# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/41 "2007-09-03T19:42:26Z")
\*\*31: \*\*Chicago, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Sarasota, Tampa, Panama, Bangor, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Tennessee, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Cadillac, Fond Du Lac, Idaho, Pasadena Pittsburgh, Colorado, Vicksburg, Nebraska, Kalamazoo, and Kansas City. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/42 "2007-09-03T21:10:09Z")
Chicago, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bangor, Baltimore, Amarillo, Boston, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Monterey, Little Rock, Tennessee, Louisville, Nashville, Springfield, Hackensack, Idaho, Pittsburgh, Colorado, Vicksburg, Nebraska, Alaska, Baraboo, Kalamazoo, Kansas City. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/43 "2007-09-04T00:05:44Z")
Seventeen. Chicago, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Baltimore, Amarillo, Boston, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Texarkana, Santa Fe, Tennessee, Nashville, Shreveport, Pasadena, Colorado, Vicksburg. I clean up on the Texas one, though. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/44 "2007-09-04T01:20:22Z")
34 of the US-based version. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/45 "2007-09-04T02:17:33Z")
[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’ve been to Chicago, Minnesota, Winslow (AR), Tulsa, Oklahoma (by extension), Louisana, Washington, Texarkana, Santa Fe, Little Rock, Jacksonville (AR), Springfield (MO), Idaho, Colorado, Rexburg (ID) (I got arrested there!), Nebraska, Kansas City. That adds up to 17, but I don’t know which state some of those cities are supposed to be in. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/46 "2007-09-04T02:39:58Z")
What a terrific question! Reno, Chicago, Minnesota, Toronto, Tampa. Boston, Louisiana, Washington (DC?), Tennessee. Knoxville, Jacksonville, Springfield (IL), Cadillac, Idaho. Colorado,Vicksburg, Kalamazoo. Sixteen ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@Jammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/47 "2007-09-04T02:40:04Z")
Mine in bold: 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. Looks like 43. This includes towns where my only “visit” amounted to stopping for gas or a microwave burrito on my way through (Chicopee, Winslow and Cedar City come to mind.) My Davenport visit is a little town in Southwest Virginia. Between business travel and 10 cross country road trips in my life, I’ve covered some ground, but still have a lot of places I want to go. Jammer ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/48 "2007-09-04T02:44:15Z")
[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. [/QUOTE] Thirteen here. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869/49 "2007-09-04T03:20:22Z")
Places mentioned in the first verse: Reno, Chicago, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Bangor, Baltimore, Amarillo, Second verse: Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Santa Fe, Black Rock, Little Rock, Tennessee, crater lake Third verse: Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Shreveport, Hackensack, Fond Du Lac, Idaho, Pasadena and Catalina. Fourth verse: Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Colorado, Vicksburg, El Dorado, Nebraska, Opelika, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Sioux City, Cedar City and Dodge City. I have also been to Winnemucca NV which is the beginning of the first verse. so 56 at least of the ones I know. I have been a lot of places that I don’t really remember. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-everywhere-how-many-places-mentioned-in-the-song-have-you-been-to/417869.md?page=2)