How many states have you been to? Any all 50 folks? (1 Viewer)

[Terminalxylem]

I'm actually pretty convinced that I could find at least one place in each state that I could happily live

Absolutely

Name a state, I can name a cool place to live

Iowa, MS, and Kansas are rough imo.

We enjoyed Wamego but the only thing cool about it was a low cost of living and the OZ museum. Lawrence and manhattan are your typical college towns if you’re into that.

Depends what you mean. To me, “college town” = campus, many bars, plus a couple decent eateries that similarly sized small towns wouldn’t otherwise warrant.

I guess Lawrence is a bit more than that but not much. I grew up with Ann Arbor being my idea of a college town, so I might be a bit jaded.

I've spent time in 4 college towns, and they're fairly similar. My ranking:

State College, PA
Athens, GA
Chapel Hill
Ann Arbor

State College was clearly the worst, though the other 3 are fairly similar, squarely in the "meh" range of places to visit.

I lived in State College for fifteen years, both as a student, and as a professional. I loved it, and I wish I could go back.

If you liked it that much, you should check out the others I mentioned.

 

[nirad3]

I'm actually pretty convinced that I could find at least one place in each state that I could happily live

Absolutely

Name a state, I can name a cool place to live

Iowa, MS, and Kansas are rough imo.

Des Moines is actually a cool little city. Nice little art scene. And Ames is also a cool little college town.
Gulf coast of Mississippi is pretty rad
Kansas is rough though

I stopped in Ames on my drive moving from Austin to the Cities. It was during the summer, so most of the student population was gone. But I still hit up the little drag with all the college bars and had a few beers. When it hit closing time, I could not for the life of me get a cab and my phone was dying. So I walked about 2-3 miles back to my hotel. That was ... interesting.

 

[Judge Smails]

Pretty sure all but Alaska, Delaware and Rhode Island

 

[General Malaise]

All but 2

 

[BlackCrowes]

Missing: AK, HI, MT, ND, SD, NE, WY, VT

 

[Joe Bryant]

Oh haha I hear ya, just I remember distinctly being in Pensacola with my guy Kramer, who was from Wyoming and like "wow first time seeing the ocean" and had to tell him "Its not"

I would 100% consider the gulf the ocean

Wait. People think the Gulf isn't the ocean?

 

[Joe Bryant]

Missing:
Alaska
Maine
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Wyoming

Need to rectify these soon.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

To add - Airports absolutely count. It's set foot in the state.

If airports count* then my wife has been to all 50---Cincinnati's airport is in Hebron, KY.

*there's no way she will count it, though

 

[Drunken knight]

CA, OR, WA, NM,CO, NV,NY,NJ,PN,CT, NC, SC, GE, TN, FL, LA, TX, KS, MO, ID, OH, MI, IN, HI, MS, WY, UT, MD, WI, IL, MA, AZ

 

[Tau837]

I have spent meaningful time in 23 states, not including drive throughs or airport connections:

1. AZ
2. CA
3. CO
4. DC
5. FL
6. GA
7. HI
8. IL
9. LA
10. MA
11. MD
12. MO
13. NC
14. NJ
15. NM
16. NV
17. NY
18. OH
19. SC
20. TN
21. TX
22. VA
23. WA

I would love to visit them all in my lifetime.

 

[the moops]

Oh haha I hear ya, just I remember distinctly being in Pensacola with my guy Kramer, who was from Wyoming and like "wow first time seeing the ocean" and had to tell him "Its not"

I would 100% consider the gulf the ocean

Wait. People think the Gulf isn't the ocean?

Apparently

 

[Joe Bryant]

To add - Airports absolutely count. It's set foot in the state.

If airports count* then my wife has been to all 50---Cincinnati's airport is in Hebron, KY.

*there's no way she will count it, though

That’s awesome. Setting foot in all 50 is impressive.

 

[the moops]

To add - Airports absolutely count. It's set foot in the state.

The OP clearly says "airports don't count". And I agree, that it should not count. For we may as well count flying over a state if that's the case

 

[Joe Bryant]

To add - Airports absolutely count. It's set foot in the state.

The OP clearly says "airports don't count". And I agree, that it should not count. For we may as well count flying over a state if that's the case

Setting foot on the ground is very different than flying over. That’s “gulf is not the ocean” stuff. But if that’s the definition, carry on and I’ll bow out.

 

[the moops]

To add - Airports absolutely count. It's set foot in the state.

The OP clearly says "airports don't count". And I agree, that it should not count. For we may as well count flying over a state if that's the case

Setting foot on the ground is very different than flying over. That’s “gulf is not the ocean” stuff. But if that’s the definition, carry on and I’ll bow out.

Do you actually set foot on the ground if you land in an airport and just change planes in the airport? Semantics, I know

 

[Rustoleum]

To add - Airports absolutely count. It's set foot in the state.

The OP clearly says "airports don't count". And I agree, that it should not count. For we may as well count flying over a state if that's the case

Setting foot on the ground is very different than flying over. That’s “gulf is not the ocean” stuff. But if that’s the definition, carry on and I’ll bow out.

Do you actually set foot on the ground if you land in an airport and just change planes in the airport? Semantics, I know

If you poop there or pay sales tax there it counts, imo.

 

[B Maverick]

Oh haha I hear ya, just I remember distinctly being in Pensacola with my guy Kramer, who was from Wyoming and like "wow first time seeing the ocean" and had to tell him "Its not"

I would 100% consider the gulf the ocean

Wait. People think the Gulf isn't the ocean?

To be honest I never really thought of it either way. With much of it surrounded by land, my first thought would have been not an ociean, but in no way could I articulate what it would be considered. I guess a sea would have been the best option?

So I googled and this is what it said: The Gulf is a part of the Atlantic Ocean and is considered an ocean basin and marginal sea

 

[JohnnyU]

I've been to 38 states. The 12 that I haven't been to are Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire Connecticutt. and Rhode Island.

 

[Terpman22]

Oh haha I hear ya, just I remember distinctly being in Pensacola with my guy Kramer, who was from Wyoming and like "wow first time seeing the ocean" and had to tell him "Its not"

I would 100% consider the gulf the ocean

Wait. People think the Gulf isn't the ocean?

To be honest I never really thought of it either way. With much of it surrounded by land, my first thought would have been not an ociean, but in no way could I articulate what it would be considered. I guess a sea would have been the best option?

So I googled and this is what it said: The Gulf is a part of the Atlantic Ocean and is considered an ocean basin and marginal sea

Maybe this is me just being a Bi-Coastal snob lol. When I go into the real ocean, I expect to be able to surf/boogie board.

 

[El Floppo]

Missing: Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia

So...been to 41, plus US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, but not Guam or US Samoa.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Missing: Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia

So...been to 41, plus US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, but not Guam or US Samoa.

Don’t forget the Northern Marianas!

 

[Jayrod]

Missing: Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia

So...been to 41, plus US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, but not Guam or US Samoa.

Pfft. No Northern Mariana Islands either, I presume?

And you call yourself an American.

 

[Jayrod]

Missing: Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia

So...been to 41, plus US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, but not Guam or US Samoa.

Don’t forget the Northern Marianas!

Great minds and all that

 

[Mjolnirs]

SC (only one I have lived in), NC, GA, FL, AL, TN, VA, KY, IL WV, MD, PA, TX, MN, OH (only stopped at a rest area), IN (only stopped to eat).
16 and DC. MA and NY if you include just airports. Nothing further west than San Antonio.
2 Canadian provinces, Mexico and some Caribbean countries on cruises, and 3 European countries.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Missing: Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia

So...been to 41, plus US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, but not Guam or US Samoa.

Don’t forget the Northern Marianas!

Great minds and all that

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ETA Northern Marianas are always a great answer!

 

[dgreen]

Missing: Alaska, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky, West Virginia

So...been to 41, plus US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, but not Guam or US Samoa.

You come down to NoVa a lot, right? I’m surprised you haven’t been to WV. Head out to Harper’s Ferry next time you are in the area.