Which major US cities have you been to and out of the ones you have never been to, which do you want to visit the most? (live)

[Count David]

Originally Posted by MrPiedmontTriad

Major City that I most want to visit:


Philadelphia.

Do it. That place is beyond legit.

[Tom Lennox 70]

If passing through and airports don't count.......

1. Nashville - This is at the top of my bucket list. Nearly 80% of the music I listen to is country and I definitely want to visit the Country Music Fall of Fame, the Grand Ole Opry, and Music Row.

2. Atlanta - Well I WILL be going this fall. Going to visit Stone Mountain (glad the historic monuments are still there) for sure, and probably Centennial Park, and perhaps Coca Cola. Also want to go to the original Waffle House and the original Chick fil A. Not so sure about CNN headquarters.....

3. Chicago - Sears Tower and the lake shore.

4. San Antonio - just for the Alamo

5. Tampa - more the surrounding area than the city itself including St. Petes, Clearwater and the springs where they have the mermaids

Cities that would be cool to visit but no real burning desire

Austin
Boston
Anchorage
Reno
Phoenix
Tucson
Santa Fe


Cities I've never visited but don't really have an interest:

Cleveland
Detroit
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Rochester
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Portland
Omaha
Wichita
San Jose
El Paso


The cities I really want to visit again

Charleston SC
Savannah
Las Vegas
San Diego
Key West
Columbus (pleasantly surprised by this place)
Denver
Colorado Springs
Fort Worth
New York - only for the new Freedom Tower and to visit Trump Tower

Cities I enjoyed but don't really need to visit again

Washington DC
Atlantic City
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
Seattle
San Francisco
St. Louis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Salt Lake City
Albuquerque
Amarillo
Dallas
Charlotte
Memphis
Richmond

Cities I've been to and never want to see again

Baltimore
Philadelphia
Los Angeles


My favorite large city is probably New Orleans (since some people don't consider Charleston and Savannah to be major cities) but I'm only an hour and a half away from there and can visit anytime. I'm in New Orleans at least 4 or 5 times a year.

Many of the places I most want to visit are not in major cities.......Smoky Mountains, Ozarks, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Crater Lake, Denali

[ColdLover27]

AL native here. Not been to very many "major cities" but I'll listen the larger ones that I have been to.

Been to:
AL - Birmingham, Montgomery, Huntsville, Mobile
GA - Atlanta
MS - Biloxi, Gulfport
TN - Chattanooga, Nashville
FL - Pensacola, Tallahassee
LA - New Orleans
Washington D.C.

Would like to visit:
Fargo, ND
Minneapolis, MN
Madison, WI
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, ME
Charleston, WV
Denver, CO
Colorado Springs, CO
Phoenix, AZ
Las Vegas, NV
Seattle, WA
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX

And of course, plenty of others.

[Kevin J]

US metros over 1 million that I have visited are below. The one missing from my list that I would most like to visit is New Orleans.

Seattle
Portland
Sacramento
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Tucson
Denver
Austin
Dallas
Houston
Minneapolis
St Louis
Miami
Atlanta
Charlotte
Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Milwaukee

[Count David]

Added the bold since my last post to this thread in 2019:

Been to (top 50 MSA's):
Los Angeles (born)
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Phoenix
San Francisco
Riverside (from)
Detroit
Seattle (semi-raised)
Minneapolis
San Diego
Denver (live)
St. Louis
Baltimore
Portland
Sacramento
Las Vegas
Cincinnati
Kansas City
San Jose
Nashville
Milwaukee
Louisville
Salt Lake City

Kinda want to go to, but I'm not terribly thrilled:
New York
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Memphis

Almost don't want to go to:
Miami (going here in September)

Have nearly no desire, or no desire:
Houston
Atlanta
Boston, been to THREE TIMES!
Tampa
Charlotte
Orlando
San Antonio
Austin
Virginia Beach
Providence
Jacksonville
Oklahoma City
Raleigh
Richmond
New Orleans
Hartford
Birmingham
Buffalo

[walker1962]

Major Cities (metros over 1 million residents) total 55:
Metros over 2 million total 35, smallest being San Jose CA
Metros over 3 million total 19, smallest being Denver (Top 20 largest includes St. Louis.

I've been to all but 4 in top 35 - Boston, Tampa Milwaukee and Cleveland. Of those, really only Boston I still want to visit. Having been to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Jacksonville and Florida Panhandle, much of that state looks and feels the same. So Tampa just doesn't seem like its worth the time and money. Milwaukee would be next given its Great Lakes location and history and maybe a quick drive to Packer land.

I don't count Airport layovers as visits.

Places I don't care to visit again - Salt Lake City, Birmingham where I once lived. Jacksonville, and Denver really kind of underwhelmed for all love it gets. Look west, majestic mountains, look east of I -25 tree-less prairie for as far as the eye can see, i.e. the part Coloradans care not you remember. I like Fort Collins more.

Other cities smaller that I visited I would like to see again - Savannah, GA, Chattanooga, TN, Santa Fe, Carmel By the Sea/Monterrey Bay.
Smaller towns yet to see but would like - Asheville, NC. Charleston, SC, Big Bear, CA and Mackinaw Island, MI come to mind.

[KathrynAragon]

I haven't spent any significant time in three cities that I am curious about - NYC, Portland OR, and Chicago IL. Not saying I want to MOVE to any of them but I would like to visit each one for several days.

[Corey the Otter]

Major and Semi-Major Cities I've Been to

Boston
Hartford (driven through)
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington DC (born)
Buffalo (driven through)
Richmond
Hampton Roads (have driven through)
Raleigh (driven through)
Charlotte
Atlanta
Jacksonville (been through on train)
Orlando
Tampa
Miami
Pittsburgh (suburbs only)
Cleveland
Detroit (suburbs only)
Grand Rapids (not sure if this counts as semi-major)
Denver
Albuquerque (not sure if this counts as semi-major)
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Las Vegas
San Francisco Bay Area
Honolulu
Anchorage
San Juan

Ones I want to visit the most
Seattle
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Portland

BONUS: Airports Only
Chicago
Dallas
Houston

[TheProtege]

Visited cities that I would visit again:
NYC
Austin
OK City
Sacramento
Tampa
Dallas (live here)

Visited cities that I don't want to see again:
Houston (Lived close by)
Newark
New Orleans
Little Rock
Albuquerque
Las Vegas
Memphis
Phoenix
San Antonio
Orlando
Lincoln

Haven't visited, but would like to:
Denver
Boston
Philadelphia
Juneau, AK
Boise, ID
Honolulu
Salt Lake City

[mike0421]

Have been to: New York City, born there and raised in New Jersey.
Los Angeles (lots of times)
Chicago
Philadelphia (lived near)
Phoenix
San Diego (lots, my personal favorite city on this list)
Dallas
San Jose
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
San Francisco (lots, my second favorite city)
Austin
Columbus (very briefly, drive thru)
Fort Worth
Charlotte
El Paso (lots, live nearby)
Memphis
Louisville (drive thru)
Baltimore
Boston
Seattle
Washington D.C. (No thank you!)
Nashville
Denver
Portland
Las Vegas
Oklahoma City
Albuquerque (lots)
Tucson
Fresno (very briefly)
Sacramento
Kansas City (very underrated)
Atlanta
Colorado Springs
Omaha
Miami
Cleveland
Tulsa (drive thru)
Oakland
Minneapolis
Wichita (drive thru)
New Orleans
Honolulu
Tampa
St. Louis (lived there)
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Lexington
Stockton
Toledo (drive thru)
Buffalo
Lincoln
Orlando
Winston-Salem (drive thru)
Lubbock (drive thru)
Reno
Birmingham
Rochester

Haven't been to: (except plane layover)
Houston
San Antonio
Milwaukee
Madison

I would go back to all the California cities again, as well as anything west of the Rockies. Kansas City is on my horizon again in November when I will attend the Giants-Chiefs game. Going to San Diego in a few weeks again, try to get there at least once every two years. Other than Boston, no desire to go to the northeast corridor, as I have been in all those cities many times, and aren't very appealing to me. The other cities I have only been to a few times, with the exception of Dallas, Phoenix, Tucson, New Orleans, Tampa, Miami, and Denver, and would be very open to seeing them more thoroughly.