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If all you want to do is party, then go to Atlanta.
Atlanta offers far less than San Francisco overall. Once you've driven down Peachtree, gone to the World of Coke, the Aquarium, and Atlantic Station, you're pretty much done with the city.
In SF, there's Land's End, the Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Park, Pacific Coast Highway, Chinatown, Alcatraz, Ghiradelli's and on and on and on and on and on.
I agree that SF has more tourist attractions than Atlanta, but you grossly understated what Atlanta has to offer. There are MANY more things to do than the four things you mentioned.
I know a LOT of people from the Bay Area and L.A. here - and they just keep coming!
Very cool about your reunion. What type of venue did you hold it in, if you don't mind my asking?
Certainly.
Well, the W Hotel was our base-its where we all stayed and its where the parties at night were held...but the daytime events were held all over. I had such a good time there with all my friends. Love Atlanta.
There are 3 medium size cities in bay area, sf, sj, oakland, if you wanted to push it you could add sacramento for another one in the immediate range area. they all feel pretty different if you ask me, vs classical one principal city regions. so you have more options in terms of things in the area, but not that big mega city which everything revolves around. this can be good and bad depending on you look at it. this was partly due to this area of the country developing later than the east coast, and also, have to consider the terrain...hard to build on mountains and water.
There are 3 medium size cities in bay area, sf, sj, oakland, if you wanted to push it you could add sacramento for another one in the immediate range area. they all feel pretty different if you ask me, vs classical one principal city regions. so you have more options in terms of things in the area, but not that big mega city which everything revolves around. this can be good and bad depending on you look at it. this was partly due to this area of the country developing later than the east coast, and also, have to consider the terrain...hard to build on mountains and water.
Atlanta has begun to branch out to other surrounding cities as well, i.e. the AAA Gwinnett Braves and the new Cobb Performing Arts Center, home of the Atlanta Ballet. It's still a much different situation than having 3-4 large cities in one metro, and Atlanta is still BY FAR the main attraction in the area...but it is gradually becoming less of the only "central" city where everything is located.
I agree that SF has more tourist attractions than Atlanta, but you grossly understated what Atlanta has to offer. There are MANY more things to do than the four things you mentioned.
Not to mention, the places he bringsup (Fisherman's Wharf, Ghirardeli, etc) are the bad tourist spots. North Beach, Union Square, Nob Hill, Chinatown, Haight-Ashbury, the Mission, etc--these are the types of neighborhoods SF should be bragging about, not generic tourist nonsense.
There are 3 medium size cities in bay area, sf, sj, oakland, if you wanted to push it you could add sacramento for another one in the immediate range area. they all feel pretty different if you ask me, vs classical one principal city regions. so you have more options in terms of things in the area, but not that big mega city which everything revolves around. this can be good and bad depending on you look at it. this was partly due to this area of the country developing later than the east coast, and also, have to consider the terrain...hard to build on mountains and water.
Not sure if Id call 1+ mil pop. and 850,000 pop. medium-sized cities. SJ and SF are not huge, but they are definitely big cities.
Not sure if Id call 1+ mil pop. and 850,000 pop. medium-sized cities. SJ and SF are not huge, but they are definitely big cities.
Yes, I notice that back east outside of the principal cities, the burbs tend to be far smaller.
Out west is different.
Bay Area Cities with Pop 100,000+, 2010
San Jose 1,023,083
San Francisco 856,095
Oakland 430,666
Fremont 218,128
Santa Rosa 163,436
Hayward 153,104
Sunnyvale 140,450
Concord 125,435
Santa Clara 118,830
Berkeley 108,119
Daly City 108,119
Fairfield 105,955
Richmond 105,630
Antioch 102,330
Bump. Looks like it was an interesting discussion, and I'd like to know how they stack up 7 years later.
Pretty much the same. The Bay Area has more to offer for tourists, outside nightlife (which would be Atlanta's strength).
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