10 Must Visit Cities In The United States (Seattle, Vancouver: shop, moving)

[Bill Loney]

Originally Posted by Inkpoe

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And besides... You're wrong. Seattle is not in the top ten-- unless you're talking about your own list. Las Vegas, SF, LA, NYC, Chicago is a given. I know Philadelphia, Baltimore, DFW, Houston, Miami always gets mentioned. I believe at most, Seattle will at least be in the top 50, maybe even top 25. I think your Seattle bias has warped your perspective.

That's just silly. Maybe top 25?

Get out more. Obviously you haven't.

[AlohaHuey]

Originally Posted by progmac

this list was clearly made by someone who hasn't visited most of the major cities in the US. this is more like a list of cities some guy visited.

I've visited every city of size in the US, including every one on the list.

How could you argue that NYC, SF, SD, Seattle, Boston, etc. aren't among the "must visit" US cities?

It seems you're being a contrarian for the sake of it.

Perhaps your own list of ten, and WHY they should replace sities on the list, should be your challenge.

So? Post your list and why.

For the record, I think New Orleans was an omission and LA doesn't merit a Top 10 ranking.

[Casportsfan]

People that are natives or residents of every city tend to downgrade it's unique qualities as "touristy". I hear the same "yawns" about Fishermans' Wharf and Haight Ashbury in San Francisco that people on this board are experessing for Pike Place Market and the Space Needle on this board. The fact is, although you may be sick of them, those landmarks draw tourists for a reason. They are unique features of each city and they set those cities apart from other US cities and add to the overall feel and experience one has when they visit. Seattle is such a unique city in so many respects, that a list we be entirely incomplete without it.

Personally, I've never gotten sick of Fishermans' Wharf, the Haight area, or the Golden Gate Bridge, and I doubt that I'd ever get sick of Pike Place, the Space Needle, or the mountains if I lived in Seattle. I'd definitely put Seattle as a must visit. If Seattle is not on the list, then there shouldn't be a list.

[Inkpoe]

Originally Posted by Bill Loney

That's just silly. Maybe top 25?

Get out more. Obviously you haven't.

LOL. I was trying to be kind.

[progmac]

Originally Posted by AlohaHuey

I've visited every city of size in the US, including every one on the list.

How could you argue that NYC, SF, SD, Seattle, Boston, etc. aren't among the "must visit" US cities?

It seems you're being a contrarian for the sake of it.

Perhaps your own list of ten, and WHY they should replace sities on the list, should be your challenge.

So? Post your list and why.

For the record, I think New Orleans was an omission and LA doesn't merit a Top 10 ranking.

Sorry, I was just going through the "new posts" section from the upper link. I didn't realize this was a Seattle forum. Will leave you all alone

[JesseJB]

Originally Posted by Casportsfan

People that are natives or residents of every city tend to downgrade it's unique qualities as "touristy". I hear the same "yawns" about Fishermans' Wharf and Haight Ashbury in San Francisco that people on this board are experessing for Pike Place Market and the Space Needle on this board. The fact is, although you may be sick of them, those landmarks draw tourists for a reason. They are unique features of each city and they set those cities apart from other US cities and add to the overall feel and experience one has when they visit. Seattle is such a unique city in so many respects, that a list we be entirely incomplete without it.

Personally, I've never gotten sick of Fishermans' Wharf, the Haight area, or the Golden Gate Bridge, and I doubt that I'd ever get sick of Pike Place, the Space Needle, or the mountains if I lived in Seattle. I'd definitely put Seattle as a must visit. If Seattle is not on the list, then there shouldn't be a list.

Dismissing things as too touristy is a convenient way to seem cool and cultured. If smug white people lived in Tibet, everyone would say "Mt Everest? Yawn. Only tourists go there."

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by JesseJB

Dismissing things as too touristy is a convenient way to seem cool and cultured. If smug white people lived in Tibet, everyone would say "Mt Everest? Yawn. Only tourists go there."

But even though the Pike Place market is a wonderful thing, and the oldest continuously operated farmer's market in the US, it does get overrun by tourists at times, and that makes the market harder to appreciate. The way around that is to go to the market when it's less crowded.
Also, I think one's tolerance for tourists may have a little bit to do with how much exposure one has to them. If they're not part of your everyday reality, then they are not a bother. I spent 23 years working on the Waterfront Streetcar, a place overrun with tourists( we hauled 400,000+ passengers a year, mostly tourists looking for places like " Pike's Market"," "Pike's Village", "Pike's Peak", "Pike's Landing", " The Round Thing" and " Wagon Train Village."
I'm not making any of this up. I was grateful to have the job, and enjoyed doing it. I'm not cool, definitely not cultured, and not a smug white hipster. But I still don't like tourists. Overexposure, I guess.

[Gentoo]

To Gentoo: That makes sense. It seems like you didnt have a long time to visit Seattle. Oh, I never heard of Fisherman's wharf or Seaport Village.

Where did you have good sushi in Seattle!? Whenever I have sushi, I have it from the Seattle Whole Foods supermarkets, but soon I'll probably try out some Japanese restaurants.

Spicy crab or salmon with cucumber and avocado sushi is my favorite type of sushi, as well as Sweet Potato tempura, and Avocado/cucumber.

Fisherman's Wharf=the waterfront strip in SF. Seaport Village=very small waterfront area in San Diego.

I had my sushi at a place on 5th. It was 5th and Aloha I believe. Perhaps this wasn't even the best place for sushi but if that's the case, I can't wait to try a better one in Seattle. If you haven't had it a good sushi place definitely check it out. I'm sure there are some great sushi places in Seattle.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by Ira500

To rephrase what I said about the Pike Place Market: It's a great place that tourists ruin, just like Fisherman's Wharf in San Fran.
If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

LOL. Funny when I lived in Berkeley I avoided Fisherman's Wharf like the plague so I can see where you're coming from

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by Ira500

But even though the Pike Place market is a wonderful thing, and the oldest continuously operated farmer's market in the US, it does get overrun by tourists at times, and that makes the market harder to appreciate. The way around that is to go to the market when it's less crowded.
Also, I think one's tolerance for tourists may have a little bit to do with how much exposure one has to them. If they're not part of your everyday reality, then they are not a bother. I spent 23 years working on the Waterfront Streetcar, a place overrun with tourists( we hauled 400,000+ passengers a year, mostly tourists looking for places like " Pike's Market"," "Pike's Village", "Pike's Peak", "Pike's Landing", " The Round Thing" and " Wagon Train Village."
I'm not making any of this up. I was grateful to have the job, and enjoyed doing it. I'm not cool, definitely not cultured, and not a smug white hipster. But I still don't like tourists. Overexposure, I guess.

I worked in a theme park for 19 years. I know all about that. We have a skytower ride at SeaWorld in San Diego. It would invariably get called the space needle Or how much is the restaurant at the top. It is just a ride.