I wish there was an intermediate, or qualifying, choice between “worth visiting” and “not worth visiting”. It all depends on what you are looking for. I have lived in cities a lot bigger than this (New York, Wichita, Albuquerque) so don’t think I didn’t have anything to compare DR with when I gave it thumbs up. When you get older you appreciate some of the more subtle advantages of a place like this: less crime, good nature, proximity to Mexico.