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[Yahoo Travel]Houston Third Most Underrated City in US

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by scv_rockets, Feb 16, 2008.

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  1. scv_rockets

    scv_rockets Member

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    It's about time Houston gets some love. People always forget that Houston is the fourth largest city in the US and that we're the largest city in Texas. Not Dallas.

    (http://travel.yahoo.com/p-interests...lYXAtZmxpZ2h0cwRfUwMyNzE2MTQ5BF9zAzI3MTk0ODE-)

    America's Most Underrated Cities
    1. Baltimore, Maryland
    2. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    3. Houston, Texas
    4. Kansas City, Missouri
    5. Louisville, Kentucky

    3. Houston
    Houston is proof that everything is indeed bigger in Texas. While better known for its big business and energy interests, this sprawling city also hosts top-notch orchestra, opera, and ballet companies, a dynamic theater scene, great museums, and the world- renowned NASA Space Center. Shopping reigns supreme here – you'll find a huge concentration of shops and above-par outlet malls – and its cosmopolitan restaurant scene expands upon the state's traditional Tex-Mex offerings. Bold and impressive architecture helps define the cityscape, too – including the mammoth Astrodome – making this fourth-largest U.S. city a true star in the Lone Star State.[/b]
     
    #1 scv_rockets, Feb 16, 2008
  2. professorjay

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    Cool, Ft. Lauderdale made it. I also like the surrounding Baltimore areas.
     
    #2 professorjay, Feb 16, 2008
  3. Yaozer

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    I've lived in Houston for more than a decade and never went to NASA. I heard it was boring.
     
    #3 Yaozer, Feb 16, 2008
  4. Apollo Creed

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    SUCK IT dallASS
     
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  5. KingCheetah

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    It is pretty boring - I haven't been to the new theme park thing, but I can imagine it's not that great.

    Seeing the Saturn V in person though is amazing - it's hard to believe something so large could actually get off the ground.

    [​IMG]
     
    #5 KingCheetah, Feb 16, 2008
  6. v3.0

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    Hyping up the Astrodome as impressive architecture? We're trying to tear it down.
     
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  7. Mikeylu

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    ive been living in Ft. lauderdale the past 1.5 years...it doesnt compare to houston .. :D
     
    #7 Mikeylu, Feb 16, 2008
  8. Ziggy

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    Thats how awesome we must be. We treat our most impressive assets like an old stripper.
     
    #8 Ziggy, Feb 16, 2008
  9. ClutchCityReturns

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    It took me a while, but I think I found something bigger.

    [​IMG]
     
    #9 ClutchCityReturns, Feb 16, 2008
  10. LegendZ3

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    Wasn't it one of the modern 7 Wonders of World or something?
     
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  11. kaleidosky

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    baltimore gets a bad rap. worse than it deserves at least...there are a number of redeeming qualities.
     
    #11 kaleidosky, Feb 16, 2008
  12. Kam

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    damnit.


    were not even good enough to be MOST UNDERRATED?
     
    #12 Kam, Feb 16, 2008
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    I've spent several months in and around Baltimore, and aside from the inner harbor, the town is a hell hole. Verrrrry few redeeming qualities at all. Not a fan
     
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  14. Kam

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    too man snitches in Baltimore.
     
    #14 Kam, Feb 16, 2008
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    Unless you count the 5-7 levels of offices below ground in the Dome. Taking the entire architecture of both stadiums into account they're actually about the same hieght. Reliant is more impressive looking though.
     
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    The Astrodome was impressive like 40 years ago. It has since fallen into disrepair. The best thing about Houston is its low cost of living. But it's not a fun place to visit at all.
     
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    Yeah, Houston seems like a better place to live than to visit - if that makes sense.
     
    #17 KingCheetah, Feb 16, 2008
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    It looks even better and bigger now that its gone through the restoration and put indoors.
     
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    Agreed...I love the city, but there isn't much for a visitor to do. The only reason to visit Houston is if you have family/friends here...otherwise, you're gonna be bored as hell.

    Then again, I feel the same about most US cities. The only cities that I feel are worth vacationing to are NYC, Las Vegas, Boston, San Francisco, and possibly some sort of Southern California roadtrip.
     
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  20. KingCheetah

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    In Clear Lake? :confused:
     
    #20 KingCheetah, Feb 16, 2008
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