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Unless they're having an event, Las Vegas has no appeal to me to visit. To live there is even less appeal, Las Vegas really doesn't feel like a complete city to me but rather dominated by the "strip."
Miami on the other hand is not dominated by Miami Beach, there is a big city to explore with many different neighborhoods. Plus you have the beach.
Las Vegas to Phoenix is nowhere near 7 hours. It's like 4 1/2 hours. I would say Miami is just as if not more isolated than Las Vegas. The only major cities close to Miami that I can think of is Tampa Bay, Orlando and maybe Jacksonville( lol).
Las Vegas to LA = 4 hours
Las Vegas to Phoenix = 4 1/2 hours
Las Vegas to San Diego = 5 hours
Vegas-LA can be done in 3 hours, 30 mins.
Vegas-Phoenix in 4 hours and Vegas-San Diego in 4 hours, 15 mins.
Vegas would get old after awhile - I tire of it after 2-3 days there. I think Miami has much more to offer - culturally, professional sports, etc. It is very congested though - terrible traffic everyday on the major arteries. Wouldn't want to deal with that every day......not sure how the crime compares between the two cities.
The thing about Las Vegas is that it has more room to grow & once it hits it's peak could be a top 5 u.s city with N.y.c, L.A,Chicago, Philly & San Francisco.
Vegas would get old after awhile - I tire of it after 2-3 days there. I think Miami has much more to offer - culturally, professional sports, etc.
Same. Both cities would be near the very bottom of my list in terms of US metros. Both with brutal heat, both isolated, both fool-magnets. Miami feels like a real city, at least, though I like the nature surrounding Vegas a good bit more.
Other than a specific and targeted type of nightlife, I find very little to be similar between Las Vegas and Miami.
Before going there, half of the people I know told me that I'd love it. The other half told me that I'd hate it. Nobody was wishy washy on it and all were very polarized in opinion. I have spent time in the thick of The Strip as well as time in actual DT Las Vegas (which if found infinitely more interesting than The Strip). I have also visited relatives in the suburbs. My perspective is not one dimensional. Well, long story short, I didn't love it and I doubt I'd ever return except to visit family.
For me, Las Vegas has way more in common and is more comparable to Orlando than Miami.
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