America's most fun city

[gotcha2]

FUN CITIES per Money Magazine

1 Minneapolis
2 Orange County (is this a city?)
3 San Jose
4 Atlanta
5 Chicago
25 Las Vegas
36 Orlando
41 New York City

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-fun05.html

News of the weird: Minneapolis is America's most fun city

November 5, 2003


Chicago's kind of fun, but Minneapolis -- that well-known bastion of frivolity -- is way more fun, according to a survey done for a board-game company.

Minneapolis took the top spot in the survey because it "has more theaters than Boston, more parks than Denver, more golfers per capita than any other city in America -- and, with 10,000 lakes in the state, Minnesota has more coastline than California, Florida and Hawaii combined."

Two California locales -- Orange County and San Jose -- were ranked No. 2 and No. 3. Fourth place went to Atlanta, followed by Chicago at No. 5.

Boring Las Vegas? A lowly No.25.

Mickey-Mouse Orlando, home to Walt Disney World? Lucky to be No. 36.

Staid New York? Safely ensconced at No. 41.

Last on the list of 56 cities was Niagara Falls, N.Y.

The rankings were done by Bert Sperling, who did "Best Places to Live" reports for Money magazine and now runs the Web site BestPlaces.net. He was commissioned to do the "fun cities" rankings by Cranium, a board-game company in Seattle -- which was ranked No.10.

The rankings were based on an analysis of factors including sports teams, restaurants, shopping malls, boat ownership, theaters, toy stores and spending on recreation.

AP

[mary_poppins]

Originally posted by gotcha2
FUN CITIES per Money Magazine

1 Minneapolis
2 Orange County (is this a city?)
3 San Jose
4 Atlanta
5 Chicago
25 Las Vegas
36 Orlando
41 New York City



Orange County????
The whole of Orange County?
There are 40 cities under Orange County.
Maybe just ORANGE, CA which is under Orange County.
:shrug:

New York is only #41? Las Vegas only #25?

[tamisguy]

Unbelievable? What the h_ll!!!!#$#%#^%%^#$^ Which out of the way places did they survey? :confused:

[Mickey2000]

http://www.boomspeed.com/carolrobert/mickey.gifIt doesn't matter to me,I had more fun in Vegas (Strip) and Chicago (Magnificent Mile):bounce:

[clawed_out]

vegas

new york

new orleans

seattle

la - a bit.

[coZee]

i lived in Minneapolis for 2 years (im in LA now), and agree ako sa ranking na yan.
iba kasi ang definition ng "fun" nating mga pinoy compared sa mga puti.
MN is perfect sana except for the freaking cold winter!

[NOKiE]

San Jose?!?!?!?

[tamisguy]

Originally posted by Mickey2000
http://www.boomspeed.com/carolrobert/mickey.gifIt doesn't matter to me,I had more fun in Vegas (Strip) and Chicago (Magnificent Mile):bounce:

You get to appreciate it's skyline better. :)

[bzbee]

ano bang meron sa Sn Jose. One time I was there, one section doon parang nasa Vietnam ka.

[Mickey2000]

http://www.boomspeed.com/carolrobert/mickey.gifMaybe the MN got the highest ranking bec of the Mall of America,combination daw iyon ng grand canyon,las vegas,NY,graceland Tn.

[f0r5aK3n]

The newspaper is biased! Sun Times is a Chicago major paper... :lol:

I agree about Chicago though! hehehe.... My Granddad is gonna kill me. He used to work at the Sun Times.

Originally posted by Mickey2000
It doesn't matter to me,I had more fun in Vegas (Strip) and Chicago (Magnificent Mile):bounce:

What season did you visit Chicago? The Gold Coast and the Magnificent Mile is really, really beautiful during the Holiday Season!

[lech0n X]

winter is always fun downtown sa Chitown kaya lang dagdag lamig yong hangin coming from the lake. I have not been to millineuim (?)park.

[spidervein]

kung sa fun lang, definitely Las Vegas. but i dont see myself living there. prolly a week's visit is enough.

i left my heart in San Francisco, so it would still have to be the funnest city for me. :)

[*keyah*]

Los Angeles

New York

Seattle

*okay* *pusa*

[Brad Pitt]

Vegas, New Orleans, New York City, Miami and Austin, TX in that order. Believe I've been to all these cities and just about every major city in the States.

[The_Real_Me]

Originally posted by spidervein
kung sa fun lang, definitely Las Vegas. but i dont see myself living there. prolly a week's visit is enough.


a week? kung ako yun, ubos na agad pera ko, third day pa lang. :lol:

definitely, these surveys are not so accurate. they always depend on the number of people being asked, and their preferences. it's not the whole of america, nor the whole number of tourists in america whom they conducted the survey with, eh? ;)

however, i don't dispute the spot where Las Vegas landed on the survey. hindi ka kase masaya dun pag wala kang pera. :laugh:

[Mickey2000]

http://www.homestead.com/disneywonder/files/loveforthemouse.gif

Originally posted by f0r5aK3n
What season did you visit Chicago? The Gold Coast and the Magnificent Mile is really, really beautiful during the Holiday Season! [/B]
:imu: Summer (two weeks)remember when they had a heat wave,then after a week,flood follows, well,I think I really miss the real thing,I enjoy the shopping spree though :D...however, i don't dispute the spot where Las Vegas landed on the survey. hindi ka kase masaya dun pag wala kang pera.
..plus if your a figure concious,there's no way you gonna enjoy the all-you-can-eat :D

[LordVideoGame]

Minnesotan here! Yes I agree with the #1 ranking. It is a multi-ethnic metropolis, educated population, environmentally conscious, lots of outdoor activities, lots of lakes, dynamic people all around

[Brad Pitt]

Minneapolis sucks , try visiting from December to March the winters are miserable.

[neptune]

for me, las vegas and new york pa rin :)

[f0r5aK3n]

Originally posted by Mickey2000
http://www.homestead.com/disneywonder/files/loveforthemouse.gif


:imu: Summer (two weeks)remember when they had a heat wave,then after a week,flood follows, well,I think I really miss the real thing,I enjoy the shopping spree though :D
..plus if your a figure concious,there's no way you gonna enjoy the all-you-can-eat :D

Summers in Chi-town are awesome. Ignore the extreme heat and there are tons of things to do. All the beach volleyball courts at North Beach (plus the women in their bikinis) :lol: . The Pro Beach Vball league also make a stop at Oakstreet Beach.

The Ferris Wheel at North Pier (it's the twin of the one in London). Rollerblading on Lakeshore drive... All the museums to go to; each having 1 day during the week that's free...

hehe.. dang, I should move back home...

[lacroix]

kung torista ka or first timers sa NYC okey lang. Siempre masaya, but kung pabalik balik ka na, sabi ko sa bro ko parang Manila, sabi naman niya parang Caloocan daw.
hehe, saan ka ba nakakita ng table na tamatakbo, pag lingon mo nawawala na at nasa kabilang kalye na. :glee:
dapat lipunin lahat ng bum at ilagay sa isang lugar.

[batukan]

Hey guys!!

Here's my personal favorites:

Denver, Colorado
Boise, Idaho
Salt Lake City, Utah
Lake Tahoe/Reno, Nevada
Tucson, Arizona
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Moab, UT

But then, I'm an outdoorsy guy :-)

Enjoy!!

B

[angeLdevin]

I am so amazed how my dear San Jose ranked third! :glee: Wala naman halos pwedeng gawin dito ah?! :glee:

[christabeth]

Las Vegas... definitely is number 1 for me
New York
L.A.
Minneapolis-St. Paul