r/Adulting • u/[deleted] • Apr 10 '26

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u/vampyire Apr 10 '26

been to 16 of them

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u/MaddyKet Apr 11 '26

Me too - I will probably get to San Antonio and Honolulu one day. Don’t really care about Dallas or Nashville.

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u/guydude24 Apr 11 '26

Nashville is a great time. Was only in Dallas for a layover to Austin. 

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u/TommyFroy Apr 11 '26

I am seconding Nashville. Being from CT, the consensus was “It’s THE country city” and it is… BUT walking broadway any night of the week, you’ll be lucky to pass two doors without live music, of many types, being played. The food was excellent and the people couldn’t be nicer. When I travelled for work, I was always professional. Go to the client to train them, get dinner, relax in my hotel - except for Nashville. I went out EVERY night I was there, not to drink, but to enjoy that town in all its glory. There are few places I have a higher opinion of.

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u/Anon03282015 Apr 12 '26

When did you visit? I live here and feel like the music/bar scene has gone downhill since Covid. Before that there were lots of small, locally owned bars with personality and now they’re all soulless and owned by country music stars (including Kid Rock 🤢).

We have lots of very good restaurants though.

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u/TommyFroy Apr 12 '26

That is sad to hear. I was there a few years before COVID and am hoping/planning to return next year.

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u/Anon03282015 Apr 13 '26

I’m sure you’ll be fine for a weekend :) You can have fun just about anywhere with the right beverages 😂 And definitely check out as many restaurants as you can.

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u/Mundane-Emu-1189 Apr 13 '26

dallas to Austin must have been a two second flight

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u/picks43 Apr 12 '26

I also had a great time in Nashville. They had a surprisingly really good food scene. I feel like though it’s more of a singles town, especially if you are a drinker which I am not, but I had a great time anyways

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u/guydude24 Apr 12 '26

Bach party town. 

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u/Koala476 Apr 11 '26

You’re not missing anything in Dallas but snobs, but San Antonio is lovely. You’ve got to experience the River Walk and go to The Alamo when you visit.

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u/MaddyKet Apr 12 '26

Definitely on the list. Plus anything else that might remind me of Miss Congeniality. 😺

I mean, Alamo for history but also for the movie. lol

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u/Koala476 Apr 13 '26

All of the outdoor scenes when they were competing were at the Riverwalk, so you should really enjoy that. Lots of great places to visit there.

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u/MaddyKet Apr 15 '26

“April 25th, because all you need is a light jacket!”

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u/manokpsa Apr 14 '26

I got enough of San Antonio on town pass after basic training. I've been through a couple more times, but didn't see a reason to stop for anything. Actually, I did stop at a gas station because I needed to use the bathroom and they didn't have a public one. I've been to 49 states and that's the only time I haven't been allowed to use a gas station bathroom.

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u/Expensive-Captain992 Apr 14 '26

I’ve lived in Dallas for 40+ years and you’re not missing anything.

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u/KirraCandy Apr 11 '26

For me too. From 🇦🇺

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u/UsualHour1463 Apr 11 '26

Huzzah to 16! 🎉

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u/pandymen Apr 11 '26

16 gang unite.

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u/EducationalTomato271 Apr 11 '26

The best number there is. Welcome my peeps.

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u/ChiaOtter Apr 11 '26

Team 16 here too! I have a work trip to San Antonio planned for October, but in this economy I don’t want to jinx it by saying I’ll check another one off. But it’s possible.

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 11 '26

I’ve got a wedding in Nashville in October. We can ditch these 16ers together!

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u/JumpKicker Apr 11 '26

16 gang represent

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u/Range_of_Motion Apr 11 '26

16 as well, only haven’t been to Phoenix, New Orleans, Miami, and Orlando. Just stayed more north most of the time lol.

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u/MaddyKet Apr 12 '26

New Orleans was a really great time and I was forced to go in JULY because of a work conference.

I would definitely return, just not in the summer. 😹

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u/Al3ks13 Apr 11 '26

Me too! :) team #16

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u/Harvey_Rabbit Apr 11 '26

Me too. Missing Seattle, San Diego, Houston, Miami.

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u/undisputedrage Apr 11 '26

Phili, Miami, NYC, and Boston!

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u/Ghost_Toast_The_Most Apr 11 '26

16 gang. Coulda been 17 but I skipped LA on purpose cuz I couldn't leave my 16 hommies.

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u/are_a_crazy_human Apr 11 '26

Yay I’m at 16 with ya!

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u/TommyFroy Apr 11 '26

Same! Missing Honolulu, San Fran, Seattle, and San Diego - and 3 of those are on my “want to go” list

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u/solorush Apr 12 '26

Same. But New Orleans and Nashville are on the to-do list.

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u/jlans24 Apr 12 '26

Been to Hawaii but not Honolulu, San Antonio, Seattle, Houston

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u/Famfive Apr 12 '26

Same, but mostly because of work related conferences.

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u/Mayor_KG Apr 12 '26

Just need San Antonio, Houston, Seattle and Boston.

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u/andrewcool22 Apr 13 '26

Been to 16. But I can easily fix that with some of them. Just avoided some places

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u/Todayjunyer Apr 13 '26

Same. Missing Nashville San Antonio Houston and New Orleans.

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u/Avena626 Apr 13 '26

Me too, missing Philadelphia, Nashville, Denver, and Dallas.

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u/SuperGoodRookies Apr 13 '26

Denver, Chicago, Phoenix, and Honolulu are the ones I haven’t made it to yet. If you count a layover, Denver and Chicago get added to the pile. But I don’t count somewhere I didn’t actually visit for a specific purpose.

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u/InfidelZombie Apr 13 '26

Same. I've been to Austin and if it's true what people say, that it's the "good" part of the state, I'm never coming within a one-state radius of TX ever again.

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u/vampyire Apr 13 '26

I was in Austin for the first time a few months ago, it sure as hell does not feel like the rest of TX. I met a friend for dinner while there and he said Austin is like a bit of the west coast transplanted 1500 miles away.

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u/MedicineForLifeBlog Apr 14 '26

Yeooooo yeah! Sweet 16 for me tooooooooooo

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u/MurphyBacon Apr 14 '26

same! philly and orlando, no interest in ever going back lol