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FYI Europe is bigger than the US and about 30% bigger than the continental US. American's ideas of what constitutes Europe are almost always way off.
I'm sure viewers will give different responses different values. Since almost isn't always I'm betting almost all of us who comment on threads like this one know enough about the European perspective to make out posts worth reading. Mine are based on visting/living in eight different countries for a total of nine and a half years.
Staying on topic a non-American can easily see where the population centers, high interest spots and concentration of warm weather locals are when planning a trip. I don't know of many Americans who plan a European visit differently.
If a European has a favorite American city I encourage them to tell us the W's (where, why et cetra).
My guess based on comments over the years are NY followed by Orlando and South Florida. The ones that make it to SF love it, but it's so much further that not as many do. DC, Boston, LA, and LV are probably next. LA is unusual in the higher destinations in that so many that come don't like it.
I keep seeing San Francisco mentioned, but what's the draw for tourists? There's a nice bridge, of course, but what else is distinctive?
SF has tons going for it for a European tourist. It's very cosmopolitan. It's scenic. Very walkable and has good public transportation considering that a large number of Europeans visiting places outside Florida either don't get a car or only get one for day trips. It has good restaurant options, interesting ethnic neighborhoods, a cool cable car, and surrounded by natural beauty. Plus it has good weather, although it's probably cooler than many visitors expect. Especially in summer.
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San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, New York, and Chicago.
San Francisco and New York are the most popular and expected favorite American cities for Europeans.
Seattle, Portland, and Chicago are more underrated and not as known yet to a lot of Europeans. However, every European I met that visited Seattle, Portland, Chicago and got to know those cities well were pleasantly surprised and started to view them as favorite Americans cities.
Most Europeans I met that visited Los Angeles, Miami, Boston, and Washington DC are disappointed and didn’t view them as favorite cities anymore after they visited.
The favorite cities in Europe for Americans are Paris, London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Nice, Prague, Berlin, and Vienna.
Favorite cities for Europeans? Probably the regional cultural centers in America. New York of course being the unofficial US capital as mentioned. I would then put Chicago, Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC and Miami.
The cities I think are perhaps underrated to Europeans but definitely worth it for an "American" experience?
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Portland OR
San Diego (and see more than just SeaWorld and the Zoo)
New Orleans
San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, New York, and Chicago.
San Francisco and New York are the most popular and expected favorite American cities for Europeans.
Seattle, Portland, and Chicago are more underrated and not as known yet to a lot of Europeans. However, every European I met that visited Seattle, Portland, Chicago and got to know those cities well were pleasantly surprised and started to view them as favorite Americans cities.
Most Europeans I met that visited Los Angeles, Miami, Boston, and Washington DC are disappointed and didn’t view them as favorite cities anymore after they visited.
The favorite cities in Europe for Americans are Paris, London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Nice, Prague, Berlin, and Vienna.
The cities I want to visit in Europe are Brussles, Antwerp, Bruge, (yeah I like Belgium) Copenhagen, Dublin, Stockholm and Amsterdam.
San Francisco is also one of the most beloved cities for Americans. But many people like the "idea" of San Francisco than actually go there. It is very expensive.
Southern Florida is very popular with both English and Germans. I am told that they are the only places were you can find rental cars with a stick shift. Some of the Germans have never driven an automatic in their life.
British flock to Las Vegas.
Here are the top 10 for all visitors (domestic and all international). NYC is number 1 for international. I would have to find stats for specifically European visitors.
10. San Diego, Calif.: 29,600,000 visitors
9. Philadelphia, Pa.: 30,320,000 visitors
8. Houston, Texas: 31,060,000 visitors
7. Atlanta, Ga.: 35,400,000 visitors
6. Las Vegas, Nev.: 36,351,469 visitors
5. Miami, Fla: 38,100,000 visitors
4. Anaheim/Orange County, Calif.: 42,700,000 visitors
3. Chicago, Ill.: 45,580,000 visitors
2. New York City: 47 million visitors
1. Orlando, Fla.: 48 million visitors
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