# How many states/provinces have you been to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 14, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606 "2000-07-14T21:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/1 "2000-07-14T21:41:50Z")
In the spirit of [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=30441&pagenumber=1) how many states or provinces of your native country have you been to? I’ll start: -I live in California -born in New York -also visited: Maine, Massachussets, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Idaho, Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah. That’s 14. Washington DC would make it 15 if we ever stop oppressing them by denying them statehood. 😉 If you count just driving though or flight stopovers, that’ll add Washington, Arizona, New Hampshire and Vermont, Maryland, Georgia, Illinois, and Minnesota. What are your totals? ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite\_Joy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/13edae/32.png) [@Yosemite\_Joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosemite_Joy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/2 "2000-07-14T21:48:18Z")
I was born in Vermont, lived in: Maryland, Virginia, North Dakota, California, Illinois, Washington. Been to: All of the Above plus: Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Oregon, West Virginia, Massachutes, New York, New Joysey (accent included there), Maine, Pennslyvania, Minnesota, Idaho, Texas, Florida, Ohio, and Nevada. Outside U.S.: Okinawa, Japan, S.Korea, Amsterdam, and London. Good Enough? Think I may of forgotten some…hmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/3 "2000-07-14T21:50:10Z")
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin. (31) And D.C. (32) Canada? Whatever province Victoria (on a big island) is in. ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite\_Joy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/13edae/32.png) [@Yosemite\_Joy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yosemite_Joy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/4 "2000-07-14T21:54:51Z")
That is Victoria, British Columbia. I forgot to say D.C. and I forgot Hawaii. I also have been to Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnepeg Canada. 🙂 BTW Connor is it neccessary to list them in alphabetical order? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/5 "2000-07-14T22:01:11Z")
Lived in: Tennessee, Maine, Mississippi, Georgia. Visited: NH, VT, MA, NY, NJ, MD, VA, WV, DE, NC, SC, FL, AL, KY, LA, MO, IL, IN, OH, IA, MI, KS, CO, WA, OR, ID, MT, RI, WI, ND, SD, AZ, AR, TX, and OK DC, & Puerto Rico as well, and I have been to Quebec whew… think I may have missed one, but it;s been a long week and I’m tired. 😛 -Lsura ---
**Author:** ![little\_bit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@little\_bit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_bit)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/6 "2000-07-14T22:10:35Z")
Michigan, Ohio, Philadelphia, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, Puerto Rico, Ontario & Quebec. I’m pretty sure that’s it.☹ I think I need to travel more. ---
**Author:** ![Tymp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Tymp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tymp)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/7 "2000-07-14T22:11:12Z")
States I’ve called home: 07 Idaho Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland South Carolina Louisiana Connecticut States I’ve visited for fun: 17 Massachusetts Rhode Island West Virginia New York North Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Texas Nevada New Mexico Arizona California Oregon North Dakota Illinois Indiana States I’ve visited for profit: 03 New Hampshire Washington Wyoming States I’ve passed through: 09 New Jersey Kentucky Tennessee Montana Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Iowa Ohio States I’ve been to in total: 36 ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/8 "2000-07-14T22:50:01Z")
Born in Florida Lived in Texas since I was a newborn. Been to New Mexico, Florida, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Passed through on the way to somewhere else: Tennessee and Minnesoda. Outside the U.S. : Mexico and Canada. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/9 "2000-07-15T00:05:42Z")
Lived in: New Jersey(will always be home-_sigh_), Louisiana, Pennsylvania, California(1 month today-yippee!). Have visited: New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Ohio, Washington DC, Illinois, Indiana, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, Mexico. Have driven through: Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada. Had a flight layover in Texas. For a grand total of 20. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/10 "2000-07-15T00:11:29Z")
Outside the US: Ontario and wherever Tiajuana is In the US: Utah Minnesota California Washington Montana Nevada Arizona Massachusets Florida North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Texas Georgia Ohio Idaho Wyoming Colorado Iowa Wisconsin and in Oct Louisianna that will be: 23 ---
**Author:** ![Kepi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kepi/32/7251_2.png) [@Kepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepi)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/11 "2000-07-15T00:32:46Z")
I’ve been to 45 of the states (plus DC), so it’s easier to list the states I haven’t been to: Maine New Hampshire North Dakota Montana Alaska I’ve only been to one province - Ontario. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/12 "2000-07-15T00:52:05Z")
I have been to every state plus DC except Alaska and Idaho. I have lived for more than a week in MN (born and raised), FL (@ 2 1/2 yrs total), VA (1 year), DC (1 yr), MD (6 mos.), ME (6 mos), CA (1 mo.), and HI (2 1/2 yrs.). I’ve spent at least one night in the rest of the states I’ve visited except WY, NH, ND, OH, IN, PA, NH, VT, KY, NJ, IA, and SC. (I’ll probably come back later and correct this…) I’m not quite sure where to put NM, as I hit El Paso, TX at about 10 pm. and didn’t quit driving til I got to Phoenix. ---
**Author:** ![BrothaTJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@BrothaTJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrothaTJ)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/13 "2000-07-15T00:55:09Z")
Oooh ooh watch me brag about where I’ve been: live in Illinois, been to Wisconsin maybe half a dozen times, been to Indiana once. Granted I’m 18 but my life couldn’t have been more boring up to this point. Go ahead, ask me how many times I’ve been on an airplane. I’ll give you a hint, the answer starts with the last letter of the alphabet… ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@Carl\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Berry)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/14 "2000-07-15T01:10:32Z")
## Returning last week from Alaska, I have visited all but 6 States, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona & Wyoming (I’m not sure that there is a Wyoming, having heard that it is a Cartographer’s error!) I hope to visit all of the above by the end of 2001. At that time, I’ll let you know about Wyoming. I Canada I’ve been in Ontario (my very favorite city is Toronto) Quebec & British Columbia. I hope to visit all Provences by 2002. I retired in 1999 & have a travel agenda. If body & soul hold together, that is! Keep posted Carl ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/15 "2000-07-15T01:27:28Z")
As per the OP, I’ll stick with my native country. I’ve lived in Utah, California, Hawaii (it was a Territory then, although I’ve visited it post-statehood), Colorado, Texas and Illinois. I’ve been to Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Midway and Wake Island. 30 in all (hmmm…, still need to see the East Coast). ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/16 "2000-07-15T01:30:27Z")
The Netherlands has 11 provinces, and this globetrotter has visited them ALL!! Quite an accomplishment, when you take into account that my country is 350 kilometers high and 200 wide. What a vast land 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/17 "2000-07-15T01:56:40Z")
As resident: NY (twice), NH (twice), WV, ME (4 states) As visitor: VT, MA, PA, CT, RI, NJ, DE, MD OH, VA, GA, FL, IN, IL, MI, WI, IA, MN, SD, ND, NE, WY, UT, ID, MT, CA (26 states) 30 states in all. Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebic Mexican States: Baja California (it’s Tijuana, not Ti **a** juana) ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/18 "2000-07-15T01:59:53Z")
\*\* 49 states + D.C. Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Guam Canada, the lower 7 provinces that touch the US. I really like Canada, go there a lot. I have a lot of relatives there, mostly in Windsor and Vancouver. Drove the Mackenzie Higway back through the Prairie Provinces. Then took the train from Vancouver to Quebec. Netherlands? I don’t have a province map, but I took trains from Rotterdam and The Hague to Gronengen. How many is that? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/19 "2000-07-15T02:03:01Z")
Hmmm… Zuid Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Drente, Groningen. Six provinces, tshirts! ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606/20 "2000-07-15T02:03:12Z")
Lived in Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky, California, Oklahoma, and California again. Also South Africa. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-states-provinces-have-you-been-to/25606.md?page=2)