AirTran: 10 Things You Must Do in Jax

[CityLife]

I-10, here are some photo essays of Sarasota from MJ, and I don't think they can do it any justice. There is a lot of public art, a downtown Whole Foods, shops, bars, vibrancy, and nice architecture. It's a very desirable place to live and visit, especially for wealthy transplants. Not as authentic Old Florida as places like Key West, St. Auggie, New Smyrna, and others, but still a very nice place.

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2011-jun-discover-sarasota

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2006-jul-learning-from-sarasota

[CityLife]

You're right despised miiight be a little strong, but there is a lot of resentment amongst native New Yorkers. My Dad's family is from New York and my wife's family is from Jersey/New York and I've heard a lot of negative talk from them. Especially when people are asking about what to see/do in the city. I've been there three times in 5 years and it gets worse every time. It is still something to see/do in the city, but it has dropped significantly down the list and will probably fall off it in 5 or 10 years if it keeps getting cheesier.

Sorry to take the thread off track...back to the topic at hand.

[tufsu1]

Speaking of Times Square, I read an article the other day about the new pedestrian space that's been created....apparently it is rather difficult to navigate for the visually impaired.

as for faux "urban" entertainment areas, I'm in Cincy right now....they have something called Newport on the Levee (across the river in KY)....there was a festival going on there today and the place was packed...and sadly, other than the baseball stadium area, downtown Cincy was empty.

[Adam W]

Do locals in any city really hang out in the tourist traps?

I suppose if Times Square had something worthwhile (like a good museum), the maybe there would be a reason for the average New Yorker to visit once in awhile. As pretty much everything there is geared towards tourists, they have no real incentive.

But that doesn't mean it shouldn't make the list of places to visit in NYC if you're a tourist. It is world-famous, "despised" or not.

[Dog Walker]

St. Armand's Circle!