Big city amenities vs medium city amenities (regional, transportation, major)

[Dnice14]

What are some things that Big cities offer that medium sized cities don’t or have very few options. For example most big cities have food halls now, while a lot of medium sized cities are just now getting them.

[elchevere]

Good topic question. I would suggest the following:

Presence of at least 3, if not all 4, of the major pro sports leagues

Hub airport for a major legacy airline carrier

More cultural events, including more of the current major musical acts (vs. being passed over)

[Citykid3785]

- Major League sports teams
- An airport hub, that also has a decent amount of international destinations
- Large F500 presence
- is a destination stop for broadway plays, and tier 1 traveling shows/acts
- has extensive public transportation options
-Embassy's
-Federal gov't amenities (fed reserve, passport office, US Mint, etc.)

[Corey the Otter]

Flights to overseas destinations
More international recognition
Touring musical acts always play there
Public Transportation
Major league sports

[TheTimidBlueBars]

You can find at least one restaurant of any major ethnicity with a significant diaspora in the US. Reno stood out to me vs. other places I'd lived for not having this (no European besides Italian and a Basque place, no African besides one Ethiopian place, no regional Chinese or regional Indian).

[Borntoolate85]

*An array of museums featuring either more variety, higher quality, and/or more widely known masterpieces of famous works.
*More exclusive high-end shopping brands (see the "Best high end shopping destinations 2020" thread for details)
*A wider array of walkable neighborhoods for car-free living and visiting (except for perhaps some of the sunbelt cities)
*Cathedrals and megachurches (Archdiocese as opposed to a diocese for instance)
*Foreign consulates
*More specialized healthcare and educational facilities (i.e. school for a certain career, treatment for rare diseases)

[projectmaximus]

Originally Posted by TheTimidBlueBars

You can find at least one restaurant of any major ethnicity with a significant diaspora in the US. Reno stood out to me vs. other places I'd lived for not having this (no European besides Italian and a Basque place, no African besides one Ethiopian place, no regional Chinese or regional Indian).

I was actually going to go one step further: having multiple restaurants for various ethnic cuisines. So not just whether you have the option or not, but having competition and being able to choose the better/best of the bunch.

[Riley.]

Originally Posted by Borntoolate85

*An array of museums featuring either more variety, higher quality, and/or more widely known masterpieces of famous works.
*More exclusive high-end shopping brands (see the "Best high end shopping destinations 2020" thread for details)
*A wider array of walkable neighborhoods for car-free living and visiting (except for perhaps some of the sunbelt cities)
*Cathedrals and megachurches (Archdiocese as opposed to a diocese for instance)
*Foreign consulates
*More specialized healthcare and educational facilities (i.e. school for a certain career, treatment for rare diseases)

I'm down with your list, with perhaps the exception of the consulates. That said, I live a 45 min flight from NYC so those are within reach, if needed, as are the museums....but oh to have some of those magnificent museums closer by....

[Peregrine]

My city has almost all these things and it is not a "Major City", though it was at one time. Probably part of why. Also why we say "Cleveland has big city amenities and a small town COL."
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