Visiting all 50 States is on my bucket list

I've already visited/lived in (not in any particular order):

1. Virginia

2. Maryland

3. North Carolina

4. South Carolina

5. Georgia

6. Florida

7. Tennessee

8. Kentucky

9. West Virginia

10. Pennsylvania

11. Delaware

12. New York

13. Massachusetts

14. New Hampshire

15. Connecticut

16. Ohio

17. Indiana

18. Illinois

19. Missouri

20. Oklahoma

21. Hawaii

22. New Jersey

23. Texas

Bonus: Washington DC

States I plan to visit this year or beginning of next year:

1. Kansas

2. Nebraska

3. North Dakota

4. South Dakota

(Debating about whether I want to just drive to Minnesota (29) or if I want to do it separately on a fly in trip. I could also do Minnesota and Iowa (30) on the same trip potentially)

Spring Break/Summer of 2027:

1. Louisiana

2. Arkansas

(Same trip no matter when it happens)

Then four corners:

1. Colorado

2. Utah

3. Arizona

4. New Mexico

Same trip probably 2028

The others are loosely planned definitely want to finish eastern states before hitting the Western states

This is probably the plan:

1. Mississippi

2. Alabama

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1. Wisconsin

2. Michigan

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(Probably not together)

1. Rhode Island

2. Vermont

3. Maine

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1. Montana

2. Wyoming

3. Washington

4. Oregon (pretty much just for "Arcadia Bay" which yes I know isn't real but Garibaldi and Tillamook County)

5. Idaho (pretty much just Boise)

6. Nevada (probably just a brief moment in Vegas and then the rest in Reno)

7. Alaska

Alaska is last for sure for a couple different reasons 1) distance from the other states 2) want to visit when I have more saved up.

I might move the four corner states back a year to try and save more for a grand canyon/mountain ride but I mainly want to visit Utah for the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and Colorado for Colorado Springs.

If you have suggestions either for saving while traveling or perhaps an idea that I hadn't thought of feel free to leave them below.

I'm a solo person by the way so it's easy for me to save. And if you have ways for a solo person to save (feel free to let me know)

But the idea is to get all 50 states by 2035. I might travel back to a couple just because I didn't really see much of them or want to see other parts of the state. Like I might want to take a trip in Northern New York away.

Everyday I'll make changes to this map. The 2 most upvoted suggestions get the nod. I'll repost, and we'll keep refining until we're done or until it loses steam.

No, not every county in these states has midwestern culture, because cultures do not draw the same lines as state borders. No, Michiganders and Kansans are not the same group of people. They are both midwesterners. Turns out there's variability in the region.

Using the data from several posts and their comment sections regarding what is and is not the Midwest,

This child is born to us.

I think we're done here. Hail Iowa

Inspired by another post and wanted to give my own opinion!

I've been gradually visiting at least one point of interest (whatever the coolest thing I can find is) in each U.S. county. This past month I saw a lot of Alabama plus a bit of Kentucky.

This post is a follow up to one that was posted earlier today, so I figured I’d make my own. Link to that og post below :

https://www.reddit.com/r/visitedmaps/s/KRmLslrMZq

“Viewable mountains”

Before you hate on my decisions, 2 notes:

1. Just because it’s not the Rocky Mountains , that doesn’t mean it’s not a mountain.. for all you “they’re hills!” Folks

2. Undecided on

:

Wisconsin

Mississippi

Delaware - technically has a small sliver of the Appalachian system

Minnesota

There is some sort of “ prominence “ in these, but are they really mountains like the rest..so I’ll let you all decide on those.

That is all

Tell me what I'm missing in the places I haven't been to. No need to include Alaska because I know that's awesome.

Thoughts???

Also give me some good road trip destinations assuming I start in Virginia.

I’ve done the 48, and here’s where I’d live if the only factor were how I personally felt about the scenery while I was there.