Here is a fun travel quiz to see how many states you have visited. The average American has been to 8 states, and I’ve been to 37 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, so how do you match up? Keep in mind, landing in airports doesn’t count. My rule is that you either had to vacation in the state, or drive through and pee in the states you list. So, if you drove through Texas and never stopped for a potty break, it doesn’t count here.

(Me & my friend B in Puerto Rico)
I love to travel, and have been lucky enough to even go to Europe twice. Here I am in Paris, which I’ve been to twice.

Surprisingly, my travel adventures really began as an adult. Before the age of twenty I had only been to Wisconsin, Illinois and Canada. It didn’t hurt being a flight attendant, either.

(Graduation Day)
To play along, you can either write a blog post with your quiz score and link here, comparing our scores, or you can play by commenting with your answers.








Alabama -
Alaska -
Arizona – X
Arkansas -
California – X
Colorado – X
Connecticut – X
Delaware -
Florida – X
Georgia – X
Hawaii -
Idaho – X
Illinois – X
Indiana – X
Iowa – X
Kansas – X
Kentucky – X
Louisiana -
Maine -
Maryland – X
Massachusetts – X
Michigan – X
Minnesota – X
Mississippi -
Missouri – X
Montana – X
Nebraska – X
Nevada – X
New Hampshire -
New Jersey – X
New Mexico – X
New York – X
North Carolina – X
North Dakota -
Ohio – X
Oklahoma – X
Oregon -
Pennsylvania – X
Rhode Island -
South Carolina – X
South Dakota – X
Tennessee – X
Texas – X
Utah – X
Vermont -
Virginia – X
Washington – X
West Virginia – X
Wisconsin – X
Wyoming – X
Bonus – Washington DC – X and Puerto Rico – X


































does it count if I just drove through a state?
By: The Vinyl Villager on July 16, 2009
at 7:49 PM
You had to pee there, lol!
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 16, 2009
at 11:49 PM
49 plus Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix.
Haven’t been to Hawaii, yet.
By: Mike on July 16, 2009
at 8:38 PM
Mike, you are amazing! You win! We’ve got to get you to Hawaii!
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 16, 2009
at 11:50 PM
I think i’ve been to 10 states…born and raised in OK. been to TX, AR, LA, IL, MO, HI, GA, lived in TN from 05-jan. 09 and now live in KY, but my husband is from Ky so i’ve been here many times. He is a recruiter for the U.S. Army so i’m sure this won’t be the last state we live in. Never been to a foreign country either:( I do want to visit Italy so bad one day though.
By: mandy on July 16, 2009
at 11:27 PM
Mandy, you’ve got to get to Italy someday. Sign up for travel fare alerts. Going in the winter, which is still mild, is much more affordable. you just go. I hope you get there! And, I love a man in uniform, good for you!
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 17, 2009
at 1:35 PM
31! Woohoo. I went by my long-held rule that I have to spend a night it a state in order for it to count, although I like your peeing rule. And you do realize this is going to bring even more “peeing” searches to your blog! Haha.
By: Jen512 on July 17, 2009
at 8:44 PM
25 for Mr. W (with the two bonuses)… 27ish for me (with the two bonuses) and if I can count Utah for me putting my butt in. (I sat on the four-corners once!) The -ish is because I’ve driven cross country 3 times, 3 different ways, and up and down both the east and west coasts at least 10 times and have no idea where I stopped to pee…but I do pee a lot…ask Mr. W!
By: writebrite on July 18, 2009
at 10:08 PM
Writebrite – Very impressive for you both. I know you and B must have me beat for world travel though, how many each would you say?
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 23, 2009
at 1:29 PM
Personally, 17 countries, including the US and Mexico (by the same rules of having to at least pee in the country). I’ve flown around the world, literally, 3 times, and have spent at least a month in 3 other countries besides the US…England (total of 7 years of my childhood), Malaysia (3 separate month long visits to family), and Qatar (6 month deployment). I haven’t been to all the cool countries you have though…what’s your count?
By: writebrite on July 24, 2009
at 9:42 AM
I think my count is 14 or 15 … but I forget and I’m rushing to catch up on all these comments on here. You lived in England, and I always think that is the coolest thing about you!!!!
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 28, 2009
at 4:11 PM
Does taking off in airports count? :p
By: B on July 18, 2009
at 10:10 PM
B – Hello stranger. You have been to plenty of places, so no, no airports for you!
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 23, 2009
at 1:28 PM
25 states plus D.C., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. I went to Yellowstone which I loved. Amazing.
I have always wanted to travel more internationally as well as go to Alaska and Hawaii. You are so lucky Girl to have gone to Paris. You totally suck and are lucky.
Romania is the major place I want to go. I love castles and would love to see that country side. And maybe a vampire in Transylvania.
If only I had money. *daydreaming now*
By: saya on July 19, 2009
at 3:50 PM
Saya – Have you read The Historian? You will live it, go to amazon now and buy it. Saya, sometimes you gotta break out the plastic and go. I’d kill to go to Australia and New Zealand myself, so you are a lucky one yourself.
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 23, 2009
at 1:26 PM
I am at 33 legitimate state visits–I almost forgot Delaware, but I was on the DelMarVa Peninsula with the crazy wild ponies, so I think that counts. Does the UP count as it’s own state or merely as an addition to northern WI?
Foreign visits include Canada (seems less alien than the UP, but I will count it), UK, Spain, Netherlands. I clearly need to get out of the country more.
Enjoying catching up on your site, which I stumbled upon today. Thanks for sharing your musings.
By: Michelle on July 22, 2009
at 3:10 PM
Michelle – 33 states is pretty impressive! And I’m glad you stumbled here, hope to you your back again soon.
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 23, 2009
at 12:57 PM
Maybe this is a dumb question, but I gotta know. What or where is the UP?
By: Jen512 on July 24, 2009
at 6:53 PM
Ha ha ha … The Upper Penninsula of Michigan. Michigan is shaped a mitten and connected on top by a bridge which also resembles another hand. All of us here in MI us our hands to show where we live. If you live in the UP you are called a ‘youper, and in the mitten part (Me) I’m refered to as a troll. LOL. Our state is so cool, eh?
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 28, 2009
at 4:09 PM
LOL! You’re a troll because you live under the bridge. That’s hilarious. And I love that you guys use your hand to show where you live. I can just picture people discussing geography while pointing at their palms or fingers. How convent! I wonder if people in Louisiana point at their foot, or people in Florida point at their…you know…
Thanks for satisfying my curiosity!
By: Jen512 on July 28, 2009
at 5:54 PM
Oh, heck yeah that’s funny. I died when I heard that in college.
By: thegirlfromtheghetto on July 29, 2009
at 9:52 PM