# How Many Capitals Have You Visited? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317 "2014-08-11T17:24:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/101 "2014-08-15T02:44:31Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > I hate to break it to you about NYC … > [@Orionizer](#): > > Ah, ok. I wasn’t sure about that. At least it’s the capital of the world. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/102 "2014-08-15T03:06:56Z")
World: Bonn (when it was W. Germany) Berlin (when it was East Berlin) Bern London Dublin Washington Luxembourg Also Nassau and Reykjavik, as stops on an airplane. US–only listing cities in which I have actually toured the capitol building: Carson City Salt Lake City Denver Baton Rouge Montgomery Atlanta Raleigh Richmond Albany Hartford Providence Boston Harrisburg Columbus Springfield St. Paul ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/103 "2014-08-15T12:53:19Z")
US Washington DC Richmond Raleigh Augusta Boston Montpelier Trenton Atlanta Montgomery Lansing Indianapolis Springfield Madison Lincoln Topeka Santa Fe Phoenix Sacramento Carson City Olympia Boise Honolulu Nashville Canada Ottawa Others San Jose Costa Rica Tokyo Singapore Bangkok Muscat Riyadh Doha Dubai Tangiers (Husband Tripoli) Moscow Vienna Berlin Rome Madrid Paris Brussels Amsterdam and Den Haag Copenhagen London, Edinburg , Cardiff Dublin Prague Luxembourg Budapest Warsaw Stockholm Reykjavik Bern Ljubljana ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/104 "2014-08-16T03:49:17Z")
I have been to Lubbock, Texas, the [chrysanthemum capital of the world.](http://www.trademarkia.com/chrysanthemum-capital-of-the-world-lubbock-texas-72295151.html) ---
**Author:** ![Cognoscant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/105 "2014-08-17T02:09:23Z")
I haven’t even been to the capital of two states I’ve lived in, including the one I live in now. My sad total: US: capitals of NH, VT, NY, PA, MD, OH, MI, IL, IN, MN, CO, GA, TX, plus DC Elsewhere: capitals of Ontario, UK, Scotland, Wales, France, Catalonia, and Valencian Community. And that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/106 "2014-08-17T04:16:25Z")
Canadian provincial capitals: Victoria, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Quebec City, Fredericton, Charlottetown, Halifax U.S. state capitals: Montgomery, Denver, Honolulu, Boston, St. Paul, Salt Lake City, Cheyenne (I think there are some other southern capitals I’ve been to when I was very young, but I don’t remember) Chinese provincial capitals: Nanjing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou (and the special regions of Hong Kong, Macau and Shanghai) National capitals: Ottawa, Washington D.C., London, Paris, Rome, Beijing, Nassau, ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/107 "2014-08-17T16:01:31Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > … (and the special regions of Hong Kong, Macau and Shanghai) I’ve stayed in Macau and Hong Kong too but wasn’t sure how to mention them. Shanghai too. ---
**Author:** ![CodeB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@CodeB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CodeB)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/108 "2014-08-18T03:52:09Z")
The only capital I have visited was Washington DC 10 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/109 "2015-02-03T03:42:10Z")
An update to my previous list: > [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Canada: > > Ottawa, Canada > Toronto, Ontario > Québec, Québec > Halifax, Nova Scotia > Fredericton, New Brunswick > Winnipeg, Manitoba > Victoria, British Columbia > Regina, Saskatchewan > Edmonton, Alberta > St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador > Yellowknife, Northwest Territories > Whitehorse, Yukon > > Missing: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, and Iqualuit, Nunavut. > > United States: > > Washington, D.C. > Boston, Massachusetts > > Other Countries: > > London, U.K. > Dublin, Ireland > Paris, France > New Delhi, India > Havana, Cuba > > Canberra, Australia > Sydney, New South Wales > Melbourne, Victoria > Adelaide, South Australia ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/110 "2015-02-03T04:09:00Z")
I’ve been to Tokyo since August (not to mention the capitals of Kyoto prefecture and Osaka prefecture). ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/111 "2015-02-03T04:12:07Z")
I’ve added Panama City to my list. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/112 "2015-02-03T04:50:49Z")
I filled out most of my list during two trips: a month-long tour of Europe when I was in high school, and a cross-county (USA) driving trip last year. US State Capitals Sacramento, California Carson City, Nevada Honolulu, Hawaii Salem, Oregon Salt Lake City, Utah Boston, Massachusetts Phoenix, Arizona Cheyenne, Wyoming Lincoln, Nebraska Frankfort, Kentucky Nashville, Tennessee Little Rock, Arkansas Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Santa Fe, New Mexico National Capitals London, UK Paris, France Madrid, Spain Monaco, Monaco Rome, Italy Washington, USA ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/113 "2015-02-03T17:44:22Z")
Outside the US: London Paris (airport only, darn it) Nassau Sarajevo San Jose, Costa Rica Zagreb Dublin Rome Tokyo Belgrade Kuwait City Caracas In the US: Juneau, AK Denver, CO Tallahassee, FL Atlanta, GA Springfield, IL Indianapolis, IN Des Moines, IA Topeka, KS Baton Rouge, LA Lansing, MI St. Paul, MN Lincoln, NE Santa Fe, NM Raleigh, NC Bismarck, ND Columbus, OH Salem, OR Pierre, SD Nashville, TN Austin, TX Madison, WI Cheyenne, WY San Juan, PR Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands (if we are counting these) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/114 "2015-02-03T18:12:52Z")
Ottawa Amsterdam Abu Dabi Bangkok Hong Kong (pre unification!) Singapore Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Kathmandu New Delhi Lima La Paz Quito Bogata Caracas Tokyo ( no way am I counting state and provincial capitals, pft, can’t be arsed!) ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/115 "2015-02-03T18:25:21Z")
Outside the US: London, UK Lima, Peru Nassau, the Bahamas George Town, Cayman Islands Inside the US: Phoenix, AZ Denver, CO Tallahassee, FL Atlanta, GA Honolulu, HI Springfield, IL Indianapolis, IN Santa Fe, NM Salt Lake City, UT Cheyenne, WY ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/116 "2015-02-03T18:47:13Z")
National: DC, London, Panama City State: Seattle, Sacramento, Springfield, Minneapolis, Albany, Boston, Hartford, I think Olympia. I’ve never travelled much. ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/117 "2015-02-03T18:48:05Z")
National: Washington DC Paris Sarajevo Canadian Provincial: Toronto Quebec City US States: 12 states total; a couple others might have been drive throughs but not that I recall ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/118 "2015-02-03T18:57:33Z")
Canadian Provincial Toronto US State Officially can count Lansing, MI Springfield, IL Boston, MA Phoenix, AZ Boise, ID Sacramento, CA Madison, WI Denver, CO Only as drive thru Little Rock, AR, Jackson, MS Atlanta, GA Only at airport Salt Lake City, UT ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/119 "2015-02-03T19:18:27Z")
London Rome Dublin Washington DC Monaco Nassau Oranjestad Toronto Boston Trenton Albany Providence Salt Lake City\* Hartford Montpelier Concord NH Dover DE Sacramento Denver Atlanta Indianapolis Des Moines Lansing Saint Paul Lincoln Santa Fe Cheyenne San Juan \*lived there for four years, too ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317/120 "2015-02-05T04:13:58Z")
Forty-one altogether, not counting at least two drive-throughs (Nashville and Luxembourg City) and one airport transfer (Regina, SK). **National Capitals (16)** Vienna, Austria Brussells, Belgium Hamilton, Bermuda Ottawa, Canada Prague, Czech Republic Copenhagen, Denmark Paris, France Berlin, Germany Budapest, Hungary Reykjavik, Iceland Edinburgh, Scotland Singapore, Singapore Stockholm, Sweden London, UK (and England) Washington, USA Cardiff, Wales **U.S. State Capitals (21)** Juneau, Alaska Phoenix, Arizona Sacramento, California Denver, Colorado Hartford, Connecticut Atlanta, Georgia Honolulu, Hawaii Indianapolis, Indiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana Annapolis, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Lansing, Michigan Santa Fe, New Mexico Raleigh, North Carolina Columbus, Ohio Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Providence, Rhode Island Austin, Texas Salt Lake City, Utah Richmond, Virginia **Canadian Provincial Capitals (3)** Victoria, British Columbia Toronto, Ontario Quebec City, Quebec \*\* Australian State capitals (1)\*\* Sydney, New South Wales [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-capitals-have-you-visited/695317.md?page=5)