How Many of the 20 Largest Cities in Your Country Have You Been To?

List of US Cities By Population

New York: Yes
Los Angeles: No, unless a layover at the Burbank airport counts
Chicago: Yes
Houston: No
Philadelphia: Yes
Phoenix: No, unless a layover at the airport counts
San Antonio: No
San Diego: No
Dallas: No
San Jose: Yes
Austin: No
Indianapolis: Yes
Jacksonville (FL): Yes
San Francisco: Yes
Columbus: No
Charlotte: No
Fort Worth: No
Detroit: No
El Paso: No
Memphis: Yes

Everywhere but Jacksonville.

Makes note about next year’s vacation plans.

Well, I live in Norway. I don’t think we even have 20 cities.

Yes to all. And I’ve slept many nights in each.

All but Detroit.

New York: Yes
Los Angeles: Yes. Technically I didn’t stop there but I deliberately drove through it so I could drive Mulholland Drive and the PCH
Chicago: Just a layover
Houston: Yes, several parties there
Philadelphia: Yes, several parties there
Phoenix: Yes, an interview there
San Antonio: No
San Diego: No
Dallas: Only if Fort Worth counts which it doesn’t
San Jose: No
Austin: No
Indianapolis: Driven through on my way elsewhere so no
Jacksonville (FL): Yes, bowling tournament
San Francisco: No, I may go this winter
Columbus: No
Charlotte: Driven through, so no
Fort Worth: Several parties there. Saw the water gardens which are the best example of modernist architecture I’ve ever seen (I generally hate modernist architecture.)
Detroit: Just a layover
El Paso: Yes, on the way to Mexico before Juarez was dangerous. Parked and ate there
Memphis: No

So, 8.

Toronto - Yes
Montreal - Yes
Vancouver - Just a couple hours at the airport
Calgary - Yes
Edmonton - Yes
Ottawa - No
Quebec City - Yes
Winnipeg - Yes
Hamilton - drove through it once
Kitchener - Yes
London - drove past it on the 401 a few times
Victoria - No
St. Catherines - Niagara - Yes
Halifax - No
Oshawa - No
Windsor - Yes
Saskatoon - Yes
Regina - Yes
Barrie - No
St. John’s - No

New York, Houston, Philadelphia, San Antonio, Dallas, Jacksonville, Columbus, Charlotte, and Memphis.

If you expand it to the top 100:

Washington, Boston, Nashville, Baltimore, Louisville, Atlanta, Raleigh, Miami, Cleveland, Arlington, New Orleans, Tampa, Lexington, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Greensboro, Newark, Buffalo, Jersey City, Orlando, St Petersburg, Durham, Winston–Salem, Garland, Baton Rouge, and Richmond.

I may have also been in Virginia Beach, Plano, and Hialeah.

This isn’t counting airports. If you count them, I could add Chicago and Detroit.

All except Phoenix. If you moved the requirement to staying there overnight I’d lose Jacksonville too.

8
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Jacksonville (FL)
San Francisco:
Charlotte
Detroit

There are only eleven cities in Ireland (including Northern Ireland).

Of them, Lisburn is the only city I haven’t been in.

This cannot be a correct list. Mississauga and Brampton are both larger than Hamiton. Barrie isn’t that big, either. Barrie is smaller than Oakville.

Any way you slice it, however, I’ve been to all of them. I’ve also been to all the US Top 20.

New York: No
Los Angeles: Yes
Chicago: Yes
Houston: Yes
Philadelphia: No
Phoenix: Yes
San Antonio: Yes
San Diego: No
Dallas: Yes
San Jose: Yes
Austin: Yes
Indianapolis: No
Jacksonville (FL): No
San Francisco: Yes
Columbus: No
Charlotte: No
Fort Worth: Yes
Detroit: No
El Paso: Yes
Memphis: No

I was following this list. It’s all StatsCan’s fault for lumping Mississauga, Oakville, and Brampton in with Toronto.

Top cities in Japan by population. I’ve been to all of them multiple times except where noted:

Tokyo
Yokohama
Osaka
Nagoya
Sapporo - only twice
Kobe
Kyoto
Fukuoka
Kawasaki
Saitama
Hiroshima - only twice
Sendai
Kita-Kyushu - once
Chiba
Sakai - just driving through in Osaka
Niigata
Hamamastsu
Kumamoto - never visited
Sagamihara
Shizuoka

New York: Yes
Los Angeles: Yes
Chicago: Yes
Houston: Yes
Philadelphia: Yes
Phoenix: No, unless a layover at the airport counts
San Antonio: No
San Diego: Yes
Dallas: No
San Jose: No
Austin: No
Indianapolis: Yes, driving through
Jacksonville (FL): No
San Francisco: Yes
Columbus: Yes
Charlotte: No, unless a layover at the airport counts
Fort Worth: No
Detroit: Yes
El Paso: No
Memphis: Yes

all

New York: No
Los Angeles: No
Chicago: Yes
Houston: No
Philadelphia: Yes
Phoenix: Yes
San Antonio: No
San Diego: No
Dallas: No
San Jose: Yes
Austin: No
Indianapolis: Yes
Jacksonville (FL): No
San Francisco: No
Columbus: Yes
Charlotte: No
Fort Worth: Yes
Detroit: Yes
El Paso: No
Memphis: No

Nope, but I’ve been to the largest city in 20 countries (actually closer to 80 countries)… and been to countries that do not have 20 cities.

New York: Yes
Los Angeles:Yes
Chicago: Yes
Houston: No
Philadelphia: Yes
Phoenix: Yes
San Antonio: No
San Diego: No
Dallas: Yes
San Jose: Yes
Austin: No
Indianapolis: Yes
Jacksonville (FL): Yes
San Francisco: Yes
Columbus: Yes
Charlotte: No
Fort Worth: Yes
Detroit: No
El Paso: No
Memphis: Yes

Wait, El Paso? That is a new thing I learned today.