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It has an impressive downtown (and a gorgeous State Capitol, far better than Virginia), but does it actually feel bigger? Having driven through it, you drive by in 10 minutes and it's just a couple of streets flanked by mountains.
Location: That star on your map in the middle of the East Coast, DMV
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What's notable about Charleston, WV?
I think people are purposefully not answering the OP's question.
"What in your opinion are the Top 10 state capitals areas (metro suburbs/exurbs/sister cities included) in terms of vibrancy, amenities, culture, things to do etc?"
The way I take it is the question isn't about which capital city itself is the personal favorite, it's more of a volume of things to do/amenities question for the metro area housing the specific capital city.
I think people are purposefully not answering the OP's question.
"What in your opinion are the Top 10 state capitals areas (metro suburbs/exurbs/sister cities included) in terms of vibrancy, amenities, culture, things to do etc?"
The way I take it is the question isn't about which capital city itself is the personal favorite, it's more of a volume of things to do/amenities question for the metro area housing the specific capital city.
And if that's the case, every one of these Top 10 lists should have Annapolis on it. As has been noted upthread, it's a half-hour from both Washington and Baltimore and counts as a suburb of both even though it's in Baltimore's MSA.
I think people are purposefully not answering the OP's question.
"What in your opinion are the Top 10 state capitals areas (metro suburbs/exurbs/sister cities included) in terms of vibrancy, amenities, culture, things to do etc?"
The way I take it is the question isn't about which capital city itself is the personal favorite, it's more of a volume of things to do/amenities question for the metro area housing the specific capital city.
Yup this is pretty much it. I forgot about Annapolis! I just knew it was on the coast and it has the naval academy? I didn't realize it was so close to Baltimore-Washington. I grew up in DC and moved away as a child, but it might as well have been Delaware for a young kid in forest hills! Heck going out to Fairfax seemed like going out to the boonies back in the early 90's, so I probably just never correlated Annapolis with DC/Baltimore.
I would revise my list with Annapolis at the top then. And bump Salt Lake City completely.
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