Can you name the world's most beautiful cities according to Forbes? by jonesjeffum

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World's Most Beautiful Cities Quiz

by jonesjeffum

Created Feb 6, 2010 in Geography
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	oddthomasxxiii:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 06:50 GMT	8 points
	Cambridge? Never would have said that...

	phibbyfan:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 07:07 GMT	16 points
	Are these really the most beautiful or just the most stereotypical "name a city" places with Cambridge thrown in there? NYC is dirty, Tokyo is really not particularly beautiful, and British people always tell me how awful London is. I guess I was hoping for more interesting cities.

	hubert:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 07:15 GMT	31 points
	London more beautiful than Rome? Don't make me laugh. As for Tokyo - the place is incredible but never beautiful. Kyoto is infinitely more beautiful.

	Fidelio:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 07:26 GMT	31 points
	I can't imagine that anyone who's ever been to Stockholm (or Prague, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, or Bruges, for that matter) would say that New York or Chicago is prettier.

	jonesjeffum:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 08:14 GMT	13 points
	Hey I agree with you all, definitely there are more beautiful cities, but this is what Forbes said. They had a panel of "experts" put them together

	joebobs:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 08:21 GMT	4 points
	London is undoubtedly interesting, there are so many museums and stuff to see, but it is butt-ugly. There is nothing in the least bit beautiful about London. Whereas Rome, or practically any city in Italy (bar a few) are incredibly beautiful! At least Florence is there. I've not been to Venice but I've heard it's very dirty and run-down and not at all what you'd expect. Cambridge is very small so can't really be compared to some of the others on this list. It's much easier for a small place to keep its old buildings than a big place that constantly expands. No offense to the quizmaker, I just think the journalist from Forbes didn't think very hard when making this list.

	smarty:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 08:43 GMT	-2 points
	the only ones worthy of being there are sydney, paris, cape town and vancouver imo

	brianc:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 09:02 GMT	13 points
	No Pittsburgh? (Joking; sorry Pittsburgh residents)

	abanazerb:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 10:28 GMT	8 points
	Despite all the above comments, it's interesting how easy this quiz was to guess - shows how little imagination those good people at Forbes have!

	peanut4:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 10:33 GMT	11 points
	Have Forbes actually visited any of these places?

	Steesh:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 10:37 GMT	4 points
	Wow, I'll add my name to the list of shocked people here. I couldn't believe London, New York or Chicago got the nod over Rome, Barcelone, Amsterdam or Prague (stunning city). I'm glad LA didn't make it in mind, that would have really taken the biscuit. Crazy idiots down at Forbes..... seem to have really reinvented the word beautiful.

	LoopyBrit:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 10:40 GMT	3 points
	Yeah, I think the people at Forbes should rename their list "most recognisable cities" or "cities with famous landmarks", because I can definitely think of TONS more beautiful than almost any of these cities.

	Brobert2:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 12:30 GMT	13 points
	List is useless without Prague.

	Sephalea:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 12:33 GMT	12 points
	Chicago is perhaps the prettiest of America's big cities, but it shouldn't be on the list, and neither should New York. @joebobs- While I agree that cities included on the list are not the most beautiful in the world, there is beauty to be found in all of them, including in London. No need to be so negative.

	umphreysmcgee:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 12:54 GMT	4 points
	So we are all in agreement that Chicago is prettier than New York or London? Good. At least we've excelled at some sort of competition.

	BlessYou2:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 14:29 GMT	1 point
	this list makes a vacuum.

	colt31:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 15:19 GMT	1 point
	I was surprised Athens and Bern weren't listed (in addition to many mentioned before).

	jonesjeffum:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 15:27 GMT	4 points
	not surprised athens is not on the list but i think bern is very underrated.

	Mongoose1:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 15:36 GMT	2 points
	I like Chicago - amazing looking city centre. But so does Rome. I would also place any of Stockholm, Vienna or Buenos Aires ahead of most others on the list. Melbourne ahead of Sydney - and if we're talking beautiful settings (which is why Cape Town and Sydney made it surely) then where is Rio??

	pbrown:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 16:03 GMT	3 points
	No San Diego?

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	NatalijaS:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 16:21 GMT	8 points
	This is puzzling. Cambridge is a very odd choice, particularly as it resembles a lot of small old-looking British towns, there's nothing remarkable about it. To all London-bashers, I agree I wouldn't place it so high on the list, but labelling it 'butt-ugly' is making yourself sound a tad absurd. London has some great architecture and amazing parks. It is pretty wondrous to look at.

	dadlak:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 16:23 GMT	1 point
	I was surprised by some of the answers, even when I guessed right (London in particular). Should have gotten Venice.

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	johnlk:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 16:55 GMT	-2 points
	This is definitely one of the strangest lists I've ever seen. London isn't pretty at all. Also, the order given here does not seem to match the order given in the link.

	jonesjeffum:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 17:11 GMT	1 point
	the link doesnt list a specific order

	Haunter:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 17:44 GMT	5 points
	London? THAT London?

	delToro87:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 19:21 GMT	8 points
	So have Forbes been anywhere else in the UK except London and a day trip up to Cambridge? Whilst there are nice parts of London, in terms of beauty its nothing on cities like Edinburgh, Durham, York, Chester, Oxford etc. I guess they didn't have time to see all these places, but then don't produce a list!

	olly26c:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 19:35 GMT	2 points
	London is very beautiful if you're on a Forbes-paid trip and don't bother going outside the tourist hotspots. The rest of it is... nice, I'll say as a resident, but not beautiful. Same goes for New York I would say, one of my favourite world cities but beautiful? I'll take Venice or Florence, thanks.

	jonesjeffum:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 20:07 GMT	1 point
	My top 12: Chicago Venice Seattle Washington Florence Bern Helsinki Paris Toronto Hamburg Hong Kong Sydney

	JakeA:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 21:14 GMT	6 points
	I do think Cambridge is nicer than Oxford, but I would have put Edinburgh or even the smaller city of York on the list before Cambridge. Budapest and Bergen (Norway) are two other places I'd consider for the list.

	beckala63:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 21:14 GMT	4 points
	@joebobs - Venice is beautiful, one of my favorite cities I've been to. You should check it out some time. Also, I agree that Stockholm and Bern are very pretty!

	Matt999:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 21:17 GMT	6 points
	I live in London and I do love the place for its vibrancy, culture, history and whatnot, but aesthetically, it's a hole. Stockholm, Munich... now there's some pretty cities. Also, Cambridge is variable, and its placing on /this/ list is inexplicable

	danmont:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 21:52 GMT	2 points
	I agree with others. Most of the cities on this list are fun places to be and live...but this is not a list of the most beautiful cities.

	TheRiot:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 23:04 GMT	3 points
	What, no Detroit? lol

	AtomicIce:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 00:46 GMT	2 points
	Surprised they didn't make the list: Seattle, Washington DC, Prague, Budapest, Stockholm, Geneva, Agra, and most especially RIO!

	teh_DR:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 03:48 GMT	-2 points
	i'm surprised no one has noticed "Australia" in the hints, which are "Continents".

	phibbyfan:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 07:33 GMT	2 points
	@smarty: You laugh, but if we are talking about beauty, Pittsburgh is honestly more "beautiful" than many on the list; certainly moreso than New York City.

	smarty:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 09:51 GMT	2 points
	@phibbyfan: what? i think you were replying to the guy below me

	JT007:	Feb 7th, 2010 at 10:28 GMT	0 points
	I was slightly surprised to not see Dubai on there.