Which US states have you visited? (1 Viewer)

In another thread, someone lamented that their wife of many years had never been to any more than 3 US states in her life. I found that very sad.

I'm curious: which US states have you visited?

Here is my personal breakdown. There may be some other states which I have visited but was too young to remember. I also don't count numerous flights connecting in Chicago and Atlanta.

States which I have visited.

Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

States which I have NOT visited.

Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma

Hawaii
California
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia

and a 4.5 hour layover at Denver International last year... ouch!

I'll just list the ones I haven't visited:

Alaska
Nevada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Delaware
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine

Looks like I could use a New England vacation.

Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Virginia

24, some of which I merely drove thru... Eh gimme a break I've only been in this big ass country for 10.5 years .

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H

States of which I have visited:
Florida
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
California
Maine
Nevada
Virginia
West Virginia

States that I have driven through but not spent any time in:
Vermont
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maryland
Delaware
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi

And live in:
Georgia

Georgia
Florida
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
DC (not a state but I'm counting it)
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Ohio
Illinois
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Nevada
Oregon
Montana
Missouri
Arizona

Alaska
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

I live in Texas. I've been to California, New York, Colorado, Missouri, Maryland and the district of Columbia, Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, and Arkansas. I've been through Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, and New Jersey at least, on account of going by train or bus rather than air.

All states east of the Mississippi river except Florida. West of the Mississippi Only Arkansas, Missouri, California and Texas

Alaska
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
Texas
Massachusets
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Florida

(Does a holdover at Minneapolis airport count as "visiting" Minnesota?)

Plus the following Canadian provinces:
Yukon Territories
British Columbia
Montreal

Maine, Massachusetts (I've lived in both and visited the other while living there)
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Michigan
Florida
California
District of Columbia

I've been on the ground walking around a bit in Vermont, but they wouldn't let us stay on the bus; my family once drove to Florida and passed through several states on the way.

Plus Quebec.

I have visited all 50 states.

No. I left out Illinois and Georgia in my list for the same reason.

I would count driving across a state...if the state is big enough to make it an investment of your time. Driving across Vermont wouldn't count. Driving across Nevada or Utah should count.

Hawaii
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
California
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
Florida
New York
Virginia
Delaware
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Minnesota
D.C.
Maryland

All (except Rhode Island). Lived in Wisconsin (mostly), Illinois, Florida, Texas, California, Washington, Idaho, Virginia and Hawaii. I've also visited Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. I probably should go to Rhode Island, but I can't really think of a reason that doesn't just seem a little too obsessive/compulsive to me.

John, I'm shocked that a submariner has never been to the Naval War College in Newport, RI. I've been there for numerous symposia and to give briefings to the staff.

Well, then maybe scratch Nebraska off my list, too. I drove through South Sioux City, NE from North Sioux City, ND to have dinner in Sioux City, IA. Three states in less than five minutes.

Does going to Four Corners count as visiting Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico simultaneously?

Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia, Ohio, Delaware, South Carolina, and a few I forgot to mention...

Visited All But:
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Alabama
Alaska

Lived In:
Idaho
Montana
New Hampshire
New York
Washington D.C.
Virginia
Colorado

I am embarrassed to respond...but I will.

I always say my wife and I are the least-traveled people I know.

I have lived in New York all my life. My wife was born & raised in Vermont and has lived in NY the past 28 years (including a couple years in college--where we met. ) I CAN say I've seen almost all parts of NY, though--including NYC, Long Island, the Catskills (lived there for 6 years!), the Capitol District (Albany-area--where I've lived most of my life), the southern tier, western NY (Buffalo/Niagara region), the Finger Lakes, Central NY (Syracuse--4 years at the University!), the Adirondacks & North Country.

Until 1996, I used to joke that I had been as far north as Montreal, as far east as Cape Cod, as far south as Aberdeen, Maryland and as far west as Niagara Falls. Some trips since then have expanded my horizons slightly:

So...

New York
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Hampshire

Maryland (short family trip as a child)

Florida
by way of I-95 through:
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia (overnight stays)
North Carolina (overnight stays)
South Carolina
Georgia (Took a side trip to Atlantic Ocean)

We also took a bus trip this year to Louisville, Kentucky
which took us through:
Pennsylvania
Ohio

That's it, I'm afraid. The only time we've left the US is to go into Canada at Niagara Falls and into Quebec (Montreal).

It's pretty sad. But we just haven't had the jones (or $$$) to travel. Our daughter wants to travel though. It will be interesting to see where travel takes here. She lives in Virginia now so I expect we will be making some trips there real soon!

Bold states listed above are (to follow Dennis' Rules) those states in which I have spent some "real time" and didn't just "drive through."