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Most have lake, rivers, or access to an ocean. If not this, they have mountains or other natural features. If you're living in a barren wasteland, I suggest you

Most have lake, rivers, or access to an ocean. If not this, they have mountains or other natural features. If you're living in a barren wasteland, I suggest you get outta there! Let's take a typical american city, cleveland ohio. Plenty of trails: http://www.traillink.com/city/cleveland-oh-trails.aspx http://www.traillink.com/city/cleveland-oh-trails.aspx Beaches: http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/06/the_10_best_beaches_on_ohios_l.html#0 http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/06/the_10_bes... Parks: http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/Recreation/Hiking-and-Walking-12.aspx http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/Main/Recreation/Hiking-an...

Throwaway23412 10y ago
What makes a typical American city? One could argue that the second largest city in Ohio is not a typical city.
- wdmeldon 10y ago
  Cleveland doesn't have much going for it, but our parks and trails are truly incredible. The Cleveland Metroparks are a definite source of pride for North East Ohio.
- ItsDeathball 10y ago
  Tennessee Williams certainly agreed with buckbova: “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.”
- greenshackle 10y ago
  You're not wrong, but then again, the typical American doesn't live in a typical city (where typical = median). The average American city/town has a population of 20,000, yet 80% of the population lives in a metropolitan area. (http://www.newgeography.com/content/00242-america-more-small-town-we-think http://www.newgeography.com/content/00242-america-more-small...) If that's counterintuive, imagine the extreme case of a country with 100 cities of 10,000 residents, and one city of 10 million residents. The median city has 10,000 residents, yet 10 out of 11 millions live in the big city. If you are interested in the experiences of people as opposed to statistics about cities, the sort of city a typical American lives in is more interesting than a typical city.

Throwaway23412 10y ago

What makes a typical American city? One could argue that the second largest city in Ohio is not a typical city.

wdmeldon 10y ago
Cleveland doesn't have much going for it, but our parks and trails are truly incredible. The Cleveland Metroparks are a definite source of pride for North East Ohio.
ItsDeathball 10y ago
Tennessee Williams certainly agreed with buckbova: “America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.”
greenshackle 10y ago
You're not wrong, but then again, the typical American doesn't live in a typical city (where typical = median). The average American city/town has a population of 20,000, yet 80% of the population lives in a metropolitan area. (http://www.newgeography.com/content/00242-america-more-small-town-we-think http://www.newgeography.com/content/00242-america-more-small...) If that's counterintuive, imagine the extreme case of a country with 100 cities of 10,000 residents, and one city of 10 million residents. The median city has 10,000 residents, yet 10 out of 11 millions live in the big city. If you are interested in the experiences of people as opposed to statistics about cities, the sort of city a typical American lives in is more interesting than a typical city.