I obviously have, but have any of you not?
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on January 05, 2018, 09:12:56 PM
I obviously have, but have any of you not?
I have gone on the FREE tour of my capital's State Capitol building in Denver. Got to go up into the top of the dome where they have a pretty decent observation deck.
I'm in my state's capital right now, as I post this. I also, at one time many years ago, lived in my home state's capital, too.
There's a difference between visiting the capital city, and going inside the capitol building.
I've been to Virginia's capital city Richmond, but have never been to Virginia's capitol. I have been to both in California where I used to live.
Oddly enough, I've been inside more capitol buildings in Canada (Quebec's National Assembly, and the territorial capitols of Northwest Territories and Nunavut) than in the U.S. (the U.S. Capitol in D.C., and California's -- though I have been on the grounds of the ones in New Mexico and Hawaii).
I have been to my state's capital once and it was to visit how state government worked when I was in High school. But in my college years I commuted to Sacramento for school reasons but simply pass by the capital on my way home.
I mean capital city, not building.
The only state I've lived in where I haven't been to the capital city was Illinois with Springfield. I lived in two capital cities with Phoenix in Arizona and Lansing in Michigan.
States I've visited "significant" portions of where I have not been to or through the general vicinity of the capital:
Arkansas
California
Illinois
Kansas
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
Ohio
South Dakota
Utah
I have, but I've been to Madison and Lansing far more often, especially Lansing.
Although I lived in California, I have never been to Sacramento. Been at least to the capital cities of the other states in which I have lived (IN, MA, ID, MD, VA, WI and NY).
Just driven through, never stopped for any reason except gas one time.
I've been to Oklahoma City, but I lived in Missouri for a year for school and still haven't made it up to Jeff City.
Every workday for over 19 years.
Physically impossible for me unless the Spanish Constitution is amended. However, I've been too many times to count in my autonomous community's capital.
Quote from: Rothman on January 06, 2018, 12:18:51 AM
Although I lived in California, I have never been to Sacramento. Been at least to the capital cities of the other states in which I have lived (IN, MA, ID, MD, VA, WI and NY).
Oh I
Quote from: Brandon on January 06, 2018, 12:12:37 AM
I have, but I've been to Madison and Lansing far more often, especially Lansing.
Oh I think you've been to Illinois's capital more often.
Oh wait...
you mean Springfield, not Chicago. ;)
Capitals I've been to or through: Augusta (ME), Concord (NH), Montpelier (VT), Boston (MA), Providence (RI), Hartford (CT), Albany (NY), Trenton (NJ), Harrisburg (PA), Dover (DE), Annapolis (MD), Indianapolis (IN), Honolulu (HI), Atlanta (GA), and Washington, DC (US). Also Quebec City (PQ)
Work requires me to go to my state's capital city on a decently-regular basis.
Work has also required me to visit my state's capitol.
I've been to the Albany area twice, but never within the city limits.
This is also the case for Boston, MA, Trenton, NJ, Charleston, WV, and Madison, WI.
Capital cities I have actually been to are Harrisburg, PA, Frankfort, KY, Columbus, OH, and St. Paul, MN.
Quote from: webny99 on January 06, 2018, 02:28:56 PM
I've been to the Albany area twice, but never within the city limits.
So only Schenectady then? Thruway exit 24 is in the City of Albany.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on January 06, 2018, 08:33:01 AM
Physically impossible for me unless the Spanish Constitution is amended. However, I've been too many times to count in my autonomous community's capital.
The Spanish Constitution forbids people from visiting certain cities?
No, it is because we don't have states.
That explains it. I'm not normally that anal about these threads, so it didn't occur to me to think on those lines. I usually just think "or equivalent" when dealing with other countries.
Quote from: vdeane on January 06, 2018, 06:11:55 PM
Quote from: webny99 on January 06, 2018, 02:28:56 PM
I've been to the Albany area twice, but never within the city limits.
So only Schenectady then? Thruway exit 24 is in the City of Albany.
Should have researched instead of assuming :spin: In that case, I have been (once) since I passed through exit 24 on my Boston trip. The other trip (Lake George) I came and went via Amsterdam.
Never been
downtown Albany though.
My address now is technically an OKC address. Other than that, I have been to Columbus, Ohio but did not go to Frankfort when I lived in Kentucky.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on January 05, 2018, 09:12:56 PM
I obviously have, but have any of you not?
What about being born in the state's capital?
Quote from: SectorZ on January 06, 2018, 08:52:02 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on January 05, 2018, 09:12:56 PM
I obviously have, but have any of you not?
What about being born in the state's capital?
I was born in Salt Lake City.
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on January 06, 2018, 06:27:27 PM
No, it is because we don't have states.
Does your nation have regions?
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on January 06, 2018, 08:57:14 PM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on January 06, 2018, 06:27:27 PM
No, it is because we don't have states.
Does your nation have regions?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain
Never been in:
*Olympia, Salem, Santa Fe, Bismark, Pierre, Little Rock, Jefferson City, Montgomery, Frankfurt, Columbia SC, Annapolis, Trenton, Montpelier, Concord, Hartford, Augusta.
Madison's a hop, skip and jump and on the way to most of my in-state destinations.
I've seen Michigan's State Capitol in Lansing more times than I can count.
Other state's where I've been to the Capitol City: not in any special order.
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Georgia
West Virginia
South Carolina
Iowa
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
And Washington, DC
Heh. My daughter was born in DC proper.
I've been to the capital many times, and also the capitol (Statehouse) once during an 8th grade field trip, which also included going up to the 40th floor of the Rhodes State Office Tower across the street.
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on January 05, 2018, 09:12:56 PM
I obviously have, but have any of you not?
Current state of Virginia, yes, I live in the capital city. Been in the capitol building many times as I worked a couple blocks from there for 30 years.
Lived in central Florida in 1960s, but I have never visited Tallahassee.
Lived in northern Illinois in 1950s, but I have never visited Springfield.
Lived a long distance away in both cases.
Lived in SE Pennsylvania in 1970s, visited Harrisburg many times then, and later on.
Other capital cities visited: GA, SC, NC, MD, DE, NJ, CT, VT, NY, OH, IN, OK, AR, LA, TN, WV
I lived in the city of Atlanta for four years attending college, and my office has been there for the last 2+ years.
I lived in Montgomery County, Maryland for two years and only made it to Annapolis once while there.
Lived in and visited capitol building: GA
Visited capitol grounds: VT
Visited (city, not capitol building): MD, MA, TN
Passed through: CO (airport only), CT, FL, NH, PA, RI, SC, TX (airport only), VA, WV
As far as capitol buildings go I have only been to MA,OR and WI. I wanted to visit the capitol in St Paul last summer when I was there but that didn't work out. As far as capitol cites go I have been to Phoenix, Denver, Hartford, Atlanta, Springfied, Indianapolis, Des Monies, Topeka, Frankfort, Boston, St Paul, Lincoln, Albany, Raleigh, Columbus, Oklahoma City, Salem, Nashville, Richmond, Olympia, Charleston, Madison and Cheyenne. I have been to Idaho Maryland Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas but not their capitol cities.
Honolulu is another State Capital and Capital city I been to besides Washington D.C. and Sacramento.
Never been to any capitol buildings, but the cities I've been to are:
Raleigh
Richmond
DC
Columbia
Columbus
Charleston
Atlanta
Quote from: bing101 on January 07, 2018, 12:11:53 PM
Honolulu is another State Capital and Capital city I been to besides Washington D.C. and Sacramento.
Are those the only 3? Post is written weirdly.
I’ve been to the capital city of the following states:
California
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
And Washington, DC.
Wow, I’m surprised it’s that small. I’ve been to 33 34 states, but only 10 state capital cities.
EDIT: I went to TN this summer, so now it's 34.
I have been to the capital of
MA
NH
VT
ME
RI
CT
NJ
VA
DC
PEI
NB
States where I have been to the capital metro but not the city itself
PA
NC
States where I have not been to the capital at all, but have visited the state
NY
MD
WV
SC
CA
HI
Actually visited, not just driving though
MA
RI
DC
PEI
I have been to the state capitals of:
ME
NH
VT
MA
CT
RI
NY
PA
NJ
DE
MD
VA
OH
WV
NC
GA
TN
IN
MI
WI
MN
ND
AL
MS
LA
AR
TX
KY
CO
UT
ID
NV
WA
OR
HI
AZ
Just superficially driven through:
IA
SC
OK
KS
NE
WY
Haven't been:
CA
NM
AK
FL
IL
MO
SD
MT
Been to Washington, DC.
...
Been to Canadian provincial capitals of:
BC
NB
PEI
Not Ottawa, though.
Been to Moscow, Russia and the Russian oblast capitals of:
Voronezh
Volgograd
Rostov-na-Donu
Been to Madrid, Spain and the provincial capitals of:
Toledo
Sevilla
Cordoba
Malaga
Jaen
Probably missed one or two there :D
I have been to my current state's capital many times, but I lived in Illinois for 5½ years and never went to Springfield.
Other capitals I've been to (* indicates actually having visited the capitol building):
Montgomery, AL
Phoenix, AZ
Little Rock, AR*
Denver, CO*
Atlanta, GA*
Des Moines, IA
Topeka, KS
Frankfort, KY
Lansing, MI*
Saint Paul, MN*
Jefferson City, MO*
Lincoln, NE
Trenton, NJ
Bismarck, ND*
Columbus, OH
Oklahoma City, OK*
Columbia, SC
Nashville, TN*
Austin, TX*
Salt Lake City, UT*
Olympia, WA
Charleston, WV
Madison, WI*
Cheyenne, WY
I've been inside the following capitols: Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Ohio, British Columbia, Quebec
I've been on the grounds of the following capitols but not inside: Washington, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota
I've been in the city limits of the following capital cities: California, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts, Alberta, Ontario
I lived in Illinois for nine years but have still never been to Springfield.
I keep telling everyone. Chicago's the Illinois Capital ;)
I've been to Montgomery at least once, and I know I pass through it at least twice every two years. I've also been to the capitols (or at least gone through the capitols) of TN, GA, PA, and AZ.
State capitals:
Olympia, WA
Salem, OR
Honolulu, HI
Richmond, VA
National capitals:
Washington, DC, US
London, UK
Berlin, Germany
German state capitals:
Berlin
Düsseldorf, NRW
Hanover, Lower Saxony
I'm in my provincial capital city....Halifax almost weekly.....but have never been in the legislative building "˜Province House'
(Haven't actually been inside any state Capitols, save the US Capitol Building when I was 10.)
Capitol buildings...mostly just drive-up or walk up and take a photo.
AL, FL, GA, LA, TN, TX, RI, NY, CT, IA, NM, WI, ME, OK, PA
Two former Capitol buildings: MS, AR
Visited or passed-trhough capital cities:
Columbia, Raleigh, Richmond, Trenton, Boston, Concord, Columbus, Indianapolis, St. Paul, Denver, Phoenix, Olympia, Sacramento
I guess I could include Salem, OR but just zooming by the outskirts of the city on I-5 seems a bit weak.
I've been to my state's capital.
I've also been to my state's capitol.
Yes, but got to the state capitol building in Springfield 15 minutes before closing. They let us in to wander for those 15 minutes.
Nothing was going on, but yet, I still got sick to my stomach.
I've been to many state capitals, but never a state capitol.
I don't know why so many people are talking about capitol buildings. There is no mention of capitol buildings in the OP, nor are there any misspellings.
Been to the following state capital cities:
Boston, Massachusetts
Hartford, Connecticut
Albany, New York
Trenton, New Jersey
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Annapolis, Maryland
Richmond, Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Raleigh, North Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Montgomery, Alabama
Nashville, Tennessee
Indianapolis, Indiana
St. Paul, Minnesota
Austin, Texas (but not since I was one year old at the oldest)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Denver, Colorado
Boise, Idaho
Phoenix, Arizona
Juneau, Alaska
Honolulu, Hawaii
(Honorable mention: Columbus, Ohio, and Providence, Rhode Island–both passed through on the Interstate without stopping)
Other capital cities I've visited: Washington DC; Ottawa (national capital); Toronto (provincial capital); Quebec City (provincial capital); Charlottetown (provincial capital); Halifax (provincial capital); London (capital of both the UK and England); Edinburgh (capital of Scotland); Copenhagen (national capital); Tallinn, Estonia (national capital); Helsinki (national capital); Stockholm (national capital); and Berlin (national capital).
Capitol buildings I've been inside would be a much shorter list: Washington DC (the US Capitol, not the District Building), Ottawa, Berlin, Juneau, and Raleigh. Walked around outside the one in Santa Fe, took pictures on the steps of the one in Denver, and drove past the one in Charleston. Took pictures in Boise from a block or two away but didn't bother going closer because it was starting to rain and I didn't have an umbrella or other rain gear.
Visiting the Reichstag in Berlin got rather creepy when it came time to exit. For security reasons, they don't just open a door and let you leave. Instead you enter a sort of cube-shaped room with a bunch of other people; a glass door in front of you prevents you from exiting. They then close a glass door behind you and only once it's fully shut do they open the door to the outside to let you out. I could not help but think of all sorts of utterly tasteless Holocaust-related things (though I did not dare voice any such comments while we were still in Germany!).
Quote from: TheHighwayMan394 on January 05, 2018, 11:38:55 PM
States I've visited "significant" portions of where I have not been to or through the general vicinity of the capital:
-snip-
South Dakota
You're not missing much.
Capital cities I've been too:
Pierre, SD
Bismarck, ND
Cheyenne, WY
Denver, CO
Boise, ID
Topeka, KS
Lincoln, NE
Des Moines, IA
Springfield, IL
Madison, WI
I've only been in the ND and SD buildings.
Capitals I've been to:
Washington, DC
Denver, CO
Atlanta, GA (airport only)
Des Moines, IA
Springfield, IL
Indianapolis, IN (I think)
Topeka, KS
Boston, MA
Saint Paul, MN
Jefferson City, MO
Lincoln, NE
Santa Fe, NM
Oklahoma City, OK
Austin, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Madison, WI
Victoria, BC
Saltillo, Coah
Chihuahua, Chih
Monterrey, NL
Vienna, Austria
Brussels, Belgium (rail station only)
London, England
Paris, France
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Warsaw, Poland
Stuttgart, Baden—Wittenberg
Munich, Bavaria
Erfurt, Thuringia
I have been to the capital of every state in which I have lived (CA, MD, NJ, MI, and VA), as well as the capitals of a few other states, constituent countries, and regions. The only state capital that I did not visit while I lived in that state was California, where I lived from birth to the ripe old age of three.
Of those 31 capitals I've been to, I've only been to two capitols: The US Capitol and the Kansas State Capitol. I've seen a couple of others from the road (Austin and Des Moines come to mind) but never bothered to stop.
Quote from: 1 on January 08, 2018, 03:07:22 PM
I don't know why so many people are talking about capitol buildings. There is no mention of capitol buildings in the OP, nor are there any misspellings.
You may have noticed that it's the rule rather than the exception that posters go far beyond the original questions...
Quote from: kkt on January 08, 2018, 04:48:09 PM
Quote from: 1 on January 08, 2018, 03:07:22 PM
I don't know why so many people are talking about capitol buildings. There is no mention of capitol buildings in the OP, nor are there any misspellings.
You may have noticed that it's the rule rather than the exception that posters go far beyond the original questions...
Oscar mentioned capitol buildings a couple of posts down into the thread. There's no requirement that comments be strictly confined by the contours set out in the first post.
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 08, 2018, 04:52:06 PM
Quote from: kkt on January 08, 2018, 04:48:09 PM
Quote from: 1 on January 08, 2018, 03:07:22 PM
I don't know why so many people are talking about capitol buildings. There is no mention of capitol buildings in the OP, nor are there any misspellings.
You may have noticed that it's the rule rather than the exception that posters go far beyond the original questions...
Oscar mentioned capitol buildings a couple of posts down into the thread. There's no requirement that comments be strictly confined by the contours set out in the first post.
I just assumed
Roadgeekteen might have misspelled the word and actually wanted to know about capitols. Figured I might as well answer both questions.
Quote from: kphoger on January 08, 2018, 04:28:01 PM
Of those 31 capitals I've been to, I've only been to two capitols: The US Capitol and the Kansas State Capitol. I've seen a couple of others from the road (Austin and Des Moines come to mind) but never bothered to stop.
I'm sure the Des Moines one is because the gold dome is so shiny. Don't worry, it's a nice veneer for the BS that goes on beneath it.
Capital cities I've been to / Through (Cities in bold means we actually stopped to visit)
Olympia
Sacramento
Boise
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Cheyenne
Denver
Pierre
Topeka
Oklahoma City
Little Rock
Des Moines
St. Paul
Madison
Springfield
Jackson
Montgomery
Nashville
Frankfort
Columbus
Lansing
Harrisburg
Atlanta
Talahassee
Richmond
Annapolis
Dover
Montpelier
Augusta
Providence
DC
Quote from: MNHighwayMan on January 08, 2018, 07:59:36 PM
Quote from: kphoger on January 08, 2018, 04:28:01 PM
Of those 31 capitals I've been to, I've only been to two capitols: The US Capitol and the Kansas State Capitol. I've seen a couple of others from the road (Austin and Des Moines come to mind) but never bothered to stop.
I'm sure the Des Moines one is because the gold dome is so shiny. Don't worry, it's a nice veneer for the BS that goes on beneath it.
Could be worse. You could be one state to the east.
Quote from: kphoger on January 08, 2018, 04:55:59 PM
Quote from: 1995hoo on January 08, 2018, 04:52:06 PM
Quote from: kkt on January 08, 2018, 04:48:09 PM
Quote from: 1 on January 08, 2018, 03:07:22 PM
I don't know why so many people are talking about capitol buildings. There is no mention of capitol buildings in the OP, nor are there any misspellings.
You may have noticed that it's the rule rather than the exception that posters go far beyond the original questions...
Oscar mentioned capitol buildings a couple of posts down into the thread. There's no requirement that comments be strictly confined by the contours set out in the first post.
I just assumed Roadgeekteen might have misspelled the word and actually wanted to know about capitols. Figured I might as well answer both questions.
I mean capital.
Quote from: 1 on January 08, 2018, 03:07:22 PM
I don't know why so many people are talking about capitol buildings. There is no mention of capitol buildings in the OP, nor are there any misspellings.
Because the question posed by the OP is simple yes/no question and those are no fun to answer, so we started adding more info.
I live in my state's capital. Hell I can see the rotunda from my work.
(Well not right now as it's super foggy.)
Never been in the actual capitol building though.
Downtown New Britain is only 9 miles from downtown Hartford. I've been to Bushnell Park, which is the big lawn on the north side of the capitol building. I can't recall ever being inside the building itself. I have been to the Bushnell Theater across from the capitol on its east side, however. :)
Capital Cities I've been/driven to/through (& not counting flight connections):
- Albany
- Atlanta
- Augusta
- Boston
- Columbus (courtesy of last year's road meet)
- Concord, NH
- Dover
- Harrisburg
- Hartford
- Montpelier
- Nashville
- Salem, OR (even toured the Capitol Building)
- Trenton
- Providence
and of course; Washington, D.C. (I know it's not a state)
Capital cities I've been through, or lived in:
- Lansing, MI (lived in)
- Baton Rouge, LA (lived in)
- Springfield, IL
- Indianapolis, IN
- Madison, WI
- Columbus, OH
- Des Moines, IA
- Lincoln, NE
- Cheyenne, WY
- Denver, CO
- Topeka, KS
- St Paul, MN
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Austin, TX
- Nashville, TN
- Harrisburg, PA
- Albany, NY
- Concord, NH
- Boston, MA
- Providence, RI
- Dover, DE
- Annapolis, MD
- Atlanta, GA
- Jackson, MS
- Phoenix, AZ
- Honolulu, HI
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Columbia, SC
- Little Rock, AR
- Toronto, ON
- Winnipeg, MB
States I've been in, but never to the capital city:
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Idaho
- Nevada
- California
- New Mexico
- Missouri
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Vermont
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Coahuila, MX
- Quintana Roo, MX
I have visiting the State Capitol in Lansing and clinched the adjacent Capitol Loop. I have driven right past the State Capitol in Madison, but not entered the building. I have walked the National Mall in Washington, DC, but I did not enter the US Capitol. Of the other states/provinces I have visited, I have been within the Springfield, IL, city limits on I-55, but I did not otherwise go into town. I have never been within the city limits of Mexicali, Sacramento, St. Paul, Jefferson City, Indianapolis, Columbus, Harrisburg, Richmond, Annapolis, Albany, Toronto or Québec. I will probably tick one off the list later this year since a major conference I attend is being held in the Columbus area.
Another sad list.
State capitals I've been to:
Salem (drive through)
Olympia (family)
Springfield, IL (drive through)
Just for kicks: Country Capitals:
Paris, France (1 week vacation).
I need a good road trip if my wallet cooperated with me.
Quote from: Hurricane Rex on January 11, 2018, 01:55:50 AM
Another sad list.
State capitals I've been to:
Salem (drive through)
Olympia (family)
Springfield, IL (drive through)
Just for kicks: Country Capitals:
Paris, France (1 week vacation).
I need a good road trip if my wallet cooperated with me.
I'm over 3 times older than you and
that would still be the reason why I haven't gone on extensive road trips. Don't feel so bad, half the cities on my list didn't come about until I was in my 20s or later.
State Capitals visited...
Bold - actually set foot in
Italics - drove around its downtown on surface streets
Plain - just drove through on freeways
Columbus, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Harrisburg, PA
Boston, MA
Trenton, NJ
Annapolis, MD
Richmond, VA
Charleston, WV
Columbia, SC
Atlanta, GA
Nashville, TN
Montgomery, AL
Baton Rouge, LA
Little Rock, AR
Des Moines, IA
St. Paul, MN
Madison, WI
Topeka, KS
Oklahoma City, OK
Denver, CO
Cheyenne, WY
Boise, ID
Salt Lake City, UT
Washington, DC
I live in a capital city. I even participated in the youth legislature in high school. Other capital cities I've been to:
Baton Rouge
Montgomery
Atlanta
Nashville
Sacramento
Tallahassee
Springfield
Passed through the following:
Phoenix
Little Rock
Indianapolis
Columbus
I was just in Des Moines a couple days ago. When I lived in the Omaha area, I'd go to Lincoln all the time. The only capitol building I've been in is the one in St. Paul, MN when I was on a field trip in elementary school, but I have been on the grounds of the capitols of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
I've been to Trenton, NJ. Not Tallahassee, but that should be changing soon, hopefully.
I've been in Boston many times during my years living in MA; but I was never at nor in the State House.
During my current years in PA, I've driven through Harrisburg but never stopped to visit let alone go into the State House.
I think I have only been inside the capitol buildings of MA, NY and WA. Haunted tour of NY's State Capitol is worth it.
I was interviewed for a job in NH's state government, though, but believe it was in a building very near the capitol rather than inside of it.
Funny thing is that I have been inside the Province House on PEI and in British Columbia's Parliament Building, so almost Canadian capitols as state capitols.