Second Cities -- not capitals

Everybody knows London, Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, Dublin, Moscow, Madrid. But let's talk about "other" cities that are also worth visiting : like Manchester, Florence, Nice, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Shannon, Barcelona, St. Petersburg. The non-capital jewels.

Birmingham, rather than

Birmingham, rather than Manchester, is England's second city. Visiting there-well I personally don't think there is a whole lot to do vacation wise but then I lived 15 miles from it most of my life and got sick of the place.

There are museums, galleries, and many historic buildings to see.

Are you just trying to name

Are you just trying to name non mainstream places?