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- Dublin, Ireland
- any Canadian city
- Manchester, England
- Birmingham, England
- Cardiff, Wales
- Oslo, Norway
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Brussels, Belgium
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Seoul, South Korea
- Singapore
- anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the Persian Gulf states with the possible exception of Dubai
- San Jose, California
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Seattle, Washington
I like questions like this. Some people have picked places that are rather small, and some people picked places that aren't really part of the developed world. Some people also listed cities they've never been to ...not really valid listing a place as boring if you've never been there, IMO. Even though the OP hasn't posted since 2013, I tried to take what the OP was asking to heart as much as possible.
I started with the 5 on the OP's list
Adelaide
Perth
Winnipeg
Columbus, OH
Omaha, NE
I took Perth and Adelaide off the list because I haven't been to either. I've been to Winnipeg, but I disagree with the OP, so I took Winnipeg off the list.
I used Omaha as the cutoff re population.
I looked at a list of U.S. cities by population.
There are 42 U.S. cities that rank above Omaha re population. I've been to all of them except Raleigh, NC.
I added Oklahoma City and Milwaukee to the list.
I clicked on the developed world link from the OP....only will include cities from the 47 countries that rank 'very high' on the Human Development Index.
I started looking at the thread and noticed someone mentioned Bratislava. I've been to Bratislava, and I agree. I added Bratislava to the list (some posters mentioned Luxembourg City, but IMO Bratislava edges Lux City out). Bratislava and Omaha are about the same re population.
I then looked at la few more lists that cover the 47 very high HDI countries(especially a list of EU cities by population re all the cities above Bratislava in population) to see if any of the cities I've been to (many) seemed more boring than Bratislava. I didn't find any.
In my experience, the top five in no particular order are:
- The Hague, The Netherlands: I really enjoyed this city, but to call it exciting would be a major stretch. At least it's close to Amsterdam, Leiden and Rotterdam.
- Frankfurt, Germany: For a financial capital and the arguable capital of the Rhine-Ruhr region, it's kinda sleepy. I liked it, but it's sleepy.
- San Diego, USA: Remarkably boring and monocultural given its melting pot of U.S. Navy and Marines personnel and large Hispanic population. I call it "Bland Diego." My least favorite on this list.
- San Jose, USA: I can go to one of its much smaller suburbs, e.g., Milpitas or Fremont, and find just as much cool, interesting stuff to explore or as many great restaurants to try out.
- Bratislava, Slovakia: I would definitely return here again for the architecture and "feel." To call it exciting is a huge stretch, however.
Honorable mentions:
- Indianapolis, USA: A conurbation of the same hokey culture that defines the rest of Indiana.
- Vancouver, Canada: Amazing city in its multiculturalism and outdoors activities, and, yet...it still feels so bland. Don't get me wrong, I've been twice, enjoyed both trips and I would even go back, but I wouldn't call it a stimulating city.
- Portland, Oregon, USA: A smaller Vancouver in some respects.
- Columbus, Ohio, USA: What's there other than insurance companies, Ohio State University, and a big football bowl (again, OSU)?
- Dublin, Ireland
- any Canadian city
- Manchester, England
- Birmingham, England
- Cardiff, Wales
- Oslo, Norway
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Brussels, Belgium
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Seoul, South Korea
- Singapore
- anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the Persian Gulf states with the possible exception of Dubai
- San Jose, California
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Seattle, Washington
I bet most American cities are more boring than the European ones you have listed. What about Atlanta, Houston, Phoenix, ..?
- Dublin, Ireland
- any Canadian city
- Manchester, England
- Birmingham, England
- Cardiff, Wales
- Oslo, Norway
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Brussels, Belgium
- The Hague, Netherlands
- Seoul, South Korea
- Singapore
- anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the Persian Gulf states with the possible exception of Dubai
- San Jose, California
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Seattle, Washington
Really!!!! - in the entire world.
Btw Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff have made the top 10 of Rough Guides must visit cities in recent years, whilst Dublin was named as one of the best cities to visit by Lonely Planet. There are others on the list I also don't agree with including US and European Cities however I will concentrate on the cities in the British Isles that you have mentioned.
They have urban sprawl, true, but the cultural interactions far exceed those of many European cities, honestly. Atlanta and Houston especially have a strong zest and spice that many European cities lack; must be due to the Hip-Hop culture seen in both of them.
A bunch of foreign petroleum workers do not make Houston more interesting. And what is so fantastic about hip hop? It is no longer that popular in Europe or even the US. Most European cities have their own music scene.
Actually, Los Angeles dates back to the late 1700s. Las Vegas is only interesting to a niche scene (Gaming).
It's beyond how people would want to go to Las Vegas just to blow their money away in the matter of couple days. Aside from that, isn't betting and gaming allowed anywhere in the USA? So why specifically Las Vegas?
I think Houston is a great city with a lot of nightlife. NASA Mission Control is a fun attraction for the family, and Houston is also close to Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast.
Columbus, Ohio has a VERY happening nightlife thanks to Ohio State, one of the largest college campuses in the nation. Not very touristy but not boring.
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...not really valid listing a place as boring if you've never been there, IMO. Even though the OP hasn't posted since 2013, I tried to take what the OP was asking to heart as much as possible.
