Best and Worst American Cities according to Europeans
Do Americans agree?
I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
food and sickening air quality alone.
Philadelphia is one of the few US cities with a significant history,
and has some great museums. And it does have good restaurants - do you
think a cheese steak sandwich is the only thing you can get there?
Las Vegas is a complete waste of time.
It is the best place in the world for gambling. If you don't gamble,
then don't bother going there.
Chicago IS over-rated, but then I'm from NYC area so it seemed never
that great to begin with.
It is an interesting city architecturally, and has a thriving cultural
scene, and is good for live music also. I wouldn't make it my first
choice of US cities to visit, but I can see visiting if you are in the
general area, have a multiple-flight airpass or are making a
cross-country trip.
You expect L.A. to be bad, so I don;t see that as "over-rated".
It's possible to have a rewarding trip to LA. The famous places
(Hollywood, Beverly Hills, etc.) are disappointing, but if you have a
car and know where to go there are some worthwhile places, for example
interesting immigrant neighborhoods.
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