# Where have you been, alphabetically? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100 "2017-01-14T11:00:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/1 "2017-01-14T11:00:37Z")
I’ve been to places that begin with each letter of the alphabet: Amsterdam, Netherlands Barcelona, Spain Casablanca, Morocco Dijon, France Èze, France Fort-de-France, Martinique Grenoble, France Horseshoe Canyon, Utah, USA Indianapolis, IN, USA Jerusalem, Israel Kaanapali, HI, USA London, UK Monaco Nice, France Orléans, France Paris, France Queens, New York, USA Rome, Italy Seville, Spain Toledo, Spain Utrecht, Netherlands Vienna, Austria Washington, DC, USA Xenia, OH, USA Yellowstone National Park, USA Zion National Park, Utah, USA Where have you been, alphabetically? ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/2 "2017-01-14T12:32:36Z")
Fun exercise. I need to find me an X town. Also need to get out of the USA more. Anchorage, Alaska Bumpass, Virginia Coronado, California Detroit, Michigan Elk Rapids, Michigan Falmouth, Massachusetts Gary, Indiana Halifax, Nova Scotia Ithaca, New York Jacksonville, Florida Kansas City, Missouri Las Vegas, Nevada Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts Niagara Falls, Ontario Ottawa, Canada Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Quebec City, Canada Romulus, Michigan San Juan, Puerto Rico Talkeetna, Alaska Utica, Michigan Van Buren, Michigan Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin X Yuba, Michigan Zilwaukee, Michigan mmm ---
**Author:** ![toast\_pakora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/3 "2017-01-14T14:43:17Z")
Aix en Provence, France Bangkok, Thailand Cambridge, England Des Moines, Iowa Edmonton, Alta Funchal, Madiera Granada, Nicaragua Hong Kong Innsbruck, Austria Jakarta, Indonesia Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia Luxembourg Macau Nassau, Bahamas Oulu, Finland Phnom Penh, Cambodia Q Rocamadour, France Singapore Tokyo, Japan Ubud, Bali Vientiane, Laos Wellington NZ X Yogyakarta, Java Zagreb, Croatia ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/4 "2017-01-14T14:49:59Z")
A - Algeria B - Brunei C - Comoros D - Djibouti E - Ecuador F - Finland G - Gabon H - Honduras I - Iran J - Jordan K - Kyrgyzstan L - Laos M - Mauritania N - Nepal O - Orange Free State P - Paraguay Q - Qatar R - Rwanda S - St. Pierre et Miquelon T - Togo U - United Arab Emirates V - Venezuela W - Wuppertal, Germany X - Xingyi, China Y - Yugoslavia Z - Zambia ---
**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:** [January 14, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/5 "2017-01-14T15:07:17Z")
I’ll take it in a slightly different direction. Places where I have spent at least one night, all in the US, no state appearing more than once: Augusta, GA Brattleboro, VT Cadillac, MI Denver, CO Elkton, MD Fish Creek, WI Greenville, MS Houston, TX Ivoryton, CT Jeffersonville, IN Knoxville, TN Lincolnville, ME Martinsburg, WV New Orleans, LA Orlando, FL Phoenix, AZ Q – Rochester, MN Salt Lake City, UT Topsail Beach, NC Utica, NY Vandalia, IL Washington, DC X – Youngstown, OH Z – I did spend one night in Quebec City, so if I were to expand beyond the USA borders I could add that one. Thus far, no nights in Quincy, Xenia, or Zephyr Cove. Hmm… ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/6 "2017-01-14T15:26:46Z")
> [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](#): > > …Thus far, no nights in Quincy, Xenia, or Zephyr Cove. Hmm… Road trip! mmm ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/7 "2017-01-14T15:34:22Z")
Amsterdam Brussels Cordova, AK Denali Park Elko, NV Fairbanks, AK Grenada, Spain Helsinki Idaho Juneau, AK Kenai, AK London Moscow (both Russia and Idaho) New York City Ontario Portland, OR Quebec City Rome Stockholm Tanzania Uganda Victoria Falls Walla Walla Zimbabwe ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/8 "2017-01-14T15:42:02Z")
I’ve never been far or wide, so let me try for the smaller side of life (all U.S.A., with a few local pronunciations tips): Aguanga, Calif. Balmorhea, Tex. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Dunsmuir, Calif. Ely, Nev. (pronounced EE-lee) Florence, Ore. Gimlet, Ida. Hartford, Conn. Isla Vista, Calif. (…and for the left-coasters, that’s EYE-la Vista) Jackpot, Nev. Ketchum, Ida. (my old home town) La Jolla, Calif. Mackay, Ida. (that’s MACK-ee, lest ye be giggled at) Newport Beach, Calif. Ogden, Ut. Port Hueneme, Calif. (Port Why-NEE-mee) Quincy, Mass. (QUIN-zee, to no-one’s surprise) Rock Springs, Wyo. Salem, Ore. Tehachapi, Calif. (no-one was Willin’…) Upland, Calif. (you know, out there in the inland valley) Ventura, Calif. Weiser, Ida. (WEE-zer, just like the band) Yucaipa, (No, it wasn’t founded by Yucaipa Heeb. Firesign Theater was simply wrong.) Zuma Beach, Calif. (Yeah, it’s a cheat, but it’s where the closing shot to the original Planet of the Apes was shot.) …still waiting on adding the elusive ‘X’. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/9 "2017-01-14T15:43:09Z")
Albany NY Boston Chicago Douvres-la-Délivrande, France East Hampton, NY Fredrickton, NB Greenport, NY Honolulu Ithaca, NY Johnson City, NY King’s County, NY London Montreal New York Orlando Paris Quaker Street, NY (It’s a place, not just a road; there is no Quaker St. in Quaker Street) Rotterdam, NY Schenectady, NY Toronto Ulster County, NY Virginia West Springfield, MA X Yonkers, NY Z ---
**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:** [January 14, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/10 "2017-01-14T17:14:23Z")
Sticking as close to home as possible… Alfred, Maine Berwick, Maine Cornish, Maine Dayton, Maine Eliot, Maine Farmington, New Hampshire Gilmanton, New Hampshire Hollis, Maine Island Falls, Maine Jay, Maine Kittery, Maine Lyman, Maine Milton, New Hampshire North Berwick, Maine Ogunquit, Maine Portsmouth, New Hampshire Queens, N.Y. Rochester, New Hampshire Sanford, Maine Topsham, Maine Union, New Hampshire Vassalboro, Maine Wells, Maine X [none I can think of] York, Maine Zanesville, Ohio (or Zealand Campground, N.H., if that counts) ---
**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:** [January 14, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/11 "2017-01-14T17:25:32Z")
Do Xerox Square and Xerox Tower (Rochester NY) count as “places”? I’ve been to both, but they seem to violate the spirit of the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/12 "2017-01-14T17:27:23Z")
Athabasca River, Alberta Baden Baden, Germany Columbia, MO Detroit, MI East St. Lewis (only briefly, but “E” was hard for me) Frankfurt Georgia Hungary [Indianola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianola,_Washington), Washington Jasper National Park Kentucky Lexington, KY Maryland Nevada Ohio Pittsburgh, PA Quebec City Rochester, NY Szeged, Hungary Toronto Utah Victoria, BC Williamsburg, VA Xenia, OH Yellow Springs, OH (next to Xenia) Z–I got nothing ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/13 "2017-01-14T17:41:27Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > Do Xerox Square and Xerox Tower (Rochester NY) count as “places”? I’ve been to both, but they seem to violate the spirit of the thread. Let’s count 'em. We need all the X’s we can get. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/14 "2017-01-14T18:13:09Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Amsterdam > Brussels > Cordova, AK > Denali Park > Elko, NV > Fairbanks, AK > Grenada, Spain > Helsinki > Idaho > Juneau, AK > Kenai, AK > London > Moscow (both Russia and Idaho) > New York City > Ontario > Portland, OR > Quebec City > Rome > Stockholm > Tanzania > Uganda > Victoria Falls > Walla Walla > Zimbabwe I somehow missed X and Y. I got nothing for X, but Yreka, CA works for Y. ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/15 "2017-01-14T21:07:14Z")
Arkansas Bridgeport, Connecticut Colombia Delaware Water Gap Ecuador Florida Georgia Hempstead, Long Island, NY Itapua Jamaica, Queens, NYC Kolkata Lima (Peru and Ohio) Maastricht New Jersey Orlando Philadelphia Quintana Roo Redwoods Silicon Valley Tucson Utrecht Virginia West Virginia Xique Xique Yorkville (a neighborhood in New York City) Zona Sul (in Rio de Janeiro) Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/16 "2017-01-14T21:42:52Z")
I can hit most of them in my home state. Akron, OH Bay Village, OH Cleveland, OH Dayton, OH Euclid, OH Fairview Park, OH Garfield Heights, OH Hinkley, OH Independence, OH Johnstown, PA Kent, OH Lakewood, OH Medina, OH North Olmsted, OH Ohio Parma, OH Quebec, Canada Rocky River, OH Sandusky, OH Toledo, OH University Heights, OH Valley View, OH Westlake, OH Xenia, OH Youngstown, OH Zanesville, OH It looks like there’s also a Jackson, OH, but I’ve never been there, and I can’t find an in-state Q. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/17 "2017-01-14T22:06:12Z")
Albany NY Boston MA Clark Gully (NYS) Dunkirk NY Erie PA Fredonia NY Grimes Glen (NYS) Hershey PA Irondequoit Mall NY Jacksonville FL Kensington, England Loving, NM Mammoth Cave National Park Nantahala National Forest Ocala National Forest Paseo Del Prado, Madrid Quincy, MA Rocky Mountain National Park Salt Lake City, UT Taintsville FL (!) University of Central Florda Virginia Tech Weston-sub-edge, England X - I’ve passed by Xanadu House in Orlando and that’s the closest I can think of Ybor City, Tampa I’ll have to steal Zion National Park ---
**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:** [January 14, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/18 "2017-01-14T22:19:50Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Road trip! > mmm You’re on! I’ll pick you up tomorrow at noon. Are you closer to Quincy Mass or to Quincy Ill? ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/19 "2017-01-14T22:43:57Z")
\*\*My travels, some annotated for your reading pleasure: \*\* Athens, OH Baltimore, MD Bellingham, WA Billings, MT Boston, MA Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Cape Cod, MA California: Every nook and cranny (there for 18 years) Cheyenne, WY Chicago, IL Chillicothe, OH \> Funnest city name to say: Chill-a-coth-ee Cleveland, OH Cody, WY Columbus, OH Denver, CO Dover, DE \> Got really drunk and barfy, makes me kinda nauseated to type in this city Durango, CO Elko, NV \> Hideous place! Ely, NV \> An even more hideous place! Fallon, NV \> “Where hope goes to die” Grand Junction, CO Hartford, CT Idaho: Most of the southeast and Yellerstone \> Did not pet Elk Keene, NH \> Coldest place ever visited in March Las Vegas, NV Flagstaff, AZ Grand Canyon, North Rim, AZ I was a kitchen slave there for a summer Green River, CO Mazatlan, Mexico \> Rented a car with no reverse gear Mesa, CO Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Missoula, MT Montreal, Canada \> Poutine is the Devil Myrtle Beach, SC New Jersey: Every nook and cranny (here for 11 years) Newport, RI New York: Almost every nook and cranny Niagara Falls: US and Canada sides \> Did not go over in a barrel Orlando, FL \> Horribly humid in April/Disneyland is better Pennsylvania: Almost every nook and cranny Phoenix, AZ \> Sat on quarter on car seat, burned off butt Plymouth Rock, MA Providence, RI Reno, NV Sedona, AZ \> Bad dreamcatcher weavings and bad chef salad San Antonio, TX \> Riverwalk smells just like Pirates of the Caribbean! Springfield, IL \> Armpit of the Midwest/worst Motel 6 in U.S. St. Cloud, MN \> Strangest job interview evah St. John, NM Baja California: Many nooks and crannies Tijuana, MX \> Damn, I miss street tacos! Tombstone, AZ \> Pretty good BLT on Texas toast, avoid otherwise Toronto, Canada Tucson, AZ Utah: Every nook and cranny (grew up there, too many places to list) Vancouver, BC Miniature balsa hockey stick seized at border Washington, DC Wheeling, WVA \> Excellent antiquing and really nice folks Wilmington, DE Worcester, MA Yellerstone Natl Park, WY, ID, and MT ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100/20 "2017-01-14T22:48:23Z")
My parent’s travels are as foreign-centric as mine are U.S.-centered: Australia Kenya New Zealand Nigeria Provo, UT Pocatello, ID South Africa Tanzania Yukon [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-you-been-alphabetically/777100.md?page=2)