# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/81 "2014-08-11T14:22:07Z")
For me, Los Angeles. New York is an awesome city, much safer than it was 20 years ago. Basically the opposite of Detroit… ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/82 "2014-08-11T14:24:16Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > San Antonio is the largest city in the US I’ve never been to. That and Jacksonville are the only two in the top 15 that I’ve never visited. If you do go, [remember not to pee on the Alamo](http://time.com/63597/remember-not-to-pee-on-the-alamo/), they get touchy about it and may put you in jail. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/83 "2014-08-11T14:33:23Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > If you do go, [remember not to pee on the Alamo](http://time.com/63597/remember-not-to-pee-on-the-alamo/), they get touchy about it and may put you in jail. I would visit the Alamo in the summer, so if I order apple pie in San Antonio I would include ice cream: remember the Ala mode. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/84 "2014-08-11T14:44:52Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Los Angeles here as well; I’ve been to NYC, and LA is about 2000 miles from Chicago, where I am currently. Never been to L.A and you call yourself an American!? That is like never driving or ever had sex and calling yourself an adult. The audacity! I’m just jesting, I had never been to New York City until fairly recently. Imagine that! Now it would Houston. In no hurry. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/85 "2014-08-11T15:24:46Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > If I understand the question correctly, the largest city I’ve never been to is San Antonio, which is #7, since I’ve been to Phoenix, at #6. Never been to NY, LA, Chicago, Houston, or Philly. Sorry but how does this make sense? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/86 "2014-08-11T15:39:21Z")
NYC is a 30 minute bus ride away. I’ve been there hundreds of times. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/87 "2014-08-11T15:57:40Z")
Houston ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/88 "2014-08-11T15:58:44Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > If I understand the question correctly, the largest city I’ve never been to is San Antonio, which is #7, since I’ve been to Phoenix, at #6. Never been to NY, LA, Chicago, Houston, or Philly. So you answer is actually NYC. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/89 "2014-08-11T16:02:21Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Los Angeles for me. I’ve never traveled west of Texas. So Phoenix, San Diego, and San Jose are also off my list. Same here. Had I opted for San Diego instead of Great Lakes for basic training, I’d likely answer Phoenix instead. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/90 "2014-08-11T16:53:40Z")
I’ve been undressed by kings and I’ve seen some things. That a woman ain’t s’posed to see. I’ve been to paradise, but I’ve never been to me. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/91 "2014-08-11T16:56:41Z")
LA. I’ve never been west of the Mississippi. Or Manchester, if I’m talking about the country of my birth. ---
**Author:** ![notquitekarpov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@notquitekarpov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notquitekarpov)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/92 "2014-08-11T17:04:17Z")
Leeds, West Yorkshire. Population 750,000. The top four being London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool - even though two of those four I have only ever visited for football matches and not stayed the night in. This uses Primary Urban Areas as the definition of City as per use by HM Government for statistical and macro-planning purposes. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/93 "2014-08-11T17:06:05Z")
I’ve been to 4 out of the top 5 in the US, but never made it to Houston. No reason to, really. I’ve never heard anyone say “You really ought to visit Houston some time!” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/94 "2014-08-11T18:43:43Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I’ve been to 4 out of the top 5 in the US, but never made it to Houston. No reason to, really. I’ve never heard anyone say “You really ought to visit Houston some time!” Houston is so Anytown, USA it’s almost scary. Other than the belt buckles you could be anyplace in the country (except, say, Honolulu). ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/95 "2014-08-11T21:09:15Z")
I’ve never been to LA, number 2 on the list, but I haven’t spent much time on the west coast. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/96 "2014-08-11T22:13:08Z")
Going by the ‘airports don’t count’ measure, my answer is Chicago. If you throw that out, it would be San Antonio, as I’ve been to the airports in Chicago and Houston, and ridden a train through Philadelphia (and actually set foot in Phoenix). ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/97 "2014-08-11T22:20:12Z")
Of the US top ten, I’ve been to 1, 3, 5 and 8. The largest city I’ve actually lived in is number 81, Norfolk VA (though I spend a couple months in San Diego, number 8). To finish the list of the ten largest US cities I have visited I have to go down to number 30. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/98 "2014-08-12T00:08:36Z")
#54 in the US–Honolulu. Also the only state I’ve never visited. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/99 "2014-08-12T01:00:02Z")
Charlotte, North Carolina (792,862) ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-city-in-your-country-that-you-have-not-been-to/695191/100 "2014-08-12T01:03:42Z")
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