US cities to visit without a car
Most American cities are built for driving, leaving tourists who skip car rentals stranded with unreliable transit systems like Los Angeles. Choosing the wrong destination leads to wasted vacation time and expensive rideshares just to get across town. Visitors need cities with comprehensive rail or subway networks to actually enjoy the trip without a vehicle.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Relying on a mix of public transport and ride-sharing services like Uber
- 2Renting a car despite wanting to avoid driving
- 3Taking rideshares like Uber everywhere
- 4Using public transit such as the local trolley and buses
- 5Using hop-on-hop-off sightseeing tours
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I was very disappointed by LA and public transport wasn‘t good at all.”source ↗
“We would like to take our kids to the Zoo, also to stroll along the Old Town. We've thought about renting a car but it looks like parking fees are charged almost everywhere, and I'm little bit afraid of driving in a foreign country.”source ↗
“Is it safe (top priority) and easy to just take public transit from airport area to the places that I mentioned? Or I just Uber everywhere?”source ↗
“I will travel with my gf, but we dont want a car.”source ↗
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