Play a Game of Would You Rather and We'll Guess Which Obscure City You Want to Visit

By: Patrick Hyde
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
Play a Game of Would You Rather and We'll Guess Which Obscure City You Want to Visit
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About This Quiz

A simple game of "would you rather?" has helped pass the time on long car trips, helped new couples get to know more about their partners and led to both serious contemplation and absurdist comedy. Today, the classic game will be used for something totally different: to decide what obscure city you belong in.

Most of us already have strong feelings on whether we belong in the urban jungle of Tokyo or soaking up the Los Angeles sun. But this game will push us beyond the world's most renowned cities and instead see where we belong in the locations you'd find in Atlas Obscura. With famous cities like London and New York no longer affordable for the average worker without huge lifestyle compromises, these more obscure cities can be a godsend in offering some of the same amenities and characteristics without the bank-busting price tag. 

Answering a question like "Would you rather go sky diving or deep sea diving?" can provide insight on whether you belong in Tarawa, the capital of the tiny island-nation Kiribati, or Jammu, India. So bust out the atlas and get your decision-making hat on, because it is time to play a game of "Would you rather?"



Would you rather be a camel herder or a fruit picker?
Camel herder
Fruit picker
Would you rather be the next NBA MVP or win the Formula 1 Grand Prix?
NBA MVP
Formula 1 Grand Prix
Would you rather date a rugged outdoorsman or a stylish sophisticate?
Stylish sophisticate
Rugged outdoorsman

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Would you rather live in a right-wing or left-leaning city?
Left-leaning
Right-wing
Would you rather live somewhere that is mostly sunny and hot or somewhere that is mostly overcast with moderate temperature?
Sunny and hot
Overcast with moderate temperature
Would you rather live in the desert or in the mountains?
Desert
Mountains

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Would you rather live in a small tourist town or in a bustling big city?
Tourist town
Bustling big city
Would you rather bungee jump off a tall cliff or race horses through the wilderness?
Bungee jump off a tall cliff
Go horseback racing through the wilderness
Would you rather eat fresh-caught seafood or a nice French meal?
French meal
Seafood

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Would you rather get stung by a jellyfish or chased by a bear?
Stung by a jellyfish
Chased by a bear
Would you rather explore the rain forest or explore the Alps?
Alps
Rain forest
Would you rather somewhere cheap but isolated or beautiful but expensive?
Cheap but isolated
Beautiful but expensive

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Would you rather spend time exploring your own country or be able to travel to lots of other countries easily?
Other countries
Own country
Would you rather live in a city with beautiful buildings or beautiful nature?
Beautiful buildings
Beautiful nature
Would you rather eat a sumptuous Italian feast or a fresh Mexican spread?
Italian feast
Mexican spread

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Would you rather live by the best beaches or the best skiing in the world?
Best beaches
Best skiing
Would you rather sacrifice your sense of smell or your sense of taste?
Smell
Taste
Would you rather eat the world's spiciest pepper or the eye of a lamb?
Eye of lamb
Spiciest pepper

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Would you rather go skinny dipping with your close friends in a hidden lake or to a glamorous club with attractive strangers?
Clubbing with attractive strangers
Skinny dipping with friends
Would you rather be wealthy but lonely, or poor with plenty of friends?
Wealthy and lonely
Popular and poor
Would you rather be a successful Instagram star or a PhD in your chosen field?
PhD
Instagram star

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Would you rather go to a 3-day rave or a 7-day backpacking trip?
Rave
Backpacking
Would you rather run across hot coals or take a jump into the freezing ocean?
Hot coals
Freezing ocean
Would you rather live in the past or present?
The past
The present

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Would you rather be isolated from people you care about or surrounded by people you dislike?
Surrounded by people I dislike
Separated from people I care about
Would you rather live in a small apartment somewhere beautiful, or a big house somewhere ordinary?
Big house somewhere ordinary
Small apartment somewhere beautiful
Would you rather drive a sports car or a luxury sedan?
Luxury sedan
Sports car

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Would you rather live indoors or outdoors for the rest of your life?
Indoors
Outdoors
Would you rather own the car of your dreams or a boat?
Car of my dreams
A boat
Would you rather get a bad sunburn or get caught in the freezing rain?
Bad sunburn
Freezing rain

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