How many states have you visited?

Didn't we do this a couple of years ago? I thought someone revived the thread.

My count then: 50. It hasn't gone up. No territories, though.

Foreign countries: About 25-30, Nicaragua being the latest. Got back Friday. Recommended.

 

Been to 38 states.

Missed:
Arizona
New Mexico
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island

Countries
USA
Mexico
France
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Croatia
Islands: Dutch side of St. Maarten; St. Thomas, U.S.V.I; Bahamas; Cozumel, Mexico

 

37

still missing-
Alaska
Hawai'i
Arkansas
Kansas
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Mass
Conn
Rhode Island

recently went on a 10,000 mile, one month road trip that took me through 25 (that number includes Utah and Colorado which I visited at Four Corners, but that counts, right). I added quite a few states to the previous total.
I have only seen North Dakota and Mississippi at night.

actually spent the night in 19 different states, lived in three, and had a byline/shot a story for TV in nine

 

Some would say I've only been in two states: dazed and confused.

 

In my younger days I had a "dirt jar." Every state I visited, I'd stop, scoop up a little dirt and throw it in the jar. I tried to make the scoop representative of each state. I had some red clay from a dirt road in Georgia, some soil from a Kansas wheat field, sand from a swatch of New Mexico desert or Florida beach, etc. Sometimes I just took what I could get, and scooped up a little from the dog run next to a gas station right across the state line.
I didn't get every state I visited because the habit started after I'd visited some I'd never get back to, but I think the number of states represented is in the 20s. Maybe one day I'll get a chance to finish it.

 

Looks like 33 of 51 (incl. DC). I think driving through should count. You're experiencing the state. Airport layover, nope.
Alabama -- no
Alaska -- no
Arizona -- yes (slept, byline)
Arkansas -- no
California -- yes (live here, thousands of bylines)
Colorado -- yes (slept, byline)
Connecticut -- yes (slept, byline)
Delaware -- no
Florida -- yes (slept, byline)
Georgia -- yes (slept, byline)
Hawaii -- yes (slept, byline)
Idaho -- yes (slept, byline)
Illinois -- yes (slept, byline)
Indiana -- no
Iowa -- yes (stayed in Omaha, crossed the bridge for breakfast)
Kansas -- yes (slept, byline)
Kentucky -- yes (stayed in Cincinnati, crossed a bridge for dinner)
Louisiana -- no
Maine -- no
Maryland -- yes (slept, byline)
Massachusetts -- yes (slept, byline)
Michigan -- yes (slept, byline)
Minnesota -- yes (slept, byline)
Mississippi -- no
Missouri -- yes (slept, byline)
Montana -- no
Nebraska -- yes (slept, byline)
Nevada -- yes (slept, byline, lost money)
New Hampshire -- yes (stayed in Boston, drove across border for dinner)
New Jersey -- yes (stayed in Philly, drove to Atlantic City to lose money)
New Mexico -- yes (slept, byline)
New York -- yes (slept, byline)
North Carolina -- no
North Dakota -- no
Ohio -- yes (slept, byline)
Oklahoma -- yes (slept, byline)
Oregon -- yes (slept, byline)
Pennsylvania -- yes (slept, byline)
Rhode Island -- no
South Carolina -- yes (slept)
South Dakota -- no
Tennessee -- yes (slept, byline)
Texas -- yes (slept, byline)
Utah -- yes (slept,byline)
Vermont -- no
Virginia -- no
Washington -- yes (byline)
Washington D.C. -- yes (drove from Landover, walked around all day)
West Virginia -- no
Wisconsin -- no
Wyoming -- no

International visits:

Canada -- BC, Quebec, Ontario (slept, bylines in all)
Mexico -- BC, Sinaloa, Jalisco
Europe -- England, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France.

 

47 states. I lack:

Oregon

Idaho

Kansas

27 countries

The hardest state to get is probably either Alaska or North Dakota. I figure I could do Oregon/Idaho together and then go to Kansas, to me the most boring state, last. Also, I don't think airport layovers should count but driving through, particularly if you've had a meal, should.

 

39.
alaska.
hawaii.
the dakotas.
and a buncha shitty southern states.

 

Been in 40 plus D.C., counting airports.

Missed:

Alaska
Hawaii
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Iowa
Rhode Island
Connecticut

 

23 plus D.C.

Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas (this one's a little iffy ... Got stuck in DFW on a layover because of a storm in my destination city, so I took a cab into town and wandered around to a couple of restaurants and bars. I met some locals, so I think it counts.)
Vermont
Virginia

Countries:
Canada
Guatemala
Thailand

 

If we're including countries, I can put together a pretty good list, thanks to Uncle Sugar.

Canada
Mexico
The Azores (Portugal)
Italy
Germany
Greece
Qatar
Dubai
Honduras
Panama
El Salvador
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Northern Ireland
Ireland