Fave cities in each US state or Canadian province

Dariusb · #1 Posted **Dec 28, 2019, 6:47 AM**

What are your favorite cities in every state or province?
Alabama-Birmingham
Arizona-Phoenix
Arkansas-Fayetteville
California-San Diego
Colorado-Denver
Florida-Orlando
Georgia-Atlanta
Iowa-Des Moines
Kansas-Kansas City
Kentucky-Louisville
Louisiana-New Orleans
Minnesota-Minneapolis/St. Paul
Mississippi-Biloxi
Missouri-Kansas City
Nevada-Las Vegas
New Mexico-Albuquerque
New York-Buffalo(only city in NY I've been to.)
North Carolina-Charlotte
Ohio-Cleveland
Oklahoma-Tulsa
South Carolina-Charleston
Tennessee-Nashville
Texas-San Antonio

Centropolis · #2 Posted **Dec 28, 2019, 4:58 PM**

missouri - branson
illinois - schaumberg
kansas - overland park
kentucky - pig
arkansas - walmart

Dariusb · #3 Posted **Dec 28, 2019, 7:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Centropolis

missouri - branson
illinois - schaumberg
kansas - overland park
kentucky - pig
arkansas - walmart

Overland Park was where a lot of KC suburbanites wanted to be back in the 90s. I used to live not too far from there as a kid in Lawrence. Went to Lawrence High. I think Lawrence is now in Kansas City's CSA now if I'm not mistaken.

BnaBreaker · #4 Posted **Dec 28, 2019, 8:36 PM**

All of them

Buck · #5 Posted **Dec 28, 2019, 8:48 PM**

I'll only list states I've been to.

Alabama - Birmingham, Eufala
California - San Francisco, Novato
Colorado - Aspen
Connecticut - Hartford
Florida - Port St. Joe, Miami
Georgia - Atlanta, Savannah, Jekyll Island, Acworth
Illinois - Rock Island, Chicago
Indiana - Indianapolis
Iowa - Bettendorf, Des Moines
Kentucky - Louisville
Louisiana - New Orleans
Maryland - Annapolis
Massachusetts - East Boston, Boston
Michigan - Empire (Sleeping Bear Dunes)
Mississippi - Biloxi
Nebraska - Omaha
New Jersey - New Brunswick
New York - New York City
North Carolina - Asheville
Ohio - Cincinnati
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Rhode Island - Providence
South Carolina - Charleston, Bluffton, Myrtle Beach, Columbia
Tennessee - Chattanooga, Gatlinburg, Maryville
Texas - San Antonio, Marfa
Utah - Park City, Salt Lake City
Virginia - Alexandria, Roanoke
West Virginia - Charleston
Wyoming - Cheyenne

JManc · #6 Posted **Dec 29, 2019, 12:36 AM**

New York: Boonville
Massachusetts: Springfield
Illinois: Joliet
California: Needles
Florida: Lakeland

AviationGuy · #7 Posted **Dec 29, 2019, 2:52 AM**

I've left off states where I don't have a strong opinion, in some cases because I haven't seen much of the state. In some cases, I've listed a favorite even though it might not be if I had seen more of a state. E.g., I list Chapel Hill, NC even though I might like Asheville better if I had been there.

Texas - West University
Louisiana - New Orleans
Mississippi - Gulfport
Florida - Vero Beach
Georgia - Atlanta
North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Virginia - Richmond
New York - NYC
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Rhode Island - Providence
Massachusetts - Boston
New Hampshire - Portsmouth
Oklahoma - OKC
Arkansas - Eureka Springs
Kansas - Mission Hills
Missouri - St. Louis
Minnesota - Minneapolis
New Mexico - Santa Fe
Arizona - Prescott
Colorado - Boulder
Nevada - Boulder City
Utah - St. George
Wyoming - Jackson
Montana - Helena
Washington - Seattle
Oregon - Portland
California - Santa Barbara

LA21st · #8 Posted **Dec 29, 2019, 3:09 AM**

States I've been

R.I - Providece
Massachusetts - Boston
Connecticut - Not favorite
New Jersey - No favorite
New Mexico - Abq
Colorado - Denver
Kansas - No Favorite
Virginia -Arlington (though not a city technically)
Maryland- Baltimore
Pennslyvania- Pittsburgh
New York - New York City
Delaware- Reboth
Ohio - Cleveland
Illinois - Chicago
Wisconsin - Madison
Missouri - St Louis
Minnesota - Minnepolis
North Carolina - Charoltte
Arizona - Tempe
California - LA
Nevada- Vegas
West Virginia - No favorite
South Carolina - No favorite
Georgia - No Favorite
Florida - No favorite
Texas- Austin

Canada- Toronto

Dariusb · #9 Posted **Dec 29, 2019, 5:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by LA21st

States I've been

R.I - Providece
Massachusetts - Boston
Connecticut - Not favorite
New Jersey - No favorite
New Mexico - Abq
Colorado - Denver
Kansas - No Favorite
Virginia -Arlington (though not a city technically)
Maryland- Baltimore
Pennslyvania- Pittsburgh
New York - New York City
Delaware- Reboth
Ohio - Cleveland
Illinois - Chicago
Wisconsin - Madison
Missouri - St Louis
Minnesota - Minnepolis
North Carolina - Charoltte
Arizona - Tempe
California - LA
Nevada- Vegas
West Virginia - No favorite
South Carolina - No favorite
Georgia - No Favorite
Florida - No favorite
Texas- Austin

Canada- Toronto

Haven't been to Toronto yet but I will be there in 2021.

dktshb · #10 Posted **Dec 29, 2019, 5:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

New York: Boonville
Massachusetts: Springfield
Illinois: Joliet
California: Needles
Florida: Lakeland

Obviously you've never been to Trona, CA:

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.7651...!7i3328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.7613...!7i3328!8i1664

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.7592...!7i3328!8i1664

Razor · #11 Posted **Dec 29, 2019, 6:16 PM**

If we are talking bigger cities, this question really only works for some of The States with multiple large cities. You can count Canada as one entity because of our low population.. Ontario, is the only province with more then 2 choices for decent sized cities.. Most people will choose NYC for New York State, and ditto with Chicago for Illinois. Where it gets interesting is States like Texas, California, and Ohio. Maybe a question like "what is your favourite city in the Canadian Prairies, Great Lakes,American Midwest or West coast" would yield more interesting results??..If the Eastern seaboard was a category on it's own, I myself would pick Philly and I have been to NYC in my limited travelling experiences.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #12 Posted **Dec 29, 2019, 8:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Razor

If we are talking bigger cities, this question really only works for some of The States with multiple large cities. You can count Canada as one entity because of our low population.. Ontario, is the only province with more then 2 choices for decent sized cities.. Most people will choose NYC for New York State, and ditto with Chicago for Illinois. Where it gets interesting is States like Texas, California, and Ohio. Maybe a question like "what is your favourite city in the Canadian Prairies, Great Lakes,American Midwest or West coast" would yield more interesting results??..If the Eastern seaboard was a category on it's own, I myself would pick Philly and I have been to NYC in my limited travelling experiences.

Good point. Possibly even favorite big city, small city, beach town, mountain town categories if we want to get really specific

bilbao58 · #13 Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 12:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by AviationGuy

Texas - West University

Is that West University Place? Really? I mean, I know *officially* it's a separate city but, for all intents and purposes, it's basically just a neighborhood inside Houston.

ETA: And it's a notorious speed trap, at that!

Pedestrian · #14 Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 2:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

New York: Boonville
Massachusetts: Springfield
Illinois: Joliet
California: Needles
Florida: Lakeland

I once spent a night in Needles during my drive from Tucson to SF. Now I just drive straight through. Need I say more?

But you may be short-changing everyone's favorite California city: Barstow.

DZH22 · #15 Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 4:37 AM**

Massachusetts - Boston
Rhode Island - Providence
Maine - Portland
Connecticut - New Haven
New Hampshire - Portsmouth
New York - New York
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Ohio - Cleveland
Virginia - Richmond
North Carolina - Asheville
California - San Francisco
Canada - Montreal

Metro-One · #16 Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 8:50 AM**

Alberta - Calgary
British Columbia - Victoria
Ontario - Ottawa
Quebec - Montreal
Saskatchewan - Saskatoon

Kagawa - Kotahira
Ehime - Matsuyama
Kochi - Kochi City
Okayama - Okayama City
Hiroshima - Hiroshima City
Osaka - Osaka City (specifically Namba)
Fukuoka - Kitakyushu
Okinawa - Naha
Kyoto - Kyoto City
Hyogo - Kobe

America - Seattle

S Car Go · #17 Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 8:59 AM**

To go along with the thread:

Any place- something smug and condescending to a pretty straight foward question

CaliNative · #18 Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 10:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

I once spent a night in Needles during my drive from Tucson to SF. Now I just drive straight through. Need I say more?

But you may be short-changing everyone's favorite California city: Barstow.

Baker is Better. Home of the "Mad Greek" gyro stand and near Zyzyx exit. As far as Needles goes, you should drive a bit north and visit Laughlin and Bullhead City, or Lake Havasu area with London Bridge. Bizarre in an interesting way.

Fave Arizona city...Flagstaff and/or Sedona.

Interesting old Nevada towns in the middle of nowhere....Eureka, Austin, Ely, Beatty, Pioche, Hawthorne.

SFBruin · #19 Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 5:07 PM**

Texas - Dallas
Illinois - Evanston
California - Oakland
Washington - Spokane

Haven't spent enough time in other states to know multiple cities.

ThePhun1 · #20 Posted **Dec 30, 2019, 6:57 PM**

California-- Pomona
Texas-- Galveston
Nevada-- Laughlin
Arizona-- Bullhead City
New Mexico-- Albuquerque
New York-- Manhattan
Rhode Island-- Pawtucket
Massachusetts-- Foxboro (by default, the only place I've spent any time in)
Virginia-- Alexandria
Maryland-- Baltimore and Fort McHenry
Georgia-- Sandy Springs
Alabama-- Montgomery
Mississippi-- Driven through but never stepped foot in.
Arkansas-- Hope
Tennessee-- Nashville
Kentucky-- Lexington
Missouri--Chesterfield, St.Louis County
New Jersey--Secaucus
Louisiana--Lake Charles