Georgia - 58,060 sq. mi.
Michigan - 56,969 sq. mi.
Wisconsin - 54,424 sq. mi.
Florida - 54,157 sq. mi.
source: Rand McNally Road Atlas
I live in Mass, and I think I’ve seen most of the state (not that it’s hard - the furthest points are 2 hours away). I haven’t done all of the touristy Boston stuff, though. I’ve walked some of the Freedom Trail, but not all, and I’ve never toured the U.S.S. Constitution. However, I’ve been to the North Shore, South Shore, Cape, Metro West, Central, Merrimack Valley, West (Tanglewood), South (Six Flags), and North (Route 2 to Vermont).
I’ve never been to the Islands (Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket). I’m more of a Plum Island/Salisbury Beach girl, myself. 
As for my home state of Louisiana, I’ve seen alot of the southern part, but have never been north of Baton Rouge (except for a brief drive through Texarcana).
kniz I didn’t realize this was a contest, but you asked for it. 
I have also been to Amarillo, Abilene, Midland, Odessa, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Ft. Worth, Tyler, Longview, Canton, Mineola, Brownfield, Paris, Texarkana, Quitman, Sasche (where I’m about to move to), Garland, Richardson, and all of the surburbs of DFW, and those are just the ones I can remember off the top of my head. I haven’t been to El Paso mostly because it’s so far away (I’m not sure how far, but it’s at least 600 miles) and I’ve heard that’s it’s not exactly the best place to visit. So there, 
thbbbt.
P.S. In texas the Mexican food is usually called Tex-Mex (because it’s usually slightly different than “true” Mexican food).
I live in Brooklyn. I spend plenty of time in Manhattan; buy my olive oil and go to the airports in Queens; I’ve been to the Staten Island Zoo; and the Zoo and the Botanic Garden and Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx!
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Not all of eastern Oregon is without interest. The southeast corner of the state probably has the fewest areas of interest to tourist types, but still, there is Malheur Lake and National Wildlife Refuge, Ochoco Nat’l Forest, the Steens Mountain range, Alvord Desert, etc. The northeast corner of the state is one of the most beautiful areas on earth, IMHO. The Wallowa Mountains, Wallowa-Whitman Nat’l Forest, Eagle Cap Wilderness, Hells Canyon, the Blue Mountains, many, many, lakes and rivers, quaint western towns, it’s all there. I love this state and would live nowhere else.
I’ve lived in TN all my life and have travelled each of the 3 major interstates (I-65, I-40, I-24) to their TN extremes, so I’ve seen or at least been through all the biggest cities, but TN is more backroads than not. I doubt too many Tennesseans have been everywhere there is to be in TN and lived to tell the tale.
From Nevada. Seen a whole bunch. Used to live in Vegas, and went off-roading all over the southern end of the state, from the very tip on the river to well past Beatty. Grew up in the northern end and off-roaded all over there as well, but in a narrower strip. Now I live in the northern/central area and go all over hell, on and off road. Been from Reno to Vegas on dirt roads. Been to towns so small the only gas available was a fart. Been to the caves, been to the petroglyths, been to the plane-wreck sites, been to the Ichthisaur site, been in and out of mines all over the state (dont do this!!).
Still alot more to see, but its starting to repeat itself somewhat.
There is only ONE Great Lake: Tahoe!
I live in Maine, a relatively small state, and have only seen perhaps half of it. When I was a kid, we camped all over, and as an adult I have lived in three or four different communities. But the state is about 90% forest land (please don’t ask for a cite–I read it in a math book) much of which is paper company land. While they do open their acreage (sp?) to the public for recreation, it is pretty wild country and very much the same from one acre to the next. The whole upper half of Maine has very few towns–just tree after tree after tree…
The places that you originally named were in what I’d call mid-Texas. You cleared that up, thanks.
I was in El Paso in 1964 and back then and El Paso being so close to the border, I believe what I ate was at least early TEX-MEX and closer to Mexican.
I’ve at least been to every “part” of Texas (except one corner).
I’ve lived in Northeast Texas (Dallas area, ~16 yrs), quasi-Central Texas (Waco, ~2 years), and the Trans-Pecos (Alpine, ~10 yrs); have visited family extensively in Central Texas (Austin, Fredericksburg, and Lampasas), the Gulf Coast (Houston to Palacios–where I was borned, and all the way down to Padre), Southwestish Texas (Uvalde, Brackettville, Crystal City, etc.), and the Rio Grande Valley (Harlingen and Weslaco); and have otherwise visited the Permian Basin (Midland, etc.) countless times, the Panhandle a few times (Lubbock and Amarillo), as well as extreme NE Texas (Tyler, Kilgore, and Texarkana) and Central-West Texas (San Angelo and Abilene); and all points in between.
The only area that I haven’t at least traversed is that part of East Texas north of I-10, east of I-45, and south of I-20 (um… except for a trip to Luling to visit family).
For my current state, where I’ve lived all of two weeks, I’ve only seen what lies adjacent to I-40 from the TN border to Durham, I-85 from Durham to Highway 158, Highway 158 to E-City and on the Outer Banks, and Highway 17 to the Hampton Roads!
I’m from Rhode Island. I can see all of my state, and make it to CT in 45 min flat.
Seen the northern and southern cross-country routes (Rt. 80, and the ol’ Rt. 66-ish)… seen parts of CA, mostly the Bay Area, though some Central Valley ::shudder:: and big chunks of MA as well.
I grew up on Long Island and I’m quite familiar with the areas surrounding NYC, but haven’t seen too much of the rest of NY state. I’ve been to the Adirondacks several times, though.
I live in New Jersey, and have seen all of the central and northern part of the state–but it’s not that big! I have seen relatively little of the far-southern part of the state other than Cape May. I’m scared of the Jersey Devil.
I’ve seen all parts of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. I don’t think you could find a part of those 2 states which I haven’t been to (with the possible exception of some of the most north-central part of Pennsylvania.)
Sorry, you are correct. The numbers I was looking at were Total Area of state and not Total Land Area of state. Of course the Almanac I was looking at either didnt list them individually or I didnt notice it(that reference is at work).
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I’ve seen a good majority of Colorado. Been here virtually all my life.
The only part I haven’t really been to is the northwest part of the state near Dinosaur National Monument. The only other part would be the east central plains. Not much worthy to see there.
Of course there is still a lot more to see but I am not as adventurous (sp) as I used to be. Hopefully that will change soon.
From San Ysidro to Crescent City and from the mountains to the sea and all of Southern California, except Catalina Island. Never had any desire to go there.
Live in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada Range and Death Valley is only 100 miles away by road. What more could you ask?
I’ve seen most of Massachusetts. All of southern, most of Boston proper, a good portion of western. I haven’t seen a whole lot of the north part of the state, but I’ve instead covered Rhode Island and a little New Hampshire.
The real fun comes when I move to Texas and start all over…