Twenty-Six Lists - I've Been Everywhere (Not Really) - #twentysixlists

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Every once in awhile, the "copy and paste" list gets shared on Facebook - you know, the one where you put a heart by the states or countries you've visited. The claim is that the average American has visited only a very small number of states, but I don't know that I believe that number as I don't know where the information comes from. Whatever the average is, I thought it would be fun to make a similar list here, but add some background about where I've been. As my title says, I haven't really been everywhere, but I've managed to visit a decent number of states and provinces. I've got a lot left on my bucket list though! 

List #21 - States and Provinces You've Visited

1. Alabama
2. Alaska - This has been on my To-Visit List for many years! We'd actually started planning to go on an Alaskan cruise with friends a few years ago, but it didn't work out. Someday I hope to make it happen.
3. Arizona - We didn't spend much time there, but when I was a kid, we drove through part of Arizona on a family vacation. I've also stopped over in the Phoenix airport!
4. Arkansas
5. California
6. Colorado - On that family vacation we spent a fair amount of time in Colorado, visiting the cities of Denver, Pueblo, and Boulder. A highlight of the trip for me was Mesa Verde National Park.
7. Connecticut - We drove through on a trip to Atlantic Canada a few years ago.
8. Delaware - I've been in Delaware quite a number of times since moving to the US. When we lived in NJ we had a couple of occasions to cross to Delaware on the ferry at Lewes and on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. While living in Maryland, we generally wind up in Delaware at least once a year. Our church often has district events, including camp, in Delaware and we've vacationed at one of the beaches. And our oldest son even worked at a radio station in Delaware for quite some time. 
9. Florida - A favorite vacation destination, of course! We've done Disney and non-Disney vacations in Florida. One of the highlights was visiting the Florida Keys on one of those trips. It's my husband's goal to live in Florida someday.
10. Georgia - We've passed through Georgia on all our driving trips to Florida, and once we stopped in Atlanta and did some touristy things there, notably visiting the World of Coca-Cola.
11. Hawaii
12. Idaho - This was a frequent vacation spot when I was a kid. My family had a favorite campground in the Couer D'Alene area.
13. Illinois - We've driven through on cross-country trips but really haven't spent time there. Our goal was usually to get through the Chicago area toll highways with as little stress as possible. I've traveled through Chicago by train as well, and the train station is pretty cool!
14. Indiana - Another state I've driven through a few times, but haven't spent much time in.
15. Iowa - Driven through, but I don't remember much about it.
16. Kansas - My mom spent part of her childhood in Kansas and some of her extended family still lived there, so on one of our epic road trips when I was about ten years old, we went to Kansas and visited the family. It was on this trip that I first experienced fireflies!
17. Kentucky - I finally added this state to my list last year when we drove to Cincinnati for a baseball game. We crossed the river into Kentucky and parked there to walk across the bridge to Three Rivers Stadium!
18. Louisiana - My daughter's choir trip was to New Orleans a few years ago, and the hubster and I went along. We couldn't pass up the chance to see this storied city and it was so much fun! I wish we'd had more time to explore!
19. Maine - We drove through on that trip to Atlantic Canada and at the time I described it as mostly rocks and trees. I was rather disappointed that we never saw any moose, actually.
20. Maryland - This has been my home state for more than twenty years!
21. Massachusetts - We drove through Boston and how I wished we'd had time to stop and see all the historic sites. 
22. Michigan - We've driven through many parts of Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula. I wasn't that impressed with Detroit, but I'm not much for big cities overall. 
23. Minnesota - Lots of driving through, and sometimes it's been a destination. I remember camping and vacationing there a lot during my childhood, and especially remember seeing statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe.
24. Mississippi
25. Missouri - I went to Kansas City on a student trip while in college but that's the only time I remember being in Missouri. I so want to visit St Louis and see the Gateway Arch though. The St Louis Blues are one of my favorite hockey teams.
26. Montana - Lots and lots of vacations here while growing up! Lots of times we drove through! Most recently (well, seven years ago) we took our kids to Glacier National Park.
27. Nebraska - Drove through on our road trip to Kansas. I remember the North Platte River and that's about all I remember!
28. Nevada - The hubster and I flew to Las Vegas and met his family there for New Years 1990. It was more fun than I expected!
29. New Hampshire - Drove through and stayed overnight while on a road trip.
30. New Jersey - We lived in southern New Jersey for a couple of years and it is a LOT different from northern New Jersey, and much nicer than I had expected.
31. New Mexico - Drove through on that epic road trip I've mentioned a couple times.
32. New York - We drive through New York every trip to visit my husband's family. We're very familiar with Niagara Falls and the Corning area. We went to New York City on another trip with my daughter's choir too and had a wonderful time.
33. North Carolina - Driving through on the way to and from Florida.
34. North Dakota - Lots of family vacations during childhood took us through the Dakotas.
35. Ohio - My oldest son lives in Columbus so Ohio has become one of our frequent destinations in the past couple of years. Before that, we just drove through and didn't realize it had much to offer. More recently, we've visited Cedar Point a couple of times and the Cleveland area as well as exploring Columbus.
36. Oklahoma - Drove through a corner of Oklahoma on our way to Kansas.
37. Oregon - My family went to Oregon a couple of times on vacations when I was a kid and I loved the scenery but did not care for the city of Portland, to be honest.
38. Pennsylvania - Our neighboring state, and Gettysburg is only about half an hour from us, so we are in PA at least once a week for one reason or another. We were also neighbors when we lived in NJ and visited Philadelphia. We love going to hockey games in Hershey and have had vacation stops in Philly, Pittsburgh, and many other places too.
39. Rhode Island
40. South Carolina - Another state we drive through on the way to and from Florida. 
41. South Dakota - Badlands and Mount Rushmore! Have seen both quite a few times, but not for many years.
42. Tennessee
43. Texas - Have driven through the upper 'corners' of Texas and have stopped over at the Dallas airport. 
44. Utah - That big childhood vacation took us to Salt Lake City and the Arches National Park. Arches is so beautiful! I'd love to go back!
45. Vermont
46. Virginia - Another neighboring state, so we've driven through and visited places like Lynchburg. I'd really like to go to Jamestown and some of the historical sites, but it hasn't worked out so far.
47. Washington - When I was young, my family often went to the Spokane area, and sometimes to Seattle and area. 
48. West Virginia - We pass through on our way to and from Columbus, and we've also visited Harpers Ferry quite a few times.
49. Wisconsin - In addition to driving through the state on road trips, one year we stopped at Taliesin East and that was a highlight!
50. Wyoming - Haven't been to Wyoming in so many years, but I've been to Yellowstone a few times. 

1. Alberta - I grew up in Calgary, so that's a lot of years I spent in Alberta. Banff is one of my favorite places ever!
2. British Columbia - Many childhood vacations took my family west to spots in the mountains of BC and farther to Vancouver and to Vancouver Island. The islands is another of my favorite spots and I hope I can visit again someday.
3. Manitoba - My parents both grew up in Manitoba and met there, and their families still live there. We visited my grandparents a couple times every year when I was growing up. My husband and I met while we were both at college in Winnipeg. 
4. New Brunswick - I finally got to visit New Brunswick a couple of years ago when we visited friends that live there. Our trip included time at the Bay of Fundy and a whale watching trip on a sailing ship.
5. Newfoundland
6. Nova Scotia - On our Atlantic Canada trip, we did a little side trip into Nova Scotia but didn't spend much time there. But when I was in high school, I did an exchange trip and spent a week in Nova Scotia and saw Halifax, Peggy's Cove, and Port Royal. Beautiful province!
7. Northwest Territories
8. Nunavut
9. Ontario - My husband grew up in southern Ontario, and his family is still there. I lived there with his family for several months while still in college, And usually we go visit family there at least once a year. Niagara Falls is our most visited tourist spot there.
10. Prince Edward Island - We spent a couple of days on this beautiful island on our Atlantic Canada trip a few years ago. We attended an airshow in Charlottetown, visited beaches both rocky and sandy, and I particularly enjoyed seeing the setting for Anne of Green Gables.
11. Quebec
12. Saskatchewan - Going between Alberta and Manitoba so often took us through Saskatchewan and although there's much more to the province than the Trans Canada Highway through the wheat fields, that's actually what I picture!
13. Yukon

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