# What is the largest city in your country, that you have not been to? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 9, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191 "2014-08-09T22:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vontsira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/51bf81/32.png) [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/1 "2014-08-09T22:17:01Z")
Having come by chance upon the IMHO thread (commenced 06-05-2014) “How Many of the 20 Largest Cities in your Country have you been to?” – I’m moved to start a thread which (see title) is a variant on that. My country is, compared to many, of a modest-to-small size – the UK: easier than many, to travel intensively, I would think. I enjoy travelling around and seeing different places; am English, always resident in England, and consider myself pretty well-acquainted first-hand with England and Wales. (The other countries of the UK, much less so.) Consulting the list of UK towns and cities in descending order of population, given by “[LoveMyTown.co.uk](http://LoveMyTown.co.uk) – the UK Civic Pride Website”: the largest place population-wise in England and Wales, which I have for certain never been to, turns out to be the 111th on the list, re England / Wales only. It’s South Shields – population 75,337, in the Tyne & Wear region, right by the point where the River Tyne flows into the North Sea. Would be interested to hear anyone else’s findings on this matter, re their country. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/2 "2014-08-09T22:20:34Z")
For me it’s Darwin, followed by Cairns. The tyranny of distance. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/3 "2014-08-09T22:20:47Z")
Anchorage, AK ---
**Author:** ![jacobsta811](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jacobsta811/32/2893_2.png) [@jacobsta811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacobsta811)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/4 "2014-08-09T22:31:48Z")
Los Angeles, CA, but hey, it was only 2700 miles and 40 straight hours of driving from where I grew up, right ? ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/5 "2014-08-09T22:41:22Z")
> [@vontsira](#): > > Having come by chance upon the IMHO thread (commenced 06-05-2014) “How Many of the 20 Largest Cities in your Country have you been to?” – I’m moved to start a thread which (see title) is a variant on that. > > My country is, compared to many, of a modest-to-small size – the UK: easier than many, to travel intensively, I would think. I enjoy travelling around and seeing different places; am English, always resident in England, and consider myself pretty well-acquainted first-hand with England and Wales. (The other countries of the UK, much less so.) > > Consulting the list of UK towns and cities in descending order of population, given by “[LoveMyTown.co.uk](http://LoveMyTown.co.uk) – the UK Civic Pride Website”: the largest place population-wise in England and Wales, which I have for certain never been to, turns out to be the 111th on the list, re England / Wales only. It’s South Shields – population 75,337, in the Tyne & Wear region, right by the point where the River Tyne flows into the North Sea. > > Would be interested to hear anyone else’s findings on this matter, re their country. Don’t have to go so far down the list for me - never been to Bradford (11th) or Cardiff (12th) or Hull (15th). Never visiting Cardiff is pretty poor, tbh, I should put that right. Hull as well - now they’ve got electricity and running water there’s no reason not to go. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/6 "2014-08-09T22:51:04Z")
> [@jacobsta811](#): > > Los Angeles, CA, but hey, it was only 2700 miles and 40 straight hours of driving from where I grew up, right ? Los Angeles here as well; I’ve been to NYC, and LA is about 2000 miles from Chicago, where I am currently. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/7 "2014-08-09T22:55:31Z")
New York. I had a layover there once, but that doesn’t count as being there. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/8 "2014-08-09T22:57:33Z")
Mine would be Houston (the fourth largest). ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/9 "2014-08-09T22:57:50Z")
Philadelphia. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/10 "2014-08-09T22:57:58Z")
NYC, the biggest city in the country. Of the 10 biggest cities in the US I think I’ve only been to 2-3 ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/11 "2014-08-09T23:00:19Z")
By population, the biggest city for the US, is New York, NY, so that would be it for me, as I suspect it will be for most of us. For reference, the next few on the list are: LA Chicago (been to that one) Houston Philly Phoenix ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/12 "2014-08-09T23:10:26Z")
Philadelphia ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/13 "2014-08-09T23:22:07Z")
Seattle. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/14 "2014-08-10T00:11:13Z")
#4 Houston #7 San Antonio #11 Austin #15 Columbus #19 Memphis #20 El Paso I must not like Texas. I’m flabbergasted that Columbus is the 15th largest city in the country. If we count by Metro area population, then Houston and Seattle are the only ones out of the top 20. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/15 "2014-08-10T00:21:36Z")
Mine is Austin, Texas. I’m surprised that Austin is larger than my city, San Francisco. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/16 "2014-08-10T00:32:27Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > By population, the biggest city for the US, is New York, NY, so that would be it for me, as I suspect it will be for most of us. > > For reference, the next few on the list are: > LA > Chicago (been to that one) > Houston > Philly > Phoenix I’ve been to NYC, LA, Chicago, Philly, and Phoenix, so I guess Houston takes it for myself. Never been there, though now that I live near Memphis, it’s never been so close. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/17 "2014-08-10T00:35:30Z")
#7, San Antonio Texas. I had no idea it was that large. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/18 "2014-08-10T00:38:27Z")
We don’t really have cities _per se_ in Cayman. I’ve lived here more than 12 years but never visited the two smaller islands Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Back in the States, never been to NYC or LA. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/19 "2014-08-10T00:40:04Z")
Milwaukee ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/20 "2014-08-10T01:04:20Z")
Houston Austin Jacksonville Columbus Detroit My relatives don’t live in those Texas cities, I’ve never set foot in Florida, and the Rust Belt interests me not at all. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191.md?page=2)