# Who's been "Everywhere"? How many places mentioned in the song have you been to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 3, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869 "2007-09-03T02:06:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/21 "2007-09-03T07:52:38Z")
[QUOTE=Mangosteen] Places mentioned in the first verse: **Reno** , **Chicago** , Fargo, **Minnesota** , **Buffalo** , **Toronto** , **Winslow** , **Sarasota** , Wichita, **Tulsa** , **Ottawa** , **Oklahoma** , **Tampa** , Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, **Bangor** , **Baltimore** , Salvador, **Amarillo** , Tocopilla, Barranquilla, and Padilla. Second verse: **Boston** , **Charleston** , **Dayton** , **Louisiana** , **Washington** , Houston, **Kingston** , Texarkana, **Monterey** , Ferriday, **Santa Fe** , Tallapoosa, Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa, **Tennessee** , Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake, **Grand Lake** , Devils Lake and **Crater Lake**. Third verse: **Louisville** , **Nashville** , **Knoxville** , Ombabika, Schefferville, **Jacksonville** , Waterville, Costa-Rica, **Pittsfield** , **Springfield** , **Bakersfield** , Shreveport, Hackensack, **Cadillac** , Fond Du Lac, **Davenport** , **Idaho** , Jellico, **Argentine** , Diamantina, **Pasadena** and Catalina. Fourth verse: **Pittsburgh** , **Parkersburg** , Gravelbourg, **Colorado** , **Ellensburg** , Rexburg, **Vicksburg** , El Dorado, Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chatanika, Chaska, **Nebraska** , Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, **Kalamazoo** , **Kansas City** , **Sioux City** , Cedar City and Dodge City. [/QUOTE] I seem to have been to 47 of them (bolded) with possibly two more (underscored). (Argentine, in this case, is Argentine, MI.) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/22 "2007-09-03T08:01:09Z")
[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy] 27 if I get Ottawa in Illinois. [/QUOTE] I get eight, if I can also include Ottawa and Springfield, Illinois. Now if the song had included European cities, I would have cleaned up and won this contest! ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/23 "2007-09-03T09:55:15Z")
I’ve been to Bangor (in Ireland) and Black Rock (in Australia). I somehow suspect that these weren’t the ones the writer was thinking of. Which would make my score…zero! Apparently, I haven’t been anywhere! ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/24 "2007-09-03T10:20:05Z")
The original was written by an Aussie, for his own country, he adapted it for the U.S. I think there’s an British version also. Here are the original lyrics, it’s a one page pdf: [http://poparchives.com.au/share/I’ve%20Been%20Everywhere%20lyrics%20(Australian).rtf](http://poparchives.com.au/share/I've%20Been%20Everywhere%20lyrics%20(Australian).rtf) ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/25 "2007-09-03T10:27:01Z")
[QUOTE=Mangosteen] Who has been to the most places mentioned in the American version of Geoff Mack’s song, “I’ve Been Everywhere”. I only got two: Pasadena and Colorado. Places mentioned in the first verse: Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo, Tocopilla, Barranquilla, and Padilla. Second verse: Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Ferriday, Santa Fe, Tallapoosa, Glen Rock, Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa, Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee, Spirit Lake, Grand Lake, Devils Lake and Crater Lake. Third verse: Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Ombabika, Schefferville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa-Rica, Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac, Fond Du Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellico, Argentine, Diamantina, Pasadena and Catalina. Fourth verse: Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravelbourg, Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg, Vicksburg, El Dorado, Larimore, Atmore, Haverstraw, Chatanika, Chaska, Nebraska, Alaska, Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux City, Cedar City and Dodge City. [/QUOTE] I underlined the one’s I’m sure of. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/26 "2007-09-03T11:29:16Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/27 "2007-09-03T11:49:42Z")
[QUOTE=Mangosteen] Chicago, Minnesota, Sarasota, Tampa, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington [DC, not state] , Houston, Monterey, Tennessee, Louisville, Nashville, Jacksonville, Davenport, Pasadena, Catalina, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Nebraska, [/QUOTE] So I guess that makes 22. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/28 "2007-09-03T14:42:57Z")
[QUOTE=A.R. Cane] The original was written by an Aussie, for his own country, he adapted it for the U.S. I think there’s an British version also. Here are the original lyrics, it’s a one page pdf: [http://poparchives.com.au/share/I’ve%20Been%20Everywhere%20lyrics%20(Australian).rtf](http://poparchives.com.au/share/I've%20Been%20Everywhere%20lyrics%20(Australian).rtf) [/QUOTE] heh. Well, I do a bit better there. Twelve. Nothing to write home about (but then, I don’t need to write home because … I haven’t been anywhere! Or something…) ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/29 "2007-09-03T14:44:41Z")
[QUOTE=Mangosteen] At 40 out of 81, looks like you have the lead. [/QUOTE] Oops! Thank you for counting them for me. ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/30 "2007-09-03T15:03:38Z")
[QUOTE=MadPansy64] Oops! Thank you for counting them for me. [/QUOTE] Sorry there’s 91, not 81. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/31 "2007-09-03T16:15:38Z")
Reno, Chicago, Toronto, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Panama, Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo, Barranquilla (lived and worked there). Boston, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Texarkana, Monterey, Santa Fe, Little Rock, Tennessee, Crater Lake. Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Costa-Rica, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Pasadena and Catalina. I think that’s 29. But I don’t think you’ve been “everywhere” if you don’t have any places in Europe, Africa or Asia on your list. Probably no one’s been everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/32 "2007-09-03T16:16:45Z")
Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, _Wind chill, lake snow, overnights 10° below._ Toronto, Tampa, Baltimore, Boston, _Warm clothes, Orioles, swimmin’ trunks tossed in._ Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Kingston (NY), _Planes, trains, Zatarain’s, bridge across the Hudson._ Monterey, Oskaloosa, Tennessee, Louisville, _2000 miles, but the last leg’s doable._ Nashville, Knoxville, Hackensack, Cadillac, _Tennessee to Jersey via Michigan and then back._ Davenport, Pasadena, Pittsburgh, Colorado, _Bix Fest, Rose Bowl, Buffaloes and Pitt in battle._ Chaska, Nebraska, Waterloo, Kalamazoo, _Midwest folks are best, but felt fedora hats are few._ Kansas City, Sioux City, _30 places in my ditty._ ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/33 "2007-09-03T16:33:30Z")
Chicago, Buffalo, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Bangor, Baltimore, Amarillo, Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Santa Fe, Little Rock, Tennessee, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Waterville, Costa-Rica, Springfield, Shreveport, Jellico, Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Vicksburg. So, 29 as of now, and one of the ones I haven’t been to I’ll actually be visiting the end of next month for a conference. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/34 "2007-09-03T16:35:03Z")
I know I haven’t been everywhere but it still sounds interesting. Let’s see! > [@](#): > > Chicago, Buffalo, Toronto, Boston, Washington, Kingston, Tennessee, > Nashville, Knoxville, Pittsfield, Springfield, Pittsburgh, Colorado, 13! More than I expected, to be honest. But I agree with \*\*guizot \*\*- it’s so U.S.-centric. I could start talking about places in India I’ve been. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/35 "2007-09-03T16:55:22Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] I know I haven’t been everywhere but it still sounds interesting. Let’s see! 13! More than I expected, to be honest. But I agree with \*\*guizot \*\*- it’s so U.S.-centric. I could start talking about places in India I’ve been. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Its the American version. The original was about Australia and there are others about Canada, New Zealand, Germany and Belgium. You should write one for India. There is certainly enough places to write about! “I’ve been to Calcutta, Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer…” ---
**Author:** ![Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grits_and_Hard_Toast)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/36 "2007-09-03T17:08:58Z")
Reno, Chicago, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Baltimore, Amarillo, Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Santa Fe, Little Rock, Tennessee, Crater Lake. Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Idaho, Jellico, Pasadena, Catalina. Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas City, Sioux City, Dodge City. Looks like 47 of them, two of them in the last couple of weeks. I used to be a travelling field rep. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/37 "2007-09-03T17:34:16Z")
Chicago, Oklahoma, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Little Rock, Tennessee, Nashville, Knoxville, Springfield, Shreveport, Vicksburg, Nebraska, and Kansas City. 1. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/38 "2007-09-03T18:06:46Z")
[QUOTE=Mangosteen] Its the American version. The original was about Australia and there are others about Canada, New Zealand, Germany and Belgium. You should write one for India. There is certainly enough places to write about! “I’ve been to Calcutta, Varanasi, Bodhgaya, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer…” [/QUOTE] I may consider writing one for _Asia_. I mean, lots of people here have been to lots of places in Asia I’ve never heard of. ---
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Chicago, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tampa, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Tennessee, Louisville, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Pasadena, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Nebraska 19 ---
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From the original Australian version (with places I can remember going to highlighted): Tullamore, Seymour, **Lismore** , Mooloolaba, Nambour, Maroochydore, Kilmore, **Murwillumbah** , Birdsville, Emmaville, Wallaville, Cunnamulla, Condamine, Strathpine, Proserpine, **Ulladulla** , Darwin, Gin Gin, Deniliquin, Muckadilla, Wallambilla, Boggabilla, Kumbarilla, Moree, **Taree** , Jerilderie, Bambaroo, Toowoomba, Gunnedah, Caringbah, **Woolloomooloo** , Dalveen, Tamborine, Engadine, **Jindabyne** , **Lithgow** , **Casino** , Brigalow and Narromine, **Megalong** , **Wyong** , Tuggerawong, Wangarella, Morella, Augathella, Brindabella, **Wollongong** , **Geelong** , Kurrajong, **Mullumbimby** , **Mittagong** , Molong, Grong Grong, Goondiwindi, Yarra Yarra, Bouindarra, Wallangarra, **Turramurra** , Boggabri, **Gundagai** , Narrabri, Tibooburra, **Gulgong** , Adelong, Billabong, **Cabramatta** , **Parramatta** , Wangaratta, **Coolangatta** , Ettalong, **Dandenong** , Woodenbong, **Ballarat** , **Canberra** , Milperra, **Unanderra** , **Captain’s Flat** , Cloncurry, **River Murray** , **Kurri Kurri** , Girraween, **Terrigal** , Fingal, Stockinbingal, **Collaroy** and **Narrabeen** , **Bendigo** , **Dorrigo** , Bangalow, **Indooroopilly** , **Kirribilli** , Yeerongpilly, Wollondilly, That’s 34 – I’ve only been to 15 of the places in the US-based copy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869.md?page=3)