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Originally Posted by 10023
I think you could say Chicago is overlooked because it’s the 3rd largest metro but only 9th in visitors (and most of them are probably business travelers).
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If you remove the cities where the economy is overly/solely tourism (Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas, Honolulu), Chicago isn't
that overlooked. Only SF and DC rank higher in that case.
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Originally Posted by 10023
But America just doesn’t do cities well, generally. There are probably more cities of interest to foreign tourists in some European countries, especially Italy, than in America despite it being a much larger place. The lack of history in most cities is obviously a big part of this.
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I think there are a couple ways to look at it. More people would probably visit cities beyond America's first tier if they were easier to visit. But, at the same time, most tourists don't often go past the largest city in any single country. Countries like Italy and Spain are pretty unique for having several cities that are well visited by foreigners.