Greatest city on Earth?

[Mobius]

Poll question: Greatest city on Earth?

Greatest city on Earth?

sorry, i need more choices than NYC.

[muchacho]

1. San Antonio

Texas....babyyyyyy

[Mobius]

2. Texas?

ewww, and you didnt vote other, yet :shrug:

[muchacho]

11. yes...Texas

and now I've voted,


Booooyaaaa

[elfwitch]

57. In San Antonio's defense...

It gets under your skin.
I've not lived there for almost three years now and it still pains me a bit. I love my hometown.
Sure there are cities where there is more to do and see. There are cities that have better food and night life. There are cities that don't melt your face in the hellish heat of February....

And yet, San Antonio will proudly always be my home.

[fudge stripe cookays]

66. With all due respect...

I lived there for three years and detested every second.

[elfwitch]

76. where did you live before that?

just curious

[fudge stripe cookays]

82. Austin, baby!

[elfwitch]

86. Well that explains that !!

Comparing Austin to San Antonio is like comparing apples to helicopters.

[Florida_Geek]

3. I voted other San Franciso

I traveled around the US on a job, and SF was my favorite city to visit. Could not live there, but to visit it was great.

[slack]

4. Florence or Porto

Both very impressive.

[matcom]

5. Salzburg, Austria

hands down

[SiobhanClancy]

24. A beautiful place...

:)

[Faygo Kid]

34. I agree: College, 1973. Sweet memories.

Backpacked through Europe; loved Salzburg most of all. Incredible beauty and history, and fond memories of a beautiful Austrian girl I spent a couple of magical weeks with. Ah, sweet youth.

[Lorien]

6. What is it, only 17%

of Americans have passports? It's some pathetic number like that. I'm guessing that only a little more than that percentage here can actually give you an educated reply because they haven't been to that many of the world's great cities. I've only been to Europe, the British isles, and Canada, and I've traveled quite a bit in the US, but I can't give an opinion on any Asian or South Pacific cities. (Paris was my choice, btw. I didn't expect to like it when I first visited, but I fell completely in love with the place. Can't go back often enough)!

[stopbush]

45. I understand it's more like 5% n/t

[Donkeyboy75]

65. Paris is mine, too, and I've been to Seoul, Pusan and Tokyo

Paris should be really crowded, but it isn't. It's huge and beautiful. I didn't want to leave.

[Don Claybrook]

7. San Francisco

San Francisco
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etc...

[flamingyouth]

56. I agree!

:hi:

[Catshrink]

8. Chicago!

It has everything -- and Wrigley Field too!

[alarcojon]

21. Make that two votes for Chicago

Beautiful waterfront, great museums, wonderful ethnic neighborhoods and food, world-class universities,...

[Catshrink]

42. And Wrigley Field!

Cubs and Bears.

And everything you said! I miss Chicago so much.

[aldian159]

44. yep, nothing like spending a day at Wrigley

show up around fifth inning, scalpers unload tickets for cheap, sit and watch half a game. Spent all last summer doing this. Wonderful way to see a shrine without paying too much.

[Catshrink]

51. Exactly!

Even better -- "Auntie Em" (my brother in law's aunt) is one of the silver haired ushers. Her post is the section above home plate. After the third inning, I go visit Auntie Em -- and if there's an empty seat in her section, it's mine.

What a great way to spend an afternoon! Or evening! Even sweeter when the Cubbies win.

[Padraig18]

63. Make that another Chicago vote!

I've seen LA and NYC--- pffffftttttt--- nuttin' but sprawl! Now Chicago is a CITY! :D

[XNASA]

78. Dat's correct, my friend.

Chicago is the center of the universe.

[SiobhanClancy]

9. Dublin...

Being the capital of Ireland,it gets my vote:)

[LWolf]

10. I'm not sure. Help me out.

I've avoided cities like the plague for most of my life, and haven't traveled much.

For me, any great city on earth would:

*be clean and pollution free
*be safe
*all people would have adequate housing, food, and shelter
*have a strong, well-supported education system
*be democratic
*be civil, and protect civil rights
*have abundant public transportation, and that transportation system would handle the daily traffic without jams and long waits

Is there a city like this?

[Mobius]

16. Geneva Switzerland.

Im serious. I was there. It was unusually clean, and Switzerland obviously, has a long record of neutrality in political conflict.

[gula]

18. Zurich, Switzerland, would fit the bill except for traffic jams.

I'll be booking my flight tomorrow.

[LWolf]

36. Cool

If I ever have the opportunity to travel, I'll put Switzerland on the route!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

12. Rome. Paris. Prague. NYC. Boston. San Francisco.

[joeybee12]

43. Add Venice and Barcelona, and we've got the top 8!

If you want to make it an even 10, I'd add Florence and London.

[smirkymonkey]

83. I have lived in the US cities

you mentioned and like NYC the best, then San Fran, then Boston - and I think they are the only 3 cities in the country I could live in.

Also love Rome & Paris, and Prague is next (to visit) on my list, but I have fallen in love with it from afar. I would also add Florence, Vienna, Amsterdam, Brugge(Belgium)& London.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

13. Barcelona, Spain.

[Mass_Liberal]

14. you forgot London

[Mobius]

15. No, I didn't

I've been there :scared:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

32. LOL

[Mobius]

17. Crap. I want to change my vote to other for Geneva

I was only there fpr a day, but it was wonderful.

[gula]

19. Montreal, of course

It is like an old, favorite slipper. It may look a bit ragged but you just know you will never find anything quite as comfortable.

[number6]

20. Ogden, Utah

;)

[matcom]

25. please tell me your kidding

my parents lived there for about 3 years.

dirty, depressed, jobless, unfriendly, kind of one long strip mall

and those are its GOOD qualities! :D

[number6]

27. ok, I' m kidding

I lived there for 4 years I liked it.
small town, less crowded, close to mountains..
of course now the whole area is suffering from urban sprawl

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

22. NYC, DC

:D

[JCMach1]

23. Dubai

Sorry, I had to say it... It's also fast appreciating in awesomeness...

Soon to have the world's tallest builing... an MUCH MORE...

[Mobius]

26. how tall

and where is dubai?

[JCMach1]

50. United Arab Emirates-- Plus more fun Dubai stuff

The final heigth is still a closely guarded secret. However, it is clear that it will be taller than the current record of the time... Trust me, it will happen. This should be appx. 2006.

At the feet of the tower will be the world's largest shopping mall. They are also currently building a new "Mall of the Emirates" which will have the world's largest artificial snow dome, complete with ski-run.

Also on track, is a complex of the world's largest man-made islands





My pictures of the current development from the top of the Burj al Arab, the world's only 7 star hotel-- which is around the same heigth as the Empire State building.



Also on tap is Dubailand, one of the largest theme parks/entertainment complexes on the planet.

Dubai has launched one of the biggest construction projects in the world, the $5 billion Dubailand mixed-use theme park, a Middle East answer to Disneyland.

To be built on two billion square feet of land behind the Emirates Road stretching from the back of Emirates Hills down almost to The Creek, the theme park consists of 45 separate projects from a space exploration exhibition to full-size dinosaur enclosure.

Phase One with the core facilities will be completed within two years, while the progress of the rest of the project depends on the willingness of the private sector to participate in this immense project.

Announcing the project to the Dubai community Crown Prince General Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum sharply called on local businessmen not to keep their money in a bank account but to invest in Dubai.

Dubailand includes the biggest shopping mall in the world, The Mall of Arabia, several new five-star hotels including one built in sand dunes, an indoor ski-slope, a complex of sports stadiums, and an ecological dome to grow vegetation in the heart of the desert.

There will also be an equestrian centre, aviation display, modern art gallery, water amusement park, multi-cultural garden complex, the largest zoo in the Middle East, Pyramids and much more.

However, the most striking thing about Dubailand will be its immense scale. This is a huge area of land and the project will be almost as large as the present built-up area of Dubai.

Dubailand is designed to entertain and amuse the 15 million tourists a year Dubai intends to attract and will vastly add to the hospitality infrastructure of the emirate. This is to be nothing less than the leisure and entertainment hub of the Middle East, and a world-class tourism attraction similar to Disneyland in Florida... http://usa2uae.com/archives/00000022.htm

[DS1]

28. It's a tie between Flint MI and Buffalo NY

[Mass_Liberal]

30. you have extremely odd taste

those are two places I have never desired to go to. What do you like about 'em?

[DS1]

37. They make me feel like a million bucks!

[SiobhanClancy]

40. Wichita,Kansas made me feel like a million bucks..

Actually,it was the fact that I didn't have to live there that made me feel that way.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

46. They certainly make Boston look like a gem!

I've been to Buffalo on business-stayed at a Hyatt downtown. I was told the city shuts down at 6 and not to go out after dark. Lovely.

[CanuckAmok]

41. I know you're joking, but Buffalo is a great city!

Amazing arts scene, some incredible Deco architecture, lots of Universities and progressive colleges, and The Continental Club, the best Goth club in the world. Plus "Off-Beat Cinema" is produced there!

[youngred]

84. and don't forget Ani DiFranco!

:-) Buffalo isn't bad....but gimme Rochester over B-Lo

[LynneSin]

29. Philadelphia Pennsylvania

I love Philly!!!!!

[NightTrain]

31. I voted for New York, but Montreal is great, too!

n/t

[Screaming Lord Byron]

33. Wellington, NZ in a three-way tie with Victoria and Vancouver BC

[gula]

39. Victoria? The city for the newly wed or nearly dead?

[flaminbats]

74. if I were a millionaire I would move too...

coastal Greece near Cyclades, Maui Island Hawaii, Wellington..New Zealand, or someplace around Newcastle or Brisbane Australia.

The cool thing would be if a millionaire, you could stay in one place like Australia in December and in Greece during July.

But I doubt many millionaires could afford this, and if I were a billionaire I would use this money for a charitable purpose.

[name not needed]

35. nyc

only place on earth where you can get a hot dog and a blowjob at the same time.

[hellhathnofury]

38. Other:

Pasadena, CA.

[RebelOne]

47. London, England

I have been there twice and it's such a combination of old world and new world culture. Plus the shopping is fantastic.

[SiobhanClancy]

48. and the theatre

"When you are tired of London,you are tired of life...for there is in London all that life can afford"-Samuel Johnson

[LSdemocrat]

49. London rocks!

[bif]

54. London is my pick

Followed by Montreal, NYC, and Chicago.

[dawn]

52. London and Paris.

Then NYC, then Tokyo.

I need to visit more places!

[Mobius]

53. kick

O8)

[DrWeird]

55. Vancouver, B.C.

nt

[Renew Deal]

58. New F'n York

[Kellanved]

59. Berlin

Really: extremely vibrant city with all the features of an European capital. Museums, theatres and orchestras - all in world-class quality and quantity.
And unlike the other European capitals (let alone New York) the place isn't too crowded - neither traffic nor housing is a problem. Not to mention: the prices are reasonable.

[JVS]

69. Yeah Berlin is cool and not stuffed with festering gobs of humanity

I also like Munich

[DBoon]

75. Ich bin ein Beliner?

Been to Berlin twice, wonderful place. Clean, cosmopolitan, full of culture and history.

[Shananigans]

60. Capetown, South Africa

[BurtWorm]

61. I live in NYC and I'm having a hard time bringing myself to vote for it.

And I basically love NY, but it's such a cliche to call it the greatest city in the world. It definitely was at one time--probably the last time in the 1970s. It's become suburbanized, Disney-fied, Middle-Americanized since the Giuliani administration.

I can't vote for London either, even though I think it is a great city. It too has become blander since I first visited it.

Paris is still nice and spicy. But my favorite city lately is Seville. Or Granada. Or Cadiz. I went to Andalusia last year and fell deeply in love.

[rexcat]

62. Amsterdam, The Netherlands

because it is the most liberal city in the world.

[EstimatedProphet]

67. Agreed

The minute you leave the plane it's relaxing. Everyone is just...cool.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

64. Las Vegas n/t

[I AM SPARTACUS]

68. well it isn't the greatest...But...I fell in love in L'viv...

...and it does have pretty old old-world feel to it...

and "I fell in love in L'viv...", it sounds like a line from a Cole Porter song...

[flaminbats]

70. It's a three-way tie for me...

Edinburgh-Brussels-Vienna...

of the choices you provided it had to be Montreal. :thumbsup:

[Djinn]

71. kinda depends on what you want to do

if you like shopping, or theatre, or meeting friendly people, or getting gerat food (I'd have to nominate Melbourne for that one) or live music, or comedy, or scenic beauty etc etc

[NewHampster]

72. Roma Roma Roma

[Zinfandel]

73. San Francisco.

[PVnRT]

77. Chicago

n/t

[ArkDem]

79. Possum Grape, Arkansas

.

[Bertha Venation]

80. San Francisco, CA. eom

[thom1102]

81. My Top Ten

In no particular order:

NYC
San Diego
Boston
San Francisco
DC
Prague
Rome
London
Amsterdaam
Berlin

I love Salzburg, but it really isn't a city, it's more of a town. If we were to say that it was a city, I would replace Berlin with Salzburg

[Mobius]

85. I cant believe this thread is still around

[SmileyBoy]

87. Istanbul

The most beautiful scenery in the world, and some of the richest, most deep history in the world.