Favorite US city you've been to

**psycln11** · 04-29-2008, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by CRCy17

Question for you and anyone else who mentioned Phoenix---I'm moving down there in a couple weeks to work at a summer camp in the mountains (1/2 way between Phoenix and Flagstaff) for the summer. I will have some free days to head into town and am looking for suggestions.

Let me know...TIA

I lived in Phoenix for 3 years. In the summer-time, you'll want to stay north (Flagstaff) rather than heading south.

Hit Sedona, Prescott, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, etc.

**pulse** · 04-29-2008, 03:24 PM

That's easy Ames.

#2 San Diego

**Angie** · 04-29-2008, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by CRCy17

Question for you and anyone else who mentioned Phoenix---I'm moving down there in a couple weeks to work at a summer camp in the mountains (1/2 way between Phoenix and Flagstaff) for the summer. I will have some free days to head into town and am looking for suggestions.

Let me know...TIA

If you have some time to drive around, there's Old Tucson - tons of old Westerns have been filmed there, and it's kind of cool. There are the cliff dwellings at the Tonto National Monument, which are very cool if you're up for a hike. The Biodome is kind of interesting, and there's always the Grand Canyon.

**clone2011** · 04-29-2008, 03:33 PM

Washington, D.C.
Austin, TX
Boston, MA
New York, NY
Chicago, IL
Salt Lake City, UT (less than an hour from 7 awesome ski resorts)
San Francisco, CA
Anywhere near a ski resort in New England

I LOVE big cities. I was raised in the country most of my life but just love the city. This doesn't bode well with having a love of snowboarding in the "less travelled" resorts though.

**ZJohnson** · 04-29-2008, 03:35 PM

Denver, CO
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Raleigh, NC
Augusta, GA (only the area surrounding Augusta National, the rest is a pile of crap)

**Cyclonepride** · 04-29-2008, 03:38 PM

Key West

Charleston, SC

Washington DC

**CYVADER** · 04-29-2008, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by pulse

#2 San Diego

discovered by the germans, in 1904, they named it san diago-which of course in german means-a whales......

**sunset** · 04-29-2008, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by Arkansas

Actually it was southern california....Mission Beach in fact. I don't want to give the wrong impression, it's a good beach and I had a great time (with the exception of the skater dude wearing nothing but an elephant trunk and ears

). I just prefer the white sand beaches of the gulf coast.

Mission Beach really reminds you of Okoboji? I spend about six hours a week with my toes in the sands of Mission Beach and not once have I thought it reminded me of Okoboji. Okoboji is great fun, I have many fond memories of the place, but to compare it's cobblestone beaches to the deep soft sand of Mission isn't accurate.

I've been to a lot of beaches in my time and SoCal's beaches don't take a back seat to any of them. I haven't been to the Gulf coast of Florida (I agree with the other poster, if there aren't waves what's the point?) so maybe I have something to look forward to. We have some relatives that snowbird on the Gulf, guess I'll have to go visit sometime.

**CYVADER** · 04-29-2008, 03:50 PM

going gulfing for a week this saturday. can't wait-4th year for me and the old lady. caught a shark, saved a baby manatee, pretty cool stuff going on right on the beach. plus, it's all grey-hairs and there's not much to do but relax, get drunk, and eat really good seafood.

**CYVADER** · 04-29-2008, 03:51 PM

^^and the sunsets are pretty impressive as well

**sunset** · 04-29-2008, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by ISU BET

discovered by the germans, in 1904, they named it san diago-which of course in german means-a whales......

Do you play the jazz flute?

**CYVADER** · 04-29-2008, 03:55 PM

i believe it's yazz flute. pretty sure it's a soft j

**JHutch** · 04-29-2008, 04:02 PM

#1 Ames, Iowa...anyone ever heard of it?
#2 Kansas City
#3 Chicago

**jdoggivjc** · 04-29-2008, 04:06 PM

1. New York
2. Minneapolis
3. Chicago
4. Dallas

**Arkansas** · 04-29-2008, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by sunset

Mission Beach really reminds you of Okoboji? I spend about six hours a week with my toes in the sands of Mission Beach and not once have I thought it reminded me of Okoboji. Okoboji is great fun, I have many fond memories of the place, but to compare it's cobblestone beaches to the deep soft sand of Mission isn't accurate.

I've been to a lot of beaches in my time and SoCal's beaches don't take a back seat to any of them. I haven't been to the Gulf coast of Florida (I agree with the other poster, if there aren't waves what's the point?) so maybe I have something to look forward to. We have some relatives that snowbird on the Gulf, guess I'll have to go visit sometime.

ok, first off I don't want to turn this into a debate about who has better beaches. The thread is about favorite US cities. As for Mission Beach, yes, I'll admit it's in no way comparable to Okoboji (which I also have great memories of). We had a great time at Mission Beach but I just prefer the Gulf coast more. I'm glad that you love Mission Beach and envy you for living in San Diego. It's an amazing place! But you and I will just have to differ about the beaches and/or whether there's waves or not...it's just personal preference.