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Top Tier:
New York
Washington D.C.
Miami & Southeast Florida
Orlando
Chicago
New Orleans
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Honolulu (+ other islands)
Second Tier:
Boston/Cape Cod
Philadelphia
Nashville
Memphis
Tampa Bay & SW Florida Coast
There are tons of small ski resorts and beach towns....too many to list. I have kept my niche tier to those that I think offer some other type of differentiating experience.
Every city has something to visit, but let's be serious, everyone knows which cities are tourist draws as a core function of their identities and which are not.
Now there are exceptions to this, (Nashville has 2 of 4, and the smaller of sports hockey and basketball) but it makes up for it with its iconic country music scene.
Nashville doesn't have professional basketball. It has the NHL and NFL.
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From an international perspective to capture the essence of America I would venture cities like NYC, DC, Boston, Philly, Chicago, New Orleans, Nashville, Miami, Austin, Las Vegas, Denver, LA, SF and Seattle best represent the flavors of varying regions and cultures.
Top Tier:
New York
Washington D.C.
Miami & Southeast Florida
Orlando
Chicago
New Orleans
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Honolulu (+ other islands)
Second Tier:
Boston/Cape Cod
Philadelphia
Nashville
Memphis
Tampa Bay & SW Florida Coast
There are tons of small ski resorts and beach towns....too many to list. I have kept my niche tier to those that I think offer some other type of differentiating experience.
Every city has something to visit, but let's be serious, everyone knows which cities are tourist draws as a core function of their identities and which are not.
I agree with this overall, but I do think Atlanta needs to be in the second tier here. It has a Six Flags, probably the best aquarium in the nation, World of Coke, and it's the capital of the South in many ways.
From an international perspective to capture the essence of America I would venture cities like NYC, DC, Boston, Philly, Chicago, New Orleans, Nashville, Miami, Austin, Las Vegas, Denver, LA, SF and Seattle best represent the flavors of varying regions and cultures.
How did Denver sneak in this? Unless you're talking about destinations outside of Denver city limits?
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Originally Posted by costellopresley82
Top Tier:
New York, Washington, Miami, Orlando, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu
2nd Tier:
Boston, Nashville, New Orleans, San Antonio, Denver, San Diego, Seattle
3rd Tier: Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa, Jacksonville, Dallas, Austin, Salt Lake City, Phoenix
4th Tier:
Charleston, Savannah, Asheville, Memphis, Louisville/Lexington, St. Louis, Portland
And then there are various smaller resorts and touristy cities sprinkled across the country like Bar Harbor, Atlantic City, Williamsburg, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, Branson, Mackinac Island, Rapid City, Aspen, Park City, Palm Springs, etc.
Philadelphia is definitely notches above every city listed in Tier 3.
Am I missing something about Denver? How is that in Tier 2? I'd even omit Atlanta and Austin out of that 3rd tier if it's sharing space with cities like Jacksonville, Tampa, Phoenix and Dallas.
I agree with this overall, but I do think Atlanta needs to be in the second tier here. It has a Six Flags, probably the best aquarium in the nation, World of Coke, and it's the capital of the South in many ways.
Six Flags is not a destination attraction and I'm saying this in defense of Atlanta. Much more to Atlanta than Six Flags. LOL
What are some of the destination cities in the Midwest apart from Chicago?
I suppose St. Louis could be second with the arch, but there are actually some decent tourist sites in the Cleveland area (Cedar Point, Rock and Roll HOF), as well.
Six Flags is not a destination attraction and I'm saying this in defense of Atlanta. Much more to Atlanta than Six Flags. LOL
Agree
Think Atlanta is still more of a place that is better to live in than to visit, but if it keeps developing it could be a good destination city for visitors sometime down the road
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