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Oklahoma City - it's a pretty poor area but it has a decent amount of things to do. The sprawl there is growing by a second, Olympia - it's underrated especially since when people first think of Washington the first city that pops up in their mind is Seattle. It's right on the water and has mountains nearby. Can't get better than that! Richmond - someone already covered it well in this thread Columbia - surprisingly very nice and there's a lot of young people around (University of South Carolina) Hartford - in between NYC and Boston so it's often forgotten Providence - almost the same situation as Hartford
Austin has the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, one of the biggest and best. Also the well-known music/club scene makes this one of the best, if not underrated capitals in the country.
Lol @ well-known "club" scene.
I would say Columbus, OH is the most underrated capital in the country. Annapolis, MD is also another underrated one, but in a different way.
Although it gets a lot of hate on this forum I really enjoyed the Phoenix metro area. The physical beauty, Camelback, South Mountain, salt river, the wildflowers, saguaros, palm trees and sunsets are really not like anything in the eastern U.S. Arizona State also reminds me of a desert version of my beloved Alma mater (Ohio State).
Salt Lake City-Denver 2.0 but cheaper
Boise-Up and coming mountain west city Indianapolis-Everybody rags on Indy here but it has a very rapidly developing downtown and some high quality suburbs Lansing-Has a major state university within reach and seems to be a nice place that gets zero recognition Lincoln-Has the state govt. and a massive university packing a one-two punch that keeps the place vibrant and interesting Charleston-Beautiful architecture and scenery; criminally underappreciated like a lot of its state Sacramento-(Almost) all of the amenities a California city offers without the insane price tag Richmond-Incredible architecture and punches above its weight in terms of amenities Albany-Architecture wise it looks like NYC Jr. and is very well located in relation to the east coast Providence-As said by others, NE's little sister city to Boston; much smaller but an interesting place in its own right Des Moines-Generally thought of positively but should be moreso; becoming a boomtown with a lot of things going on Baton Rouge-French Louisiana charm and warm (albeit humid) climate along with LSU and all it offers makes for not too bad a place
Baton Rouge I think is underrated in some areas.
An hour away from New Orleans, and hour away from Lafayette and Cajun Country so the food and culture are a mix of both, although a bit watered down. Home of LSU, a nice urban campus with the #1 tailgates, decent urban neighborhoods, a completely rebuilt downtown, some examples of creole architecture, etc.
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