Comment by nkozyra

> You definitely won't get 'Southern Charm' or small town feel in NYC.

This is true but also because the US is geographically and culturally diverse this is impossible in any given city. And that applies equally to none-touristy cities. You're not going to get a broad sense of America from Oklahoma City, either.

The smaller and more homogeneous the country, the easier it is to generalize and get a sense from even a single sample point.