Top 10 American cities to travel to (according to Conde Nast Traveler)

[Cosmo]

Dude, I'd vote for any city with a Steak 'n' Shake. That **** is good.

Exit 126 on I-95 in Virginia just got one.

Literally 400 feet from the highway if you ever drive through.

Just south of Fredvegas. Nice.

 

[bydesign77]

I see that the budget crunching carries over to a milkshake too. Good to see!

God, you have no idea. It's sad how little money i spend now. You realize if we go to Six Feet Under on Monday, we're eating at like McDonald's off the dollar menu on Saturday?

I'll pick up Saturday's tab then

you can pay for monday :)

 

[trifectarich]

Been to all those on the list.

I put Charleston, Santa Fe, Carmel and Savannah in the "cute" category. But there's no way in hell those four rate above New Orleans, and I don't care if the city is covered in Pennzoil.

 

[bydesign77]

Been to all those on the list.

I put Charleston, Santa Fe, Carmel and Savannah in the "cute" category. But there's no way in hell those four rate above New Orleans, and I don't care if the city is covered in Pennzoil.

new orleans is fun, but so is vegas, and that's not on the list, either.

I think there has to be more than boozing and gambling to make that list.

 

[Bob Cook]

For those of you who want to be "in the know" like we Carmel natives, I would recommend the following stops:

1. The shrine of the birth of baby Kendra at Clarian North Medical Center.

2. Travel a little south to see the spot where John Mellencamp's original keyboard player died at the wheel after suffering a heart attack. Everything in Indiana has a Mellencamp connection!

3. Forget the Great American Songbook repository that Michael Feinstein is running in the new Palladium. If you want musical culture, go to Jonathan "Never Mender" Bender's old house and studio.

And that's just the tip of the tourist iceberg! And while you're exploring, be sure to enjoy our city's extensive network of roundabouts!

(As an aside, given someone mentioned pizza in Indy, as playthrough can attest, do yourself a favor and find Jockamo's Upper Crust Pizza in Irvington, and now open in Greenwood. The owner is an old friend of mine, but I have a vested interest in his success because he and I split Indy 500 tickets.)

 

[SpeedTchr]

Meh. Any list like that that leaves out LA, DC and/or San Antonio is faulty. Personally, San Francisco is of no interest to me. Chicago should be #1. Indy is a great place to visit, especially on a budget.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Meh. Any list like that that leaves out LA, DC and/or San Antonio is faulty. Personally, San Francisco is of no interest to me. Chicago should be #1. Indy is a great place to visit, especially on a budget.

Seriously? I grew up just outside LA. I love visiting LA. But if you're a tourist with no knowledge of the area, I think LA would seem like a dump by a nice beach.

Everyone I know who has visited San Antonio -- and I mean every single person who went there, business or pleasure -- thought it was a ****hole.

 

[BYH]

Where's Jacksonville? *ducks and runs*

And Boston only bringing up the rear in the top 10 is #epicfail.

 

[SpeedTchr]

Well, PC, different strokes for different folks. We obviously hang in VERY different circles.

 

[outofplace]

Great description of Carmel, Buck. Mrs. OOP and I drove down the California coast a few years back and that was one of our stops. Not a bad time, but not that great, either.

Savannah was cool, but it didn't blow me away.

Charleston seems a bit high, but there is a lot to do there.

 

[nmmetsfan]

Top 10 American cities to find work in (according to sportswriters looking for a job)

1. Roswell, N.M.
2. Kerrville, Texas
3. Martinsville, Va.
4. LaCrosse, Wisc.
5. Marietta, Ga.
6. Katy, Texas
7. Farmington, N.M.
8. Odessa, Texas
9. Decatur, Ill.
10. Nevada, Mo.

 

[imjustagirl]

Top 10 American cities to find work in (according to sportswriters looking for a job)

1. Roswell, N.M.
2. Kerrville, Texas
3. Martinsville, Va.
4. LaCrosse, Wisc.
5. Marietta, Ga.
6. Katy, Texas
7. Farmington, N.M.
8. Odessa, Texas
9. Decatur, Ill.
10. Nevada, Mo.

Awesome.

 

[Bishop Don Magic Juan]

1. San Francisco — Diverse pimpin'
2. Charleston — Not sure if pimps is welcome
3. Santa Fe — Huh?
4. Chicago — Pimpin' in the summer, chop in the winter
5. New York City — Don't need to say anything, ya dig?
6. Honolulu — Too easy
7. Carmel — The ****?
8. Savannah — One bad *****. Suck ya eye balls thru ya ****.
9. Seattle — Been meanin' to pimp there. Makin' it rain more, ya dig?
10. Boston — See Chi-town

 

[Boomer7]

Top 10 American cities to find work in (according to sportswriters looking for a job)

1. Roswell, N.M.
2. Kerrville, Texas
3. Martinsville, Va.
4. LaCrosse, Wisc.
5. Marietta, Ga.
6. Katy, Texas
7. Farmington, N.M.
8. Odessa, Texas
9. Decatur, Ill.
10. Nevada, Mo.

What, no Fitchburg, Mass.?

 

[Twoback]

Carmel?

If Carmel counts, why not Lahaina?

 

[DanOregon]

Carmel and Santa Fe are pretty much the same place, one is on the coast, one is in the mountains. Artsy, a lot of natural beauty, good restaurants, expensive lodging.
Loved visiting Chicago, New York and Boston. Grew up in the SF area and I think being on the bay and having the bridges is what makes that city click. It's not that much better than Seattle being on the sound and having the Olympic mountains and Mount Ranier to look at.

 

[trifectarich]

Meh. Any list like that that leaves out LA, DC and/or San Antonio is faulty. Personally, San Francisco is of no interest to me. Chicago should be #1. Indy is a great place to visit, especially on a budget.

My only problem with Chicago is that is takes half a day in traffic to get there or to leave.

 

[93Devil]

Dude, I'd vote for any city with a Steak 'n' Shake. That **** is good.

Exit 126 on I-95 in Virginia just got one.

Literally 400 feet from the highway if you ever drive through.

Just south of Fredvegas. Nice.

I have never set foot in one. I had no idea how rare they were (or were not).

That exit is pretty much the last bit of DC traffic. Mind you it is about 50 miles south of the Beltway.

 

[Huggy]

I find it hard to believe NYC is #5. I'd pick it and SF as 1A and 1B

Wouldn't argue this. Loved NYC when I was there for the first time in July, would love to go back to SF.

 

[Buck]

On the downside for Charleston:
A Hootie and the Blowfish monument.


http://www2.scnow.com/news/2010/oct/21/hootie-and-blowfish-honored-monument-ar-994365/

With the small, notable exception of said monument being 115 miles up I-26 in Columbia.

My bad.

However, your correction raises an interesting point:
The very existence of the Hootie monument has tainted an entire state.