How many have you been to?

[jon-nyc]

In the Portland thread, I commented that it’s one of a handful of prominent US cities I’ve not been to.

That got me curious, so I looked up the top 25 US cities to see how many I’ve not been to. (Portland is actually 26)

I’m missing Phoenix, Sandy Eggo. El Paso, and Memphis.

How about you? Airport layovers and drive-throughs don’t count. You have to at least stopped for lunch or whatever.

City size rank; City; Population est. 2015
1 New York 8,550,405
2 Los Angeles 3,971,883
3 Chicago 2,720,546
4 Houston 2,296,224
5 Philadelphia 1,567,442
6 Phoenix 1,563,025
7 San Antonio 1,469,845
8 San Diego 1,394,928
9 Dallas 1,300,092
10 San Jose 1,026,908
11 Austin 931,830
12 Jacksonville 868,031
13 San Francisco 864,816
14 Indianapolis 853,173
15 Columbus 850,106
16 Fort Worth 833,319
17 Charlotte 827,097
18 Seattle 684,451
19 Denver 682,545
20 El Paso 681,124
21 Detroit 677,116
22 Washington 672,228
23 Boston 667,137
24 Memphis 655,770
25 Nashville 654,610

[Mik]

23. Missed El Paso and Seattle. Only one of those is on my list of musts. You guess which one.

[jon-nyc]

Yeah I figured I’d get to three of my missing 4, San Diego perhaps this spring.

The 4th being El Paso.

But I’ve never actually been to a border town. Maybe it would be interesting to see.

[George K]

I'm ashamed, only 9 (plus Portland).

If you expand the list, however, it grows to about 12 -13 (Madison, New Orleans, Milwaukee, St. Paul...)

[Jolly]

I'm not as well-traveled as y'all.

[George K]

(Does breakfast while sitting on a train in Memphis count?)

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in How many have you been to?:

I'm not as well-traveled as y'all.

7. I'm even worse.

I travel plenty I think—just not usually to the largest cities.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in How many have you been to?:

Yeah I figured I’d get to three of my missing 4, San Diego perhaps this spring.

The 4th being El Paso.

But I’ve never actually been to a border town. Maybe it would be interesting to see.

Used to be some custom boot shops down in El Paso. Nothing like a pair of bespoke boots.

OTOH, it's been so long since I've been there, they've probably moved the city.

[89th]

Makes you appreciate the population of cities like Tokyo with nearly 40 million.

[89th]

10 btw. Only like 5 of the top 10 too

[LuFins Dad]

I think Metro Area Population would be a better comparison. Take Columbus, for instance. It ranks #15 on your list, well ahead of even Washington, DC, but it’s only the 3rd largest metro area in it’s state, behind Cleveland and Cincinnati…

Here’s the top 30 Metros

1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,261,570

2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 13,211,027

3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,478,801

4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,451,858

5. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,979,613

6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,250,309

7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 6,129,858

8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,092,403

9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA 5,947,008

10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 4,860,338

11. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
    4,854,808

12. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA 4,709,220

13. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,600,396

14. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 4,317,384

15. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,928,498

16. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,605,450

17. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 3,323,970

18. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,152,928

19. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 2,928,437

20. St. Louis, MO-IL 2,806,349

21. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 2,800,427

22. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
    2,595,027

23. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,560,260

24. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,510,211

25. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
    2,472,774

26. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 2,338,866

27. Pittsburgh, PA 2,324,447

28. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,228,866

29. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2,214,265

30. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX

I’m at 16…

[kluurs]

22 - missing Jacksonville, El Passo and San Jose.

[Copper]

Not yet

6 Phoenix 1,563,025
7 San Antonio 1,469,845
11 Austin 931,830
15 Columbus 850,106
18 Seattle 684,451
20 El Paso 681,124

[mark]

I've been to 13 from the first list

New York 8,550,405
Chicago 2,720,546
Philadelphia 1,567,442
San Diego 1,394,928
Jacksonville 868,031
San Francisco 864,816
Indianapolis 853,173
Columbus 850,106
Denver 682,545
Detroit 677,116
Washington 672,228
Boston 667,137
Nashville

and 20 from the 2nd list

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 19,261,570
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,478,801
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,250,309
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 6,129,858
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 3,323,970
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,152,928
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 2,928,437
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,806,349
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 2,800,427
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,560,260
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 2,338,866
Pittsburgh, PA 2,324,447
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,228,866
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2,214,265

[bachophile]

13

[Klaus]

13, too!

[Horace]

13

[Horace]

@Klaus said in How many have you been to?:

13, too!

Which is it?

[Klaus]

@Horace said in How many have you been to?:

@Klaus said in How many have you been to?:

13, too!

Which is it?

You mean to which ones I've been to?

1 New York 8,550,405
2 Los Angeles 3,971,883
3 Chicago 2,720,546
5 Philadelphia 1,567,442
6 Phoenix 1,563,025
8 San Diego 1,394,928
11 Austin 931,830
13 San Francisco 864,816
17 Charlotte 827,097
18 Seattle 684,451
22 Washington 672,228
23 Boston 667,137
25 Nashville 654,610

[cathys]

I’ve been to 17 on the first list and 21 on the second.