# How many North American states/provinces have you been to?

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**Created:** [September 3, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-north-american-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/417919 "2007-09-03T17:37:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-north-american-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/417919/61 "2007-09-10T04:05:41Z")

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> [@eleanorigby](#):
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> (including East Germany prior to fall of Berlin Wall)

If I recall your “flag count” post correctly, that was one hell of a Eurotrip for you, wasn’t it?

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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-north-american-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/417919/62 "2007-09-10T04:23:24Z")

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[QUOTE=fetus]  
If I recall your “flag count” post correctly, that was one hell of a Eurotrip for you, wasn’t it?  
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That wasn’t me! (I dated a Cuban-American)…I was only 16 when I visited Europe–I did meet 4 Flemish guys who were really nice, but it was all rated G…

East Berlin was eerie and a bit frightening–we went through Checkpoint Charlie. The testimonials at the markers where people had tried to get over the West Berlin were so sad.

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-north-american-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/417919/63 "2007-09-10T06:13:14Z")

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US: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia

Canada: Ontario, Montreal

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-north-american-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/417919/64 "2007-09-10T07:59:20Z")

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Been to in the US: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Florida, Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. (plus airport stopovers in Arizona, Minnesota, and Illinois).

Been to in Canada: British Columbia and Alberta.

Lived in: Washington, California, and D.C.

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