Boston v Chicago

dondo

I have been to Boston 3 times over the years- one of my favourite cities in the US along with New York & San Francisco- I love the fact that it has a lot more history to it than some other places I visited.

I have only been to Chicago once and found it to be OK but would like to go back to give it a 2nd chance. Reason being when I visited I had been travelling around the states for about a month by that stage and think I was getting a bit travel weary and not really appreciating the places I was visiting fully

duchy

I've visited both and loved both -lots to see and do in both but in November neither are going to be ideal for sightseeing weatherwise -but of the two Boston would be my preference -based on weather and the fact it's a more compact city. You could get snow in either city that early - although with the mad world weather the last couple of years...who knows.

Both have fantastic public transit , lots of history and great food but Chicago isn't called the windy city for nothing -for the time of year of the two Boston is likely to be better.

dondo

duchy wrote: »

Chicago isn't called the windy city for nothing .

By all accounts it's not called the Windy City because of the weather-something to do with politics and a lot of hot air being spoken I believe?

duchy

dondo wrote: »

By all accounts it's not called the Windy City because of the weather-something to do with politics and a lot of hot air being spoken I believe?

You've never actually stood near the water in Chicago in the winter I gather

Open water plus lots of skyscrapers

Someone mentioned Chicago pizza- some of the best pizza I ever ate was in the Italian area of Boston .........but some of the best hot dogs are in Chicago

Doshwaster

duchy wrote: »

Someone mentioned Chicago pizza- some of the best pizza I ever ate was in the Italian area of Boston .........but some of the best hot dogs are in Chicago

In Boston they say that the Italians run the restaurants while to Irish run the bars and everyone should be grateful that it's not the other way around!