (10, 25, and 50) weren't even commemorated. By the time they finally got around to preserving the Alamo, the façade looked nothing like it did during the siege. You get inside and it's just underwhelming AF, but I imagine if you spent your entire K-12 years chugging the Lone Star Kool Aid it's right up there with the Great Pyramids as one of the most important buildings ever constructed (and then used as a storage shed). Same thing with the Riverwalk. There are parts of it that are beautiful, and there are parts that literally scream tourist trap - like Wall Drug with a canal running through it. Yeah Bricktown Canal is a knockoff, but when we went it wasn't full of 25,000 rude, oblivious tourons crowding along narrow sidewalks next to the water trying to get to the Saltgrass Steakhouse.
Pueblo, CO, has a Riverwalk knock-off now, too, but I haven't been to it, nor do I plan to because it's in Pueblo.
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And you do realize that, despite the hype, nobody cared about the Alamo for 70+ years after the battle, right? It was so important that it was an afterthought that served as, among other things, a barracks, a mercantile, and a glorified storage shed for decades. Major anniversaries of the battle (10, 25, and 50) weren't even commemorated. By the time they finally got around to preserving the Alamo, the façade looked nothing like it did during the siege. You get inside and it's just underwhelming AF, but I imagine if you spent your entire K-12 years chugging the Lone Star Kool Aid it's right up there with the Great Pyramids as one of the most important buildings ever constructed (and then used as a storage shed). Same thing with the Riverwalk. There are parts of it that are beautiful, and there are parts that literally scream tourist trap - like Wall Drug with a canal running through it. Yeah Bricktown Canal is a knockoff, but when we went it wasn't full of 25,000 rude, oblivious tourons crowding along narrow sidewalks next to the water trying to get to the Saltgrass Steakhouse.
Pueblo, CO, has a Riverwalk knock-off now, too, but I haven't been to it, nor do I plan to because it's in Pueblo.
I find the Alamo pretty underwhelming as well. Really not worth the notoriety. I do appreciate how much San Antonio is improving as a city however!
I haven’t been to a city that disappointed me yet.
The only city I had super high expectations for was the black middle class in Atlanta but it was a bit overrated when I got there and realized the city still had a large crime issue.
Even places like Saint Louis didn’t disappoint me cause I’m a fun person in general.
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