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People Break Down The Most Overrated Cities To Visit

People Break Down The Most Overrated Cities To Visit

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So many exotic locales in the world to see... and plenty of places NOT to see.

When one travels, we have to be astute.

Do the research.

No harm in skipping where we don't need to be.


Redditor Just_Pizzy wanted everyone to share about the places to avoid when traveling, so they asked:

"What city is extremely overrated in your opinion?"

In my travels I've been very satisfied.

But tell me where to avoid.

Ouch

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"Miami. A city of narcissists and attention wh*res."

_kevx_91

"I swear Miami Beach is the poser capital of the world!"

Cetophile

Value

"Scottsdale, AZ would be a close 2nd."

TWOCHOPPAS

"I’m visiting here right now, and am seriously wondering why I’m here. If I want high end, there are a million ritzy suburbs that do it better. Scottsdale is a ton of neighborhoods that all want to claim the Scottsdale name to increase the real estate values."

"But only 5% of it is actually high end Scottsdale. The whole Phoenix metro area seems like one long expanse of concrete and chain stores. The only reason I can see that Pheonix has so many urban hikes is that the rest of the city is completely unwalkable. What am I missing?"

Seachica

What is This?

"Nothing personal, but Dubai. And I'm not a city designer, but I don't think you call it a 'downtown' when there's a 12-lane highway cutting through a bunch of skyscraper walls and that's it."

GreatNameLOL69

"This city is so stupid. Instead of creating the palm island, they could have dug into the land, it still would have looked amazing, except much easier to build."

"They started from scratch with unlimited money, they could have made an awesome city with Arabic style and culture, something different. Instead they took the worse cities (from the US) as an example, and built something stupid."

Arvi89

But it has Luck...

"Dublin is a complete tourist trap. I am Irish and I see people coming to Ireland expecting the full Irish experience in Dublin, when really all the good stuff is outside the capital spread out all across the country. They head up to Temple Bar for the Irish pub experience and pay 3-4 times more for drinks than anywhere else in the country."

"The city itself is a product of British occupation, same style of city you will find up and down England with Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian architecture along with generic modern design. Look, there are historic places and nice places to eat but nothing out of the ordinary."

"If you want to see the real Ireland go to the countryside, the unique landscapes of the ring of Kerry, the Clare Burren and cliffs of Moher, the Connemara and donegal mountainous areas along with tonnes off historical locations all across the country. If you want an Irish city experience go to Galway instead."

Historical_Line7109

Not the Happy Place

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"I don't know if anyone but children and retirees actually like this city, but lawd I hate Orlando."

notafanofwasps

"My best friend moved from Seattle to Orlando for financial reasons. His parents live in Orlando and had to move in with them. A year later they said f**k this and moved back. Drove cross country both times."

SubduedChaos

Orlando isn't that bad. I've had fun.

Bad Queen

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"Gold Coast, Queensland. It tries to be Australia's Miami, but really, it's a tacky over-developed sh**hole."

otherpeoplesknees

"It is really bad, I loved every place I went to in Australia but the Gold coast was terrible. Reminded me of the cities in Spain where PPL only go to to get drunk at the beach (Ballermann in Palma, Benidrom, Lloret….)"

trbo91

“trendy”

"Not a fan of the 'trendy' cities like Charlotte or Nashville. A lot of younger people my age are moving there and they act like going to a mediocre brewery and spending $30 on a craft beer and tiny cut of brisket is some type of unique southern cultural experience."

"Not to mention the cities are now barely affordable for the people actually from there and every other block is full of those cookie-cutter gentrified apartments that just look bland as hell. Both cities have some cool parts to them but to me they just aren’t as special as people make them seem."

yinzerthrowaway412

Sounds with Problems

"The worst city I’ve ever been to is Oklahoma City, which is rated appropriately. No complaints on the current rating."

Shut--Up--Bird

"I have traveled to Oklahoma City a good number of times over the past six years, usually for a couple of weeks at any given time."

"Some areas of the city are okay, and I was pleasantly shocked upon the sight of a functioning streetcar service downtown. That being said, parts of OKC and its suburbs are so miserable that I almost convinced myself that Grand Theft Auto had become real life."

wheresaldopa

Off Tune

"Nashville. It’s a bunch of honky tonks and bachelorettes. It’s just a big party town now. I might be salty because I live here and remember old Nashville that was quiet and civilized, where locals could enjoy going downtown and we still had Opryland instead of a giant mall."

iwishiwereonabeach

Bad Falls

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"Niagara Falls. Even if it’s poorly rated, that rating is still too high."

vanityfear

"It’s pretty cool to see once though. The area is just meh."

SparklyRoniPony

Go to Wendy's

" Vegas."

Calm-Associate-214

"I used to go there every summer for tech conferences. I always use the analogy that Vegas is a lot like KFC. It’s gross, greasy, and messy, and you wonder what possessed you to go there in the first place. 6 months later, for some inexplicable reason, you get the urge to go again. You remember what it was like the last time, but somehow you’re still drawn to it."

Ikarian

So many places in the world... NOT to go!

What destinations should we strike from our bucket list? Let us know in the comments below.

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