Phoenix - The Largest Suburb in America.

I agree, it's like Phoenix's buildings couldn't decide whether they belonged in downtown or midtown so they just scattered themselves up Central

I like the view from South Mountain Park, especially near sunset, but people in the Valley of the Sun do not want to be in the literally-empty downtown. I remember going to the top of the Hyatt Regency, and seeing the fenced area for homeless folks - being the largest congregation of people downtown! The extensive heat is also a deterrent to walking around or sitting at outdoor cafes. All the action is in the East Valley, with Scottsdale being the star. I had rental houses in PHX, and usually stayed at Loewe's Paradise Valley Resort, as they had great rates then, and it was close to most of my rentals in Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, and 2 in Scottsdale. I got up at sunrise to take a run with the view of Camelback, and then a swim in the pool, before the heavy heat arrived. The spring in the desert is amazing, the winter very pleasant, but the never-ending summer is just too hot and too brown for me. I prefer Palm Springs for desert - much less congested, more scenic, very compact, and 2 hours from the ocean and the pleasant temps of greater LA/SoCal. If you want an impressive view (not really a skyline per se), take the tram up San Jacinto Mountain, traveling thru 9 climatic zones - VERY impressive! It can be 95 at the base in Palm Springs, but snow on the ground at the top, with a jacket necessary.

@@RZFX619 True! I also liked the outdoor patio at Tapatio on Squaw Peak - a great place for a sunset cocktail, complete with a firepit, for the cooler months!

Can’t be worse than San Jose

I took a night tour of NY, and crossing the Manhattan bridge, I couldn't believe my eyes.

My neck hurt from watching the skyline in Chicago on the way outta town. Mind bogglingly huge.

Driving into nyc from New Jersey has a similar effect

Been to 19 of 25. For me, NYC = most impressive, Chicago = most breathtakingly beautiful.

I would say the same about NYC, driving into Manhattan on the Queensboro bridge. The sheer density and scale just took my breath away.

Lakeshore Dr is such a boner killer though. That should be space for pedestrians on the waterfront and maybe another CTA rail line.

Toronto as well. The view from the island is frankly one of the most gorgeous views of a city I've ever seen.

I was there a month ago and it is my new favorite City.. breathtaking

@@eriklakeland3857 I wish it wasn’t there, but beyond LSD is an entire chain of lakefront green space, pedestrian and bike paths which run almost the entire length of the lake front. I’d say it’s a decent compromise between ethical urbanism and our car centric society

You just have to commute in a bulletproof car

Rights?

One million population is nothing in Asia. It's not a city, it's a town.

@@enzhus in North America it’s a on the a small city in the big city category

@DICK LONG ten, you missed San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, and San Jose

@DICK LONG The US tends not to consolidate the metropolitan area into one big city, so it can be misleading to consider only the central city. It's much more meaningful to use the metro population. For example, the population of Miami proper is less than 400k, but the metro area is over 6 million.

i live in miami and you are so right

Miami's skyline should be in the Top 10. It currently ranks 3rd. in skyscrapers over 500+ feet / 152+ meters in the US.

@@xoxxobob61 i agree

@@thevictors6724 When you drive out of South Beach on the MacArthur Causeway over the bridge to Miami the skyline is nothing short of Impressive.

@@xoxxobob61 I know it’s a beautiful area

That really only applies to Toronto and Vancouver for they have no real Estate. I live in Edmonton, and we along with Calgary sprawl like weed as two major cities in our country. I can't imagine Ottawa or Montreal are that urbanized either.

Vancouver is the most beautiful city I have ever visited. It looks like a great place to live. I would move there if I could.

Central Canada has a longer and colder winter than the USA. Living in a high-rise apartment building there would make a lot of sense in those conditions.

@@MrDEWaters Surprisingly, it is the opposite ,with exceptions to Greater Toronto and Vancouver, where our cities sprawl quite alarmingly.

@@timothychung4811 Montreal & Ottawa are extremely walkable

Dolfanchambers84, I always loved Pittsburgh, with their great hills to view the city from. Unfortunately, I've only been there once, but have always been impressed by it's interesting triangle shape. I also like the fact that it's a cool city that is in a very rural area (isn't Goblers Notch nearby ?) Fun Fact: Stephan King based the book version of "Christine" in Pittsburgh.

@@mousetreehouse6833 Gobblers Knob is located in Punxsutawney and its about an hour and half outside Pittsburgh .

Idk. It’s a cool one but I definitely think it was ranked too high. It’s not better than San frans by any means.

We finally got there 3 years ago and fell in love with Pittsburgh. Can’t wait to get back there.

It’s skyline is quite small though

It's funny how hearing him discuss populations really highlights the difference between how Canada and the US calculate where metro areas begin and end.

Who knew about Edmonton? I’m a Canada fan..nice people.

​@@RM-sd2jx Our family has lived in Edmonton since 1920. Thanks for the mention.

That’s by far the best vantage point for Pittsburgh

But I hate tunnels lol

Yinz'll be impressed n'at. That's Dahntahn!

@@christophermoran7429 The tunnel view is awesome, but so is the view from Grandview Avenue - appropriately named!

Also from Mt Washington and the incline, it is spectacular! I think Vancouver is more spectacular than Toronto, too, as it has those beautiful mountains and lots of water. It is my favorite city in North America, and I have been to all 50 states, and every province, except PEI & Newfoundland.

It really is refreshing. Lolll I thought I had a problem because I’m so interested in skylines and didn’t really think it was something that other people are into. I literally used to think I was weird cuzza my obsession over them lolll

@@KingSkIpDaGoat your not weird it's good to be interested in skylines.

Cities Skylines players appreciate good skylines as well

Join your skyscraper forums. Lots of like minded people.

This is why I'm happy I grew up in Colorado. I have my appreciation for mountains and nature but am fascinated by cities and there skylines.

English? As in your ancestors are native to England?

Hope you can make it back soon!

It should’ve been like Chicago or Houston. The airports aren’t close to where the skyscrapers are. When I took a flight and had to stop and Chicago to wait for another flight, I was so excited to see skyscrapers and stuff but I didn’t see any at all.

@@worstgamer1162 if you’re ever on the Dan Ryan Expressway, you have one of the best views of the skyline. It looks incredible, especially at night

Pheonix is in the middle of a desert. No matter how far away the airport is, the city wouldn't grow much larger due to the climate. not many people would enjoy living in a hot dry desert 24/7.

@@peepeetrain8755 phoenix is the most rapidly growing city in the us

The San Diego airport is right next to downtown. That hasn't prevented the development of skyscrapers, just forced height limits. But many people are living in those downtown towers now, mostly in East Village and Little Italy.

I've lived in San Antonio for 25 years and I have never heard Dallas' Reunion Tower referred to as a microphone

Never in my life either lol. If anything, everyone calls it “the ball.”

I’ve only ever heard the ball or reunion tower

Born and raised here for 45 years, I’ve never heard that. It’s either “The Ball” or Reunion Tower.

No one all the Reunion Tower that. Where did you get your facts from?

Even Jersey City's skyline across the Hudson beats out most downtowns

@@VidaBlue317 if it was able to stand alone

True

i live an hour away in south east wisconsin, driving down I-94 straight into the skyline never gets old

I drive to ohare airport yearly and the night city is huge and seems to be never ending when driving through it

Even better is heading north on Dan Ryan after 55. It curves at an angle and you get an amazing view of the entire downtown area!

First time I saw chicago's skyline I was driving from home (Minneapolis) to the east coast. It was pretty cool. I wouldn't describe it as beautiful, but it was damn impressive. After driving through the night, I arrived in New York City.

Pittsburgh may be best

Same here. I've eaten in the rotating restaurant in REUNION TOWER.

@@richardjohnson8197 ive always called it the spinny tower

Me too, I’m actually from Fort Worth but I’ve never heard it called that. Definitely going to start though lol.

My older sisters called it the giant fireball when they were very little, and I called it the Microphone 🤣🤣

@@christianherrera4729 I called it a microphone when I was like 4-5

I agree. New York has thankfully kept some of their best old buildings, while meshing th with newer styles. I wish they had kept the old Penn Station. That looked incredible in pictures I've seen

Boston is like that too, but unfortunately is held back by the fact that Chicago and New York are significantly better skylines. Boston is great, but doesn’t compare

@@matthewtaylor1785 I'm no expert on Boston, but what it lacks in skyline, it makes up for in gorgeous neighborhoods

@@VidaBlue317 oh you’re 100% right on that. While I’ve only been there once that is one of the main things I remember about it and why it’s in my top 3 favorite cities (behind New York and Toronto). I plan on going back finally next year to find out if I’m right

@@matthewtaylor1785 Part of the issue is that Toronto, New York, and Chicago are mostly in a line compared to Boston, which is clustered.

Honestly, I like Chicago's skyline better than New York's. New York's is TOO big, impossible to frame well. Also, there's not as much color in the New York skyline as there is in the Chicago skyline.

I agree, especially at night. I’m lucky to see it whenever I want.

As a Chicagoan, my favorite is riding the Brown Line L train around the loop and passing the buildings. Really beautiful site.

@@huntrrams I would say the best view and its not even close, is the orange line, the train takes a curve from and to Roosevelt giving a round view of the entire skyline, at night its just inspiring to say the least

@@chicago4tw438 same I live here and was born here chicago is home home love my city and county imo we have the best skyline in the country and North America

I agree - the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City is an impressive sight.

I live in eastern Allegheny County and when I bring new visitors from the airport through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, they can't believe the view, especially at night.

Frl

Yes it was my surprise and selling point of Pittsburgh...only city I know with an entrance like that

@@athleticguy15 The best time to come through the Fort Pitt Tunnel is at evening (nautical?) twilight, when blue light illuminates all the west-facing glass on PPG Place, which is front and center when you emerge from the tunnel.

Yea it’s not bad I do believe it can get better one day once we fix the crime issue

More like a clean classy version of Toronto

Just like how Chicago’s “pizza” is better too?

Your crime rate may disagree with you on that one

Ditto. It was fabulous at night. Unfortunately I was driving and couldn't really stare at it, but what I saw was great!

I know. Denver has a really cool downtown. I've been there multiple times. I'm a Coloradan also

i also live in denver

I wouldn't say that for the whole city, but it's getting a lot better fast!

The city is one of the fastest growing now a days with the job market. Building wise it is not going as fast as some would like. But with our specialty steel, medical, plastic, technology, arts, education, and sports we are seeing a lot of growth. Plus now gambling is starting up with legalized casinos, not to mention our food, and music scenes are on the rise.

Coming out of those tunnels for the first time or coming down the hill around that curve on 376......amazing.

@@johnloughner6572 I heard population was still declining in Pittsburgh.

@@californiamade5608 according to census’ it is, but living in Pittsburgh, there’s more construction than every before (there used to be none lol) and you can just tell it’s growing again.

I first saw it while riding in a car over the Eads Bridge shortly after it was completed. One of the 2 or 3 truly great pieces of post-WW II monumental public art in the U.S.

St. Louis actually has a more impressive downtown skyline than most people know. Most all of the photos of downtown STL are centered on the Arch and are taken from the East. From that perspective, especially when taken at river level, most of the high rises and skyscrapers are left out. When you see downtown from the south, north, or west, you see more of the buildings and get a better perspective of the cluster. Still, the skyscrapers are a bit spaced out and the skyline would be more impressive if they had been built closer together. Like many big cities, St. Louis has a secondary “downtown” area in Clayton. As a suburb, Downtown Clayton actually has a pretty impressive skyline, one that rivals stand alone cities like Des Moines, Wichita, or Omaha.

Kahinur Nessa and remind me... where are you from?

Kahinur Nessa lol ur probably from like Gary Indiana lmao.

iGarbage City destroyed his career lol

Kahinur Nessa lol we’re you from Englewood or something 😂 the Gold Coast is where I’m from and I think everyone can agree that’s it’s better than Dallas

@@brooksboules9032 Yeah Chicago is great, it's my favorite US city I've been to. I think the skyline is even better than NYC.

Before all of the construction building new skyscrapers in the downtown over the past 5 years, Los Angeles was very disappointing and underwhelming. Now?! After all of the additions of new skyscrapers?? Los Angeles FINALLY is starting to look like a major competitor! Wasn't too impressed with LA 5 or 6 years ago. Today? I love how DTLA looks! It's a massive improvement.

its ok but much better now OFC due to the restrictions for Earthquakes its spread out

If you ever go there, you can climb it, too.

Well no. Montréal comes from the french for mount royal, which is Mont-Royal

Mont Royal is an ancient volcanic neck and you see two more in the flat farm land to the south off in the distance. Seeing a "Mountain" on an island city makes it unique

that's extremely cringy

@@serbansaredwood True, but the even older french is Mont-Real

I came here to say the same thing! This guy has clearly never tried the toasted ravoli. ;)

I feel like without the arch it would be pretty average. I still agree, it should be on this list!

idk it’s just the arch… not much of a skyline

St louis has the arch and busch stadium... barely anything else

@@michaelsuzio4364 St. Louis has a lot of older architecture that isn't really in the skyline, except for the Courthouse.

canada doesnt have as many large cities so skyscrapers are concentrated

Panama City, Panama has a worthy skyline for this list.

Miami, Honolulu and Vancouver all have a lot of condos in their skylines. I don't like them either, and personally I wouldn't have put Honolulu in this list at all. But as he said, it's all a matter of taste

The only worthy skyline in CA would be Panama 🇵🇦 That’s it …

Yeah, Honolulu’s skyline is just a bunch of boxes. Sure, there’s a lot of them but nothing stands out. Diamond Head and the Pacific Ocean are a gorgeous backdrop, but the architecture isn’t impressive. St. Louis would have been a better choice.

True! It’s really cool seeing them from down the hills!

That view from the GG Rec Area in Marin is fabulous! It is an extremely photogenic city, until you get to all the govt-created slums and shantytowns. Very sad how idiot politicians have killed a great city!

@@jdhjimbo it’s still a beautiful city. Stop involving politics

@@californiamade5608 Politics has a lot to do with the quality of life in any city, and that quality of life has gone down a great deal in the past 50 years. It also has become a city inaccessible to the middle class. Its terrible politics is exactly what created that, and the politicians seem oblivious to the problems.

Especially from a boat on the Bay at night.

As a Pittsburgher, you’ll love it. There’s tons to do, but it’s small enough where it’s still quiet enough at night, very safe, and has absolutely no traffic. Tons of nice suburbs outside the city as well, such as Hampton, Pine, McCandless, Waterfront, and Cranberry

We’re called the birthplace of the skyscraper

Louis Sullivan is mainly responsible for the development of the Skyscraper. He came up with the idea of using a steel frame to make up the structure of a building instead of bearing masonry walls. He was a famous Chicago architect.

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Same! I love everything about Vancouver, the liberal vibe, and the skyline is my personal favorite in North America and maybe in the world

San Francisco has proposed a 992 foot tower and they have a stalled project that was supposed to be 910 feet, waiting on a buyer. Then the other one is called parcel F at 806 feet. It is suppose to break ground before the end of this year.

@@californiamade5608 ok ok I can't wait to see how it turns out

Absolutely. I just visited Chicago and was blown away by the immense, soaring skyline. And you nailed it, downtown Chicago welcomes you in. It’s a beautiful area that was made for living, working, and enjoying the city. Surprisingly clean, landscaped, and manicured for such a huge metropolis. Such beautiful sprawling parks and public spaces. It’s like Chicago actually wants you to stay there, instead of just heading out to the suburbs.

Love taking my boat to the beach west of cedar point

Top Thrill Dragster acts as their skyscraper lol

Even if you're not a fan of thrill rides, that trip on the causeway out to Cedar Point peninsula provides some iconic views.

Hell yeah

Touche

I do wish they were a bit higher since he called a few cities above them disappointing.

@@TheObsidianX But that was disappointing relative to their size, that doesn't mean they are necessarily worse. NYC and London are of similar populations, but looking at the skyline you'd assume NYC is substantially larger

@@bigbabado8296 Doing the flight back from NYC to Toronto is only 1 hour; you fly directly over Manhattan. Manhattan makes Toronto's downtown core seem tiny in comparison.

Calgary's looks better on a clear day with Rocky Mountains in background. Didn't show that in your pictures.

Cap, they kinda looked boring. It should have been Nashville

Where is the best place to view it from within the gta? Like caughan or maple maybe richmond hill?

Imo the best place to view the Toronto skyline is actually the Toronto Islands.@@zevbronshteyn4992

I know I was like wtf, he's gotta be joking

As much as Toronto is growing, nobody will ever take over NYC...lol. I believe in 10 years we'll be a solid second. The other thing about Toronto, is that it's very spread out. For example, two of the tallest building are way up in North York so you don't even see them in the the skyline. Even some of the big ones near Yonge and Dundas and Yonge and Bloor can't be seen from the view off the lake.

I hope they get Rail Deck Park built ASAP which would add a ton of greenspace to the waterfront. That's much needed with all the new residents coming in. Also, the many railroad tracks and Gardiner Expressway are huge physical barriers disconnecting the Waterfront from the Financial District. Rail Deck Park would go a long way to reconnecting those areas. They desperately need more subway lines as well. They should've had something like the Ontario Line decades ago and I fear more bickering and delays will kill it again.

@@eriklakeland3857 I actually like seeing the railroad tracks that lead into Union station...lol, but rail deck park will be built very soon and cover it up. It will look pretty cool though, making us even more like a mini NY with a big park right in the middle of downtown.

I second this. It looks MUCH better in person and from ground level. Also, the stock pictures never show all of the buildings lit up. I live in Dallas and my absolute favorite thing is when the Reunion Tower “blinks/flashes” to the beat of my music. Really hard not to speed down the highway when that happens. Lol

Amazing that he mentioned some of the smaller skylines of other cities then completely skipped over some of our other major skylines. Uptown was an obvious miss, but Greenway Plaza, Memorial, and the Energy Corridor are also up there (tho obviously not as big). Plus, our third tallest in the city in Uptown-Williams Tower-is the tallest building outside of a CBD at least in the US, if not North America, and at one point the world. It’s also incredibly gorgeous.

Thank you...I been to most the American cities and few have the large feeling houston has when coming in from 45 or 59...especially In the late evening...ps I can’t stand Dallas lol

Atlanta has the same issue as it has 4 skylines - downtown, midtown, buckhead, and perimeter. I think it is pretty common with metro areas with lots of room to grow.

Greenway Plaza is a nice little area. Dallas also has little pockets of highrises along the DNT and 75.

Yes, when I visited Houston it gobsmacked me that we’d drive and drive and keep encountering separate skylines. It seemed like there were more than three. Never saw that anywhere else.

I hear ya. I was flying into LaGuardia on the 4th of July several years ago. I was half asleep when the pilot announced that those of us on the left side of the plane were in for a treat. I opened my eyes, peered out the window, and watched at the annual fireworks show began below us. I swear that pilot somehow slowed that plane to a crawl, taking a VERY wide turn up the East River so that we could see the most breathtaking view of NYC I've ever seen in the 50+ years i lived there. I actually got choked up at how beautiful it looked and all the time and effort that went into to building that amazing skyline.

Anyone who thinks Chicago's skyline is better then NY isn't all there.

You're absolutely right,Chicago is the most beautiful city in North America, period.

@@ibrahimcehajic Almost as good as NY.

@@ibrahimcehajic the Chicago suburbs are what truly impress me

NYC when it had the twin towers was impressive. Now, it's just a collection of moderately tall buildings crammed on an island. Chicago has depth and height and is spread out against a great lake. It is so far superior to NYC. Not even close...

The Brooklyn Bridge look-a-like is also impressive, which you now can see from the Great American ballpark, too. I always liked seeing Cinci on I-75 coming from No Ky. It is also a handy downtown to get around.

Cincinnati's skyline is so underrated in my opinion. Then again, I live near there, so maybe I'm biased.

@@TheOneGuy1111 Cincinnati overall is pretty underrated. I love Fountain Square, the ballparks on the river, and the downtown cultural attractions, along with breakfast at First Watch. I often stayed in Blue Ash for business, but on pleasure trips, I liked the downtown core and one of the great hotels there.

I was thinking the exact same thing. Downtown looks so much different now. Those pics are old. I’ve also been in Dallas my whole life and never heard of the reunion tower being called gods microphone.

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Yea didn’t get any good shots of New York either

Yeah, Dallas have so many new skyscrapers.

He used old outdated pictures for all of the cities. It's almost like he went to the local library and photocopied these pics out of some old encyclopedias. Lol.

Thanks. I did consider the major 3 Mexican cities and although they have had a lot of improvements and development I don't think the visual skylines are quite up to the level of the major American and Canadian cities yet. I actually was going to make this video a top 50 but it would've dragged on way too long. I had Monterrey at 28, Mexico City at 31, and Guadalajara at 35. I didn't want to leave Mexico out but I just couldn't quite fit one of those cities in.

Also the distribution of skyscrapers in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara is very different and skylines are formed in any part of the cities instead of concentrating on a single point as in American cities, we can observe this very well in Ciudad Mexico where skyscrapers are built in several financial districts, in the center as Reforma, in the south as Insurgentes or in the mountains as Santa Fe and Interlomas.

Mexico City, IMO, would be in the top 6 or 7 NA skylines. Guadalajara and Monterrey somewhere between 10 and 15. Panama City, Panama would be in the top 5.

SuperRack The skylines in Mexico are very different and are still too new. Give it more time and they’ll look like more complete. Mexico City doesn’t really have a skyline because all of its buildings are in different locations. Same goes for Monterrey although the mountains make it the most unique of the three. Guadalajara has a better skyline but it isn’t developed well enough to be put on the list. It’s neighboring city, Zapopan has a decent skyline with unique buildings but it’s rather small compared to the mega skylines in US and Canada. The skylines in US and Canada are in the city cores and they are called downtowns while in Mexico the downtowns are the historic centers (which is cool) and the buildings are located in newer areas (reminds me of Paris).

Yeah I get the Mexican cities maybe but he didn’t include Panama City either which has a great skyline. Also Honolulu technically isn’t in the North American continent, just in the US.

Toronto has the same problem with the CN Tower. Most people don't realize how tall some of the buildings are because the CN Tower dwarfs everything else.

yeah the Arch should have catapulted St. Louis above many of the others. I'd think top 10.

I could not believe cities like Honolulu were included but not St. Louis! The skyline is beautiful and is even better now with the huge Ferris wheel they just built.

It's beautiful. I'm super sad it's not here. If we're after Reunion Tower or the Space Needle or whatever's going on in Vegas, the Arch should get a pass.

Yeah...sort of a bogus list when Detroit is on the list as one of the top 25 skylines, but St. Louis is not. Sure, St. Louis has its issues, but it really does have a beautiful skyline.

I think he’s talking about big cluster skylines like NYC and Chicago and i don’t think Mexico has that

Joseph I agree. The cities in Mexico don’t have downtowns like we do. Their downtowns are where the historic colonial buildings are and they don’t build skyscrapers next to the downtowns. Their high rises are spread out throughout the city. Guadalajara has a satellite city with a decent skyline but it’s not big enough to be put into the list. It has some unique looking buildings but the area only takes up like four blocks.

Panama City, Panama should also be included.

@@opheliavalentine6058 I agree. The logic behind high-rises and skyscrapers in Mexico is somehow more similar to Europe. They preserve the downtown to be an historic neighborhood with old colonial buildings, and create several financial districts spread through out the city, each one of them having about four or five high-rises, instead of concentrate everything in a single downtown area. For example Mexico City has about 30 skyscrapers (Above 150 m) that is more than enough to create a pretty decent skyline, but they are spread throughout the city in 6 different financial districts (Polanco, Nápoles, Santa Fe, Reforma, Petróleos, Interlomas and Coyoacán) and that's why the don't form a single skyline.

@@eduardof7322 yes. I did mention that in another comment I posted. Mexican cities do resemble the European cities. Especially cities like Guadalajara and a few others.

I agree

yes it’s only clean at night mostly😁😁makes ton of sence😁😁😁

The Magnificent Mile and Gold Coast areas are wonderful, but do not stray too far south or west, if you value safety!

I was also surprised by how clean Boston was, and how dirty Austin was. Edit* Also very surprisingly Philadelphia was much cleaner than I expected

You should visit one day! Tons to do here

Wow very good observation, I been to both Tokyo and Atlanta and they both have spread out skylines. I thought I was the only one who noticed that.

True

Earthquakes don’t have anything to do with it.

I was curious to see if it was on this list simply because of the contrast with the prairieland. But then as the vid started and the first few were noted I was like, this is all large metro areas. Then I actually laughed quite loudly when he said Des Moines at #1. Only because that was one of the reasons...was thinking it could be that small town outlier lol. Ah, not to be but so funny that he "included" it!

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The Seattle skyline is especially impressive when you approach it via ferry from one of the islands or the Kitsap peninsula.

No offence but Detroit probably has one of the ugliest downtowns and street condition quality in North America. Lived there for one year and was a huge disappointment.

The rest of the skyline is trash though

The best view of the Arch is from East St. Louis and no one wants to go to East St. Louis.

@@pavementthetypingbear5709 you should check out the skyline more recently. It’s really impressive with a new Ferris Wheel and a brand new office building just a few blocks north of the tower that lights up brilliantly during the night.

@@pavementthetypingbear5709 but the arch is still better on its own than literally half the list, a lot of these are very boring skylines that you can't pick out from a line up, but St. Louis is very recognizable, it just doesn't make sense

@@JKDC97 I have been to st louis in the past year and while i actually like the city quite a bit its skyline is pretty flat and spread out for the most part. Dont mean to spread any sort of hate for the city but I dont think it justifies a place for one monument

@@redgrapeskins chicago/new york/etc fan aren't you. Laugh all you want, but detroit (at least downtown/mudtown/new center) has a lot happening right now. Took my mother through there a few months before she died and she didn't recognize it then and she worked at the old Hudson department store for quite a few years back in the day. With all the buildings that were torn down and others built in its place (esp the last 10-20 years) it's changed quite a bit. It's my hometown and I'm proud of the city and proud to have been born there. If a job came about id move there in a heartbeat. Is it perfect? Hell no far from it, but I'd pick detroit over chicago/new york/LA/Houston/etc in a heartbeat

@Anime Sage!: If cost of living is any indicator . . . San Diego is (sadly) far from underrated. I've lived there 5 separate times (Hillcrest). Wish it were more underrated so that I could afford to move back . . .

@@QED_ aw man I never thought about the price, well at least the city looks beautiful right?or is it the opposite?

yeah I went to San Diego like 4 years ago, I loved it, it's a big city but it doesn't really feel like a big city at all like the way that neighboring LA does.

San Diego is dope af! I believe it's the largest US city with a Republican mayor, and therefore it has much lower crime and homeless rates than the other big cities in California.

I love SD. I love taking the fam down to SD from CenCal.

With the ice district coming into form it will even better in 5-10 years

yes, with Stantec and jp Marriott even better

And then there's the woodlands chillin with it's big boy monies. If Houstons competing skylines came together in downtown it would look absolutely nuts. Especially with williams tower and the memorial hermann tower by the memorial mall. Although I think I like the separate skyline concept as it makes the city feel less central and more so like several cities within a city.

Thank U

Don’t forget Sugarland & Katy Freeway

There's some law in DC that states that no buildings can be higher than the Washington Monument, which is why DC has no tall buildings.

@@StickyJumper yeah I know that, great city but still lame because of some lame law

vancouver isn’t boring. i visited a few years ago and thought it was a really nice city with a nice skyline

@Pablo Sosa hate it or love it

@@littycommittee1071 city itself is nice, skyline looks just dull. Copy paste apartments

Not that huge. If it was built like the proposed 912 feet then it would be huge

how does it not?

I love Vegas. The only desert city on the list and the only one with a pyramid and mock ups of the world.

It truly doesn’t he could’ve replaced it with a a real good city

@@opheliavalentine6058 ya it’s also the only city that is carrying Nevada

@@boundlessmatter4361 you could say the same thing abt illinois and new york state

Yes. A nice looking bridge can make a huge difference for the overall look of the city.

Pittsburgh is a really nice skyline, especially with a entrance