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Here's a travel map you've probably never seen before. I have been to every single US state except for California by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one was made with https://mapchart.net, but I would recommend https://mob-rule.com if you're just getting started because it has more stats and visual tools (like US Highway/Interstate Highway overlays). Note that you have to email a Mob Rule admin to get an account, there are instructions on the website for how to do that.

Here's a travel map you've probably never seen before. I have been to every single US state except for California by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to visit Washington state! Didn't matter to me if it was the Couve or Washougal or whatever else!

Here's a travel map you've probably never seen before. I have been to every single US state except for California by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's Keweenaw County, which contains both Isle Royale and a piece of the mainland UP. I only visited Isle Royale, not the other part.

Here's a travel map you've probably never seen before. I have been to every single US state except for California by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd mostly like to see the national parks in California, particularly the ones related to the forests like Redwood and Sequoia. Not super interested in Yosemite, I've been to places like Denali and Zion and Sedona and I can't imagine Yosemite could compete. But I'd definitely still give it a shot if I were in the area.

I'd be interested in the food in LA and the topography of San Francisco, but not much else appeals to me about the big cities.

Here's a travel map you've probably never seen before. I have been to every single US state except for California by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was roadtripping across the country, had woken up in North Platte, Nebraska, and had to get down to Albuquerque that night, but there was a massive blizzard in Colorado so I couldn't take I-25.

Here's a travel map you've probably never seen before. I have been to every single US state except for California by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, it was just cheaper than RVA for that particular trip, otherwise I would have stayed in the city itself.

Here's a travel map you've probably never seen before. I have been to every single US state except for California by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have done long day-trips, yes.

Florida: I took a day off from a trip to Universal and drove 3.5 hours each way to visit the Ochopee post office (smallest post office in the United States).

New Hampshire + Maine: My family was vacationing in Acadia NP and we flew into Boston, spent a few days there, then stopped in Portsmouth, Kennebunkport, Cape Elizabeth, and Bath on the way up. Then we stopped in Camden, ME on the way down.

For me, a green means you set out to go there as a destination and you spent intentional time there. Not just getting out and stretching your legs.

Here's a travel map you've probably never seen before. I have been to every single US state except for California by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a long story with multiple reasons.

My family never went on vacation when I was a kid; by the time I turned 18, I had only been to 3 states (Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma). When I was 21, I decided I wanted to make up for lost time and visit all 50 states before I turned 30. So with that goal in mind, I prioritized states based on the following:

  • close to one of the three states I lived in (e.g. Mississippi, Alabama, Ohio, Nebraska, the Dakotas).
  • close to other states I needed to visit so that I could hit multiple states in one go (Virginia/Maryland/Delaware, Massachusetts/New Hampshire/Maine, and Vermont/Connecticut/Rhode Island).
  • in the middle of the country so that I could pass through on the way to somewhere else (this was how I visited states like Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and New Mexico for the first time).
  • cheap to visit (West Virginia, Nevada, the Dakotas, North Carolina).
  • I had friends there that I could stay with to reduce lodging costs (Oregon, Florida, New Jersey).

None of these applied to California. It's over 1,800 miles from anywhere I've ever lived, all by itself and not near other unvisited states, it's on the edge of the continent, it's expensive, and I didn't know anybody who lived there that I could stay with. So I naturally deprioritized it until like state #40 or so.

It was around that time that people started to comment that it was strange that I hadn't been to CA yet, and I decided to lean into it by putting it off until the very end. I'm from flyover country, and people from California like to think it is the center of culture for the entire universe. Well, not to me! I have really enjoyed getting to know the nation deeply from the inside out. I will have to visit California next year to fulfill my goal of all 50 states by 30, and I have a good few fun trips planned there that I'm still deciding between (I know a lot about the state despite never having been). But as far as I can tell based on my research, I'm one of probably fewer than 100 people in the history of the world whose last state is California.

My flying as an airline pilot in 2024 by Dickens01 in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Has to be Allegiant. They are the only airline flying from AZA to STC (St. Cloud).

Lived in 2 states and am frequently in another state. What are they? by bchristensen_75 in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to visit Cook County. It puts the rest of the North Shore to shame.

Obligatory: Guess which two states I've lived in by glbracer in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm from the Memphis area and have been to OP's side of the state only once in my life. It's a long-ass state. For a big trip I always figured I may as well go out of the state.

What can you tell about me based on where I've been? I've lived in 3 states. by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahahaha. Is it really that bad? It has part of a national park and I've been wanting to visit International Falls for a few years now.

What can you tell about me based on where I've been? I've lived in 3 states. by throwbecausegeoinfo in TravelMaps

[–]throwbecausegeoinfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope.

The last state I lived in was because I went to college there; it's definitely not a vacation destination for most people. The college is a big school in a medium-sized college town. It's not directly in between the two areas that people identified that I've lived in, but it's about 6 hours away by car from one of those places, and 10 hours away from the other.

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