# Who's Been ( the most) Everywhere,Man? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 2, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698 "2008-05-02T01:37:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/1 "2008-05-02T01:37:59Z")
Here is the list of places from the (N.American version) of the song > **[I've Been Everywhere | North American version](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ve_Been_Everywhere#North_American_version)** > > Geoff Mack's music publisher offered the song to Canadian-born country musician Hank Snow in 1962. Snow thought the song had the potential for the Canadian and American markets, but only if the toponyms were adapted to North America. At his publisher's urging, Geoff Mack consequently rewrote the song using a North American atlas supplied to him by the publisher. The North American version starts: "I was totin' my pack along the dusty Winnemucca road". Below are the places mentioned in this versio... List the places you have been from the song. The place that the Wiki link takes you to will be used as the place to score a point.In the cases that more than one link is used either will count. Winnemucca road counts,but crossin’ the desert bare or breathin’ the mountain air will not. Winner of most places gets Oinked at. Curious to see which is the most visited and least visited. I have been to 1.Chicago 2.Minnesota 3.Toronto 4.Winslow 5.Wichita 6.Tulsa 7.Oklahoma 8.Tampa 9.Amarillo 10.Dayton 11.Louisianna 12.Houston 13.Texarkana 14.Little Rock 15.Tennessee 16.Louisville 17.Knoxville 18.Richfield 19.Springfield 20.Cadillac 21.Davenport 22.Colorado 23.Nebraska 24.Baraboo 25.Waterloo 26.Kalamazoo 27.Kansas City 28.Dodge City…what a pity. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/2 "2008-05-02T19:32:39Z")
When I was younger, my family took a car trip every summer. I might have been to some places in the song that are not listed below, but I have distinct memories of being in the following locations at some point (or several points) in my life: 1. Chicago 2. Fargo 3. Minnesota 4. Buffalo 5. Toronto 6. Sarasota 7. Baltimore 8. Charleston (both WV and SC, so I’m covered either way) 9. Dayton 10. Washington (if DC is meant) 11. Tennessee 12. Devils Lake 13. Louisville 14. Nashville 15. Fond du Lac 16. Davenport 17. Pittsburgh 18. Nebraska 19. Kalamazoo 20. Sioux City ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/3 "2008-05-02T19:49:00Z")
I get more with the (original) Australian version: 1. Lismore 2. Murwillumbah 3. Ulladulla 4. Deniliquin 5. Taree 6. Woolloomooloo 7. Jindabyne 8. Lithgow 9. Casino 10. Megalong 11. Wyong 12. Tuggeranong 13. Wollongong 14. Geelong 15. Mullumbimby 16. Mittagong 17. Turramurra 18. Gulgong 19. Cabramatta 20. Parramatta 21. Wangaratta 22. Coolangatta 23. Dandenong 24. Ballarat 25. Canberra 26. Unanderra 27. Captains Flat 28. River Murray 29. Kurri Kurri 30. Stockinbingal 31. Collaroy 32. Narrabeen 33. Bendigo 34. Dorrigo 35. Indooroopilly 36. Kirribilli 37. Wollondilly I can only get to about 15 with the American version. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/4 "2008-05-02T19:53:28Z")
1 Chicago 2 Minnesota 3 Toronto 4 Sarasota 5 Wichita 6 Oklahoma 7 Tampa 8 Charleston (both of them) 9 Dayton 10 Washington DC 11 Tennessee 12 Louisville 13 Nashville 14 Knoxville 15 Jacksonville 16 Springfield 17 Pasadena 18 Pittsburgh 19 Colorado 20 Nebraska 21 Kansas City ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/5 "2008-05-02T20:57:16Z")
1. Chicago 2. Minnesota 3. Buffalo 4. Toronto 5. Sarasota 6. Wichita 7. Tampa 8. Bangor 9. Baltimore 10. Boston 11. Charleston 12. Dayton 13. Louisiana 14. Washington D.C. 15. Washington state 16. Houston 17. Tennessee 18. Louisville 19. Nashville 20. Knoxville 21. Jacksonville 22. Cadillac 23. Fond Du Lac 24. Idaho 25. Pittsburgh 26. Colorado 27. Vicksburg 28. Nebraska 29. Kalamazoo 30. Kansas City 31. Sioux City Man, I feel tired… ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/6 "2008-05-02T21:24:54Z")
1. Chicago 2. Minnesota 3. Sarasota 4. Tulsa 5. Oklahoma 6. Tampa 7. Baltimore 8. Amarillo 9. Boston 10. Charleston 11. Dayton 12. Louisiana 13. Washington 14. Houston 15. Santa Fe 16. Tallapoosa 17. Little Rock 18. Tennessee 19. Fargo 20. Louisville 21. Nashville 22. Knoxville 23. Jacksonville 24. Richfield 25. Springfield 26. Bakersfield 27. Shreveport 28. Idaho 29. Jellico 30. Pasadena 31. Colorado 32. Vicksburg 33. Nebraska 34. Opelika 35. Kansas City ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/7 "2008-05-02T21:45:48Z")
US: 1. Reno 2. Chicago 3. Fargo 4. Minnesota 5. Buffalo 6. Toronto 7. Winslow 8. Sarasota 9. Wichita 10. Tulsa 11. Ottawa 12. Oklahoma 13. Tampa 14. Bangor 15. Baltimore 16. Amarillo 17. Boston 18. Charleston (SC) 19. Dayton 20. Washington (state and DC) 21. Houston 22. Monterey (Mexico) 23. Santa Fe 24. Little Rock 25. Tennessee 26. Devils Lake 27. Louisville 28. Nashville 29. Springfield (Il and Mo) 30. Bakersfield 31. Fond Du Lac 32. Davenport 33. Idaho 34. Pasadena 35. Pittsburgh 36. Colorado 37. Nebraska 38. Baraboo 39. Waterloo (Il, I’m sure this is not the one they mean) 40. Kansas City 41. Cedar City 42. Dodge City I think it helps if you’ve lived on both coasts and in the mid-west as an adult. And you love road trips. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/8 "2008-05-02T22:53:25Z")
1. Reno 2. Chicago 3. Buffalo 4. Toronto 5. Wichita 6. Oklahoma 7. Baltimore 8. Boston 9. Charleston (SC) 10. Louisiana 11. Washington (DC, PA) 12. Little Rock 13. Tennessee 14. Louisville 15. Nashville 16. Springfield (NJ, MA, MO, IL) 17. Hackensack 18. Pittsburgh 19. Colorado 20. Nebraska 21. Cedar City Hmmm, clearly I need to start traveling more. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/9 "2008-05-03T00:54:48Z")
1st verse: Reno, Chicago, Minnesota, Toronto, Winslow, Oklahoma, Tampa, Bangor, Amarillo (9) 2nd verse: Boston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington, Houston, Monterey, Santa Fe, Grand Lake, Crater Lake (9) 3rd verse: Richfield, Springfield, Bakersfield, Argentina, Pasadena (5) 4th verse: Colorado, Alaska, Kansas City, Cedar City, Dodge City (5) 28 total ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/10 "2008-05-03T02:42:06Z")
1. Reno 2. Chicago 3. Minnesota 4. Buffalo 5. Toronto 6. Winslow 7. Sarasota 8. Ottawa 9. Oklahoma 10. Tampa 11. Panama 12. Mattawa 13. Baltimore 14. Amarillo 15. Boston 16. Charleston SC 17. Dayton 18. Louisiana 19. Washington D.C. and Washington state 20. Houston 21. Monterey 22. Santa Fe 23. Little Rock 24. Tennessee 25. Chicopee 26. Grand Lake 27. Louisville 28. Nashville 29. Knoxville 30. Jacksonville 31. Costa Rica 32. Springfield MA 33. Hackensack 34. Davenport 35. Idaho 36. Argentina 37. Pasadena 38. Pittsburgh 39. Colorado 40. Nebraska 41. Alaska 42. Kalamazoo 43. Kansas City ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/11 "2008-05-03T02:54:21Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] Winnemucca road counts [/QUOTE] 1. Winnemucca road ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/12 "2008-05-03T22:36:17Z")
Charleston (assuming it’s the WV version) Louisiana Washington (DC) Kingston (Ohio, probably not the one they meant…) Tennessee I need to get out more. ---
**Author:** ![maryanne72856](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@maryanne72856](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maryanne72856)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/13 "2010-08-15T19:36:08Z")
all states but alaska and wisconsin and NH and Vermont the rest I’ve seen. wonderful BBQ in decatur tx free rolls with it. good mexican food in tulsa the best I’ve had in US. el rio verde try the wet burrito best lasagna ft morgan outside of denver o sole mio the best. crap food in hawaii great food down south southern dishes. MB ---
**Author:** ![kodabear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kodabear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kodabear)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/14 "2010-08-16T17:09:35Z")
Chicago Sarasota Tampa Bangor Baltimore Boston Charleston (WV & SC) Louisiana Washington (D.C) Tennessee Louisville Nashville Knoxville Jacksonville (NC & Fl) Springfield (VT & MA) Pittsfield (VT) Alaska Maryann, I grew up in Vermont. If you get a chance to go, be sure to visit some of their [microbreweries](http://beer-brewing.suite101.com/article.cfm/long-trail-brewing-company-does-its-part-to-keep-vermont-green), if that is your thing. Not only do they have excellent beer, the food is usually outstanding. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/15 "2010-08-22T05:13:45Z")
> [@sinjin](#): > > I think it helps if you’ve lived on both coasts and in the mid-west as an adult. And you love road trips. 🆒 Indeed. Having spent ten years as your company’s primary technical troubleshooter/construction phase support engineer for North America is a big bonus as well. 1. The dusty Winnemucca road 2. Reno 3. Chicago 4. Minnesota 5. Buffalo 6. Toronto 7. Winslow 8. Wichita 9. Tulsa 10. Oklahoma 11. Tampa 12. Panama (I’ve been to the country, but not Panama, Nebraska. I’m counting it :p) 13. Bangor 14. Baltimore 15. Amarillo 16. Boston 17. Charleston 18. Dayton 19. Louisiana 20. Washington (DC and state) 21. Houston 22. Texarkana 23. Monterey 24. Santa Fe 25. Little Rock 26. Tennessee 27. Grand Lake 28. Crater Lake 29. Louisville 30. Nashville 31. Knoxville 32. Jacksonville 33. Costa Rica 34. Springfield 35. Shreveport 36. Hackensack 37. Fond du Lac 38. Davenport 39. Idaho 40. Pasadena 41. Catalina 42. Pittsburgh 43. Colorado 44. Vicksburg 45. Chattanooga 46. Nebraska 47. Kansas Cit 48. Sioux City 49. Cedar City I’ve been to forty nine of them (48, if you omit Panama), and lived in two of them. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/16 "2010-08-23T21:08:58Z")
1. Reno, 2. Chicago, 3. Fargo, 4. Minnesota, 5. Buffalo, 6. Toronto, 7. Sarasota, 8. Wichita, 9. Tulsa, 10. Oklahoma, 11. Tampa, 12. Bangor, 13. Baltimore, 14. Boston, 15. Charleston, 16. Dayton, 17. Louisiana, 18. Washington 19. Monterey, 20. Little Rock, 21. Tennessee, 22. Crater Lake. 23. Louisville, 24. Nashville, 25. Knoxville, 26. Jacksonville, 27. Springfield, 28. Bakersfield, 29. Hackensack, 30. Fond du Lac, 31. Davenport, 32. Idaho, 33. Pasadena 34. Pittsburgh, 35. Colorado, 36. Vicksburg, 37. Chattanooga, 38. Nebraska, 39. Alaska, 40. Waterloo, 41. Kalamazoo, 42. Kansas City, 43. Sioux City, 44. Cedar City 45. Dodge City. I’ve been to all states except MI and AL and all of the Canadian provinces except PEI, NS, NB, and the territories. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/17 "2010-08-24T13:14:35Z")
I’ve been to: Chicago Minnesota Buffalo Toronto Ottawa Oklahoma Bangor Baltimore Boston Indiana Washington (whether it’s the state or DC, I’ve been to both) Houston Monterey Tennessee Louisville Nashville Springfield Hackensack Idaho Pittsburgh Colorado Vicksburg Nebraska Alaska Kalamazoo Kansas City 1. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-been-the-most-everywhere-man/447698/18 "2010-08-24T15:04:47Z")
Oh - I’ve also been to Baraboo. That makes 27 for me.