For bars and the like: It's not the bar (well, some and/or some places do have atmosphere), it's the people you meet.
If your visitors are from "out of town" in some significant fashion, and if they are nice enough that you don't think they'd be an imposition, arrange to meet with some of your friends.
Any place can become magical, if you're there with good people and making friends.
(Plus, someone's always doing something, or has some time free, and maybe they'll extend an invitation. (Just don't expect anything.))
P.S. This may be a bit OT, I realize, with respect to the idea of an online resource of things to do/see.
P.P.S. This is somewhat personality dependent, but when I visit my cousin in the Bay area, we end up stumbling into all kinds of small encounters because she simply, directly -- if politely -- asks questions. If something peaks her curiosity, she simply asks. She has no fear!
Walking through Chinatown, we decide to try some tea with tapioca balls -- she's heard they're useful in dieting. She asks some questions of the server. We also end up talking with one of the other customers. A random "tourist" encounter turns into a few pleasant minutes learning a number of things and getting a bit of the local "vibe".
Multiply that by several-fold through the day, and it ends up being a pretty interesting day. Thanks, cous'!
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For bars and the like: It's not the bar (well, some and/or some places do have atmosphere), it's the people you meet.
If your visitors are from "out of town" in some significant fashion, and if they are nice enough that you don't think they'd be an imposition, arrange to meet with some of your friends.
Any place can become magical, if you're there with good people and making friends.
(Plus, someone's always doing something, or has some time free, and maybe they'll extend an invitation. (Just don't expect anything.))
P.S. This may be a bit OT, I realize, with respect to the idea of an online resource of things to do/see.
P.P.S. This is somewhat personality dependent, but when I visit my cousin in the Bay area, we end up stumbling into all kinds of small encounters because she simply, directly -- if politely -- asks questions. If something peaks her curiosity, she simply asks. She has no fear!
Walking through Chinatown, we decide to try some tea with tapioca balls -- she's heard they're useful in dieting. She asks some questions of the server. We also end up talking with one of the other customers. A random "tourist" encounter turns into a few pleasant minutes learning a number of things and getting a bit of the local "vibe".
Multiply that by several-fold through the day, and it ends up being a pretty interesting day. Thanks, cous'!