This Online Community Shares The 39 Most Boring Cities They’ve Traveled To

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"I really found Dubai to be incredibly boring. It's not as big as you'd think and it's so artificial that it's soulless. After a week there you really do feel like you've exhausted all possibilities. It's just malls."

#3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"Not really huge... but everyone thinks it’s great because of The Office."

#5 Houston, Texas, USA

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

AffectionatePanic said:

"My god it was completely soulless. Yeah, there's NASA, but NASA does not a city make."

 

TheJesseClark replied:

"Drove through Houston a few years ago. Couldn’t stay but Id never been before and wanted to at least see it on my way to visit family in Austin. A few things stood out to me:

A) the urban sprawl was insane. Like, way too much. I’m talking 30-50 miles of strip malls and gas stations and Walmarts surrounding the city in every direction, with no breaks.

B) Killer skyline.

C) Really empty downtown. Reminded me of a Minecraft city. Super clean and modern looking but there was just nothing happening and almost nobody around. No urban grit or feel at all. But I’m heading back there this month to give it a better shot because I’ve heard too many good things to dismiss it."

#7 Orlando, Florida, USA

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

aeh19 said: 

"It feels like a big collection of suburbs instead of an actual city. I feel like there’s nothing to do if you’re not into theme parks."

 

mistersmiley318 replied:

"You can thank the interstate system and white flight for that (among many other things). Post WWII development of America was building suburbs for middle-class whites to flee the cities for. This was accompanied by bulldozing large sections of lively city districts (often minority neighborhoods) to put highways in for suburbanites to commute in for city jobs. As a result, a lot of American cities nowadays are hollow shells of their former selves surrounded by miles of suburbs. We're just now starting to see that trend somewhat reverse with transit-oriented development and talk about upzoning single-family suburbs. Not everyone wants to live in a suburb without any character, but many are forced to since city living is so expensive due to the underdevelopment of denser housing."

#9 Detroit, Michigan, USA

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

Aspynisnotatree said: 

"There is literally nothing to do there. I'm a Michigan native, and I gotta say, it's not even a city really, just a big collection of low-income neighborhoods."

 

shooting replied: 

"I had a work trip in Ecorse, MI, and flew into Detroit. I've got to say Detroit has one of my favorite airports to travel through, and the city itself did have a very impressive skyline as I was driving through. I stopped at Founders Brewing's taproom and had a pretty good time, despite them coming under controversy last year. Outside of that though, there wasn't much in Detroit proper and I definitely see why it's mentioned here."

#11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"Went there for a conference. There was literally nothing to do but attend talks. The hotel was the only place for breakfast for 700 people. There weren't even any grocery stores/mini marts!"

#13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

BackAlleyKittens said:

"Is a big nothing sandwich and it's only a few blocks."

 

Kevin_Uxbridge replied:

"Great place to go to grad school, there's basically nothing to do. Great hiking if you like that kinda thing but not much else."

#15 Brussels, Belgium

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

canucker78 said:

"Now don't get me wrong I like the city, I'm a big fan of their Royal Art Museum, eating moules and fries, the beer scene, etc. But if I had to spend more time there I would be at a loss for things to do."

 

sregtbaenen replied: 

"Brussels is a tough city for tourists. There's plenty to see and do, but apart from Grand Place I feel there's not a clear tourist circuit you have in most other cities. A lot of stuff is also not well known. For example, one of the museums has an Easter Island statue, but they hardly advertise it and keep it in a back room behind a random furniture collection."

#17 Singapore

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"Just so artificial, I mean I am not into shopping, the food was great, but after hawkers, there was not much for me.." Australie replied: "Agree with this! But Singapore is still worth a stopover for the food and awesome gardens by the bay attraction."

#19 Manila, Philippines

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"Not much to do as a tourist. Soul-sucking traffic anywhere. The food was bland and boring. Every mainstream type restaurant had the same menu."

#21 Nagoya, Japan

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

Shinrya replied: "...Given that, pretty much every city in Japan on the surface physically looks the same you need to dig deeper to find what's interesting and going on. I've lived in both Tokyo and Osaka and unquestionably there's just so much to do, but visiting Nagoya and Hiroshima left me wandering around saying "Is that it?" after experiencing the one thing each respective place is famous for."

#23 Stockholm, Sweden

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"Don’t get me wrong it's not a bad city. There are some pretty buildings, and Gamla Stan (the historical district) is a nice area to walk around, with some cozy streets and little cafes. Everything was very clean and orderly, and the people were pleasant (yet shy), but the city never really felt alive to me."

#25 Zagreb, Croatia

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

elijha replied: "I found it kinda bizarre and yeah, very boring there. Lots of the city center felt virtually abandoned (like you could walk in the middle of a major road at night and not see a single car or person) and in general it's a pretty generic central european city without any of the hooks that makes a place like Krakow attractive to tourists. I had a nice enough time, but not somewhere I'd ever need to return to or would recommend anyone else to visit."

#27 Bogotá, Colombia

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"It generally gets a bad rap for being not worth more than a day or two, but I think it's absolutely great. It reminds me of a South American version of Chicago. It's even oriented the same way on a map, with a mountain in place of the lake, and it has the same north = rich, south and west = poor (very basic) demographics."

#29 Milan, Italy

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

PeachyPesco replied: "I found it incredibly boring while I was there. Pretty architecture, some cool history... but it seems like people there are mostly obsessed with shopping. The insane amount of pigeons and men throwing seeds on people was disgusting. Please let me know what you like about it, there has to be something I was missing!"

#31 Bratislava, Slovakia

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"For a capital city, there just is not a ton there. The castle looks like a Costco and the old town is small and unimpressive."

#33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"I went to the College Baseball World Series the last season at Rosenblatt and it was one of the best sporting events I have ever attended. Old Market downtown is fun with some good restaurants, they've got a riverfront park and the people are all very friendly."

#35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"People seem to stay max 2 days or just pass through when traveling to Siem Reap but I really like it. It has a weird "wild west" feel that I really enjoy."

#37 Vancouver, Canada

#1 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, #3 Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA, #5 Houston, Texas, USA, #7 Orlando, Florida, USA, #9 Detroit, Michigan, USA, #11 Jacksonville, Florida, USA, #13 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, #15 Brussels, Belgium, #17 Singapore, #19 Manila, Philippines, #21 Nagoya, Japan, #23 Stockholm, Sweden, #25 Zagreb, Croatia, #27 Bogotá, Colombia, #29 Milan, Italy, #31 Bratislava, Slovakia, #33 Omaha, Nebraska, USA, #35 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, #37 Vancouver, Canada

"It was the most boring city I have ever been to. Was there for three months, 10 years ago. Most clubs close at 12 and the ones with extra long opening hours closed at 01:00."

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