# The Greatest Cities in the World **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 8, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551 "2005-07-08T03:09:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/41 "2005-07-09T23:38:38Z")
Montreal… in the Summer anyway ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/42 "2005-07-09T23:40:52Z")
Am I the ONLY one who’s been to Kyoto? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/43 "2005-07-10T00:00:50Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > Sadly, I have not traveled the world enough to know. > > But, here’s the top 10 I’ve visited and loved or would like to visit, though I’m not sure they’re all “cities”: > > Phuket, Thailand There’s a small city/large town called “Phuket Town”, which is hardly memorable. You were probably on the beach side, the one that got wiped out by the tsunami. That’s a series of beach towns which run along the coast. Fun, perhaps, but I hardly would call any of them a “great city”. ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/44 "2005-07-10T00:31:50Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > There’s a small city/large town called “Phuket Town”, which is hardly memorable. You were probably on the beach side, the one that got wiped out by the tsunami. That’s a series of beach towns which run along the coast. Fun, perhaps, but I hardly would call any of them a “great city”. I have never been there, but would like to visit. Swap it for Dublin, then. Never been there, either. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/45 "2005-07-10T01:37:09Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > How about Los Angeles as one of the greatest cities in the world? It may not be the #1 tourist destination, but as a meeting place between Asia, Central/South America and the United States, it is one of the most important cities in the world. SF fits all these criteria as well, especially in past decades. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/46 "2005-07-10T04:00:29Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > But, here’s the top 10 I’ve visited and loved or would like to visit, though I’m not sure they’re all “cities”: > > Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch certainly is a city, and a lovely one at that. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/47 "2005-07-10T04:34:21Z")
I have a particular fondness for Liverpool. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/48 "2005-07-10T04:59:49Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > Houston Out of curiousity, what would make you name Houston over San Antonio, apart from its slight size advantage? ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/49 "2005-07-10T15:55:30Z")
Las Vegas Hands down the best. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/50 "2005-07-11T00:10:50Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > Christchurch certainly is a city, and a lovely one at that. This is at the top of my list, and though I’m as close as I’ve ever been geographically, I doubt my pocketboot will ever get me there. _sigh_ I hear the trout fishing is FANTASTIC. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551/51 "2005-07-11T03:55:47Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I have to disagree on Tokyo. It’s just too damn big and crowded and difficult to get around. > > If there is one truly outstanding city in Japan, it’s **Kyoto**. > It’s absolutely gorgeous, has wonderful history and architecture, a first rate university, and a visit won’t make you bankrupt. No way. Yes, I love Kyoto, and have been there many a time, (and agree that Kyoto has all the above attributes, plus more) but Tokyo is the greater city. It is big and crowded, but there is a power there which other cities in Japan can’t match. Difficulty of getting around is a relative term. Pity the poor tourist who visits LA but can’t drive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-cities-in-the-world/311551.md?page=2)