Originally Posted By Sport Goofy 1. Washington, DC 2. Cap Cod, MA/Newport, RI 3. Honolulu, HI 4. San Diego, CA 5. Seattle, WA
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Well, driving through the Tenderloin is not going to capture SF's beauty that's for sure. ;>
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Well, driving through the Tenderloin is not going to capture SF's beauty that's for sure.>> So of course Minnesota boy knows nothing about the Tenderloin. So I did a search and found this lovely description: <<Repeatedly described in most tourist guides as "the worst neighborhood in San Francisco," the Tenderloin thrives despite its bad rap. Sure, there are loads of drug dealers, addicts, prostitutes and mentally unstable street people, but if you can get past that, you'll find it is also one of the city's most exciting and diverse locales.>> Then I found a map which showed me the location of the Tenderloin. And since we took Van Ness (101) right through the city that is exactly where we were!! LOL No wonder I didn't think San Francisco seemed very nice!!
Originally Posted By ophellia Seaview Wa...(okay I live there) San Diego Ca...(2 sons still there) Morro Bay Ca...(just LOVE it) San Antonio Texas...(So much to do) San Francisco Ca...(what Lisann said)
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Aside from the aforementioned lists about the virtues of SF, I also chose it and the other places on my (incomplete) list because they are all great jump-off points to other destinations very closeby. There is a lot to see within a very short distance away from SF, LA, DC, and Honolulu.
Originally Posted By friendofdd I'm with Lisann re San Francisco. I've lived there twice and the last time was almost 6 years just before I retired. DW and I try to make it up there twice a year. The only caution I would make about Lisann's recommendations it that the Mission district changes character after dark. It's a nice Mexican city in the sunshine and a gang infested territory at night. It is also where I worked for those 6 years.
Originally Posted By friendofdd I get it. You mean since I left, don't you. The gangs fell apart when "El Papa" left. Well, I wear different colors since I moved here. Shorts and white sox with black shoes.
Originally Posted By Lil Mermaid 1. Las Vegas, NV 2. Los Angeles, CA 3. ANYWHERE IN HAWAII 4. Washington DC 5. Santa Barbara, CA real original answers...I know.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes RoadTrip: It's awfully hard to narrow a list down to five U.S. cities, but when I saw this topic, I immediately knew that my number 1 recommendation would be San Francisco! It’s the perfect melting pot city, which is what America is all about. I tend to stay away from the most touristy areas. I don’t like what Fisherman’s Warf has become, except you can’t beat the fresh crab offerings from the sidewalk cafes. I also don’t like Pier 39 much, because it’s all about the tourist and not so much about the real San Francisco. There are a few ‘tourist’ experiences that are better than you’d expect. Do ride a Cable Car from Market Street to the Warf to get that crab cocktail. Golden Gate Park is awesome – the museums are very good and the Japanese Tea Garden is bliss. I think San Francisco’s Chinatown is about the best in the U.S. It’s still authentic, that is, it’s not so much for tourists as much as it is a real Chinese neighborhood with many delights. It was established long before any of the other U.S. Chinatowns you might have visited. Yeah, go right to Grant Avenue and you’ll be pleasantly surprised. The food is fantastic, but you won’t find it at the tourist locations (except for the fresh crab mentioned above. You probably won’t go wrong eating at Chinatown or North Beach (Italian is the specialty there). You should probably see if you can visit with someone who has lived there a while, and won’t take you to the common areas, but will take you to all the hidden treasures The City has to offer. Maybe “El Papa†can give you a tour.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I haven't vacationed very many different places... but here are my faves: 1. San Diego/Pacific Beach and other So. Cal. Beach Communities 2. Los Angeles area - Including Disneyland 3. Monterey/Carmel 4. Vegas (yep... We take Vegas Vacations!) 5. Niagara Falls, Canada Minneapolis is coming up soon... Will it replace Niagara Falls? Maybe!
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer If this had been the 5 top cities of the world I wonder (always try to work that word in after an alice post) how many of us would have answered: Anaheim , Orlando, Paris, Tokyo & Hong Kong
Originally Posted By Lisann22 San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest population and town outside of China in the world!
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer Lisann22, would you happen to know the approximate size of the Chinese population in S.F.'s Chinatown. As close as we live, I've never even thought about it that way before.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I thought it was close to 125,000 in the early 2000's. I remember while in school there they used to always publish it at 100,000.
