NFC North
City: Chicago, IL
Population: 9.8 million (metro)
Distance: 661 miles
One of my favorite "big cities" to visit, I always have a good time in Chicago. Between the Magnificent Mile, Wrigleyville, and the best pizza in America, it's a city I would have no qualms experiencing the Windy City on a more regular basis. It's not drivable, but direct flights are easy to come by and pretty affordable. Not much more I can say, just a great city to visit.
12/15
City: Detroit, MI
Population: 4.4 million (metro)
Distance: 726 miles
Since Detroit's already been eliminated, I'm not going to expound too much here and kick a team while it's down. Detroit is a great American city with a rich history. It's also cold, a long way off, and not somewhere I've ever considered visiting.
3/15
City: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Population: 226k (metro)
Distance: 866 miles
In researching this, I was surprised by two things: 1) Green Bay has an airport and 2) You can fly there pretty inexpensively. Let's be honest, if it weren't for the Packers, there is a 0.3% chance I'd EVER visit Green Bay. I'm sure it's a great town, but why would I ever need to go there? But, of all the NFL cities, none have the novelty of Green Bay. In what other city does a large percentage of its population act as owners of the local NFL team? I'd love to do the "Green Bay Experience" at least once in my lifetime...but this is an evaluation the city itself. I'm giving some points here for the unexplainable fact that a city of 226k has an NFL team, but I've also got to take away some for the fact that it's not a city I'd ever plan to visit for any reason outside of football and because, honestly, I'd literally freeze to death.
9/15
City: Minneapolis, MN
Population: 3.5 million (metro)
Distance: 1,069 miles
Who doesn't love lakes? Especially when they're completely frozen. I probably could have copied and pasted this description and saved myself some time, but it falls into the "I've never been there, I'm sure it's nice, but I couldn't tell you a thing to do in the city." This one just happens to be a long way away and a little too cold for comfort.
7/15
Jason,
ReplyDeleteSeeing as how my husband is a HUGE Packers fan, and our home office has nothing but Packers memorabilia from wall to wall, I have to comment. We went to Green Bay during his spring break in 2006 and even though it wasn't "football season", there was still the atmosphere of a football loving town. We had such an awesome time and the people there were as friendly as can be. It isn't a huge town that just happens to have an NFL team along with other professional teams, but a small town that embraces it's beloved Green Bay Packers.
Molly McBrayer
I've got to say, I've lost a little respect for you here. I've been reading your stuff from almost the beginning and I have mostly agreed with, or at least understood, what you were talking about. Here, though, you missed the mark big time.
ReplyDeleteIf you think Chicago has the best "pizza" in America, then you probably haven't had it anywhere else.
First of all, it's not pizza. It is a cake, made in a cake pan.
Second, the best pizza in America is made in Brooklyn, New York. Not in Illinois. Yes I am from Brooklyn. Yes there is huge bias. This is not just my opinion but every other persons whom I have brought here to try a slice.
I won't condemn you for this, however, if you promise to at least try it and let the pizza speak for itself.