Rank the Big 6 North American cities by how long you could spend there without getting bored (beaches, food)

[saibot]

Originally Posted by IKM

NYC
Miami
DC
Philly
Vegas (hiking)
Phoenix (hiking)

That's a different take on the "Big 6."

[GTB365]

Originally Posted by IKM

NYC
Miami
DC
Philly
Vegas (hiking)
Phoenix (hiking)

Better not be hiking in summer

[KodeBlue]

Originally Posted by IKM

I did in Phoenix in August tho had to carefully plan how I drank water. Still better than Northeast winters. Wish NYC had much shorter winters, don't mind summers as much tho humidity can be a little draining.

Put Vegas first because I think it's a little cooler.

Vegas Bakes while Phoenix Broils.

[Hemlock140]

I was born in SF and have spent time in all of the others so this is based on my experience:

1. Toronto
2. San Francisco
3. Washington
4. Los Angeles
5. New York
6. Chicago

[ShenardL]

For me:
1. NYC
2. LA
3. Chicago
4. San Francisco
5. Toronto
6. DC

Never been to Mexico City but I enjoy going to Cancun and all the all-inclusive resorts.

[projectmaximus]

Originally Posted by ShenardL

Never been to Mexico City but I enjoy going to Cancun and all the all-inclusive resorts.

Mexico City is much more like NYC or London than Cancun.

Actually, Mexico City is quite like NYC, period.

[BigLake]

Originally Posted by Hemlock140

I was born in SF and have spent time in all of the others so this is based on my experience:

1. Toronto
2. San Francisco
3. Washington
4. Los Angeles
5. New York
6. Chicago

Hmmm, would love to hear your experiences because this is almost an exact inversion from my list (though with NYC at top).

[jobaba]

In years past, it would have been NYC by a landslide. But NYC and San Fran in particular have just lost so much character to commercialism.

Los Angeles still has the beach and was always seen as a plastic place anyway, so they've lost less.

But...

1) NYC
2) Los Angeles
3) SF
4) Toronto
5) Chicago
6) Washington

[NDFan]

1. NYC
2. LA
3. Toronto
4. DC
5. Chicago
6. SF

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by mhays25

Mexico is part of the most common definition of North America, but let's remember that "continents" aren't defined in any precise way. It's generally more about country borders. We think of Europe and Asia as different continents for 100% cultural/political reasons. South America's specific break point can vary per Wikipedia. And Central America is typically a political-based collection of narrow pieces and sometimes islands. Personally I think of Mexico as Central America more than NA.

I could easily spend 10 days in NY just checking out neighborhoods and occasionally going into things. The others all in the six-day range at least, including time to pick off a few of the outer centers.

No. Every nation from Panama north and every place in the Caribbean is part of North America. It's a clearly defined continent. Central America is not a continent, nor is it part of South America.