Showing posts with label capitol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label capitol. Show all posts

Sunday, January 4, 2015

State Capitols I Have Visited

It is about time I tried to figure out which State Capitols I have left to visit (so I can plan my next vacation...haha) or which ones I need to revisit so I can go inside this time.  I surprised even myself with calculating that I only have ELEVEN left!  Although I've actually driven through some of those capital cities, it was before I was making an effort to visit the capitol, so I don't even remember if I saw the capitol building or not.

Here is my compilation below.  I will periodically update this post as I visit more.  I have included links if I've blogged about visits (even if they weren't necessarily my first visit) or posted them on Photobucket.  For the missing ones, I will try to dig up printed photos and scan them.  I know, old school.

Total visited:  39 (as of the end of 2014)
Total need to revisit (to go inside):  13  (AL, CA, DE, FL, KS, KY, ME, MS, NH, OK, RI, SC, VT)
Total left to visit:  11  (ID, LA, MI, MT, NE, NV, ND, OR, TX, UT, WA)

1) Montgomery, AL
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2008/12/happy-holidays.html
Need to RETURN to go inside - same road trip as FL - more photos here

2) Juneau, AK
http://s1123.photobucket.com/user/kiri-in-dc/library/Alaska%202014/Juneau
My last state - 2014 - blog post here (although no photos)

3) Phoenix, AZ
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2008/12/azmx-trip-post-3-phoenix.html
All the years I lived there, I never went in the capitol, until one of my return visits

4) Little Rock, AR
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2009/01/rose-bowl-trip-conti.html
Rose Bowl trip - same road trip as MO

5) Sacramento, CA
Need to RETURN to go inside - visited in 2006

6) Denver, CO
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2009/07/and-then-on-todenver.html
First visit when I went inside - had been to Denver before

7) Hartford, CT
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2008/08/saturday-in-park.html
ME road trip with Grandma and Kid A - same road trip as NH and VT - more photos here

8) Dover, DE
Need to RETURN to go inside - visited in the late 1990s

9) Tallahassee, FL
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2008/12/happy-holidays.html
Need to RETURN to go inside - same road trip as AL - more photos here

10) Atlanta, GA
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/this-timeatlanta.html
First visit when I went inside - had been to Atlanta before

11) Honolulu, HI
http://kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2014/03/hi-day-7-honolulu-capitol.html
Friends' wedding trip to Maui - spent a few days in Honolulu on the way home

12) Boise, ID**
Need to visit

13) Springfield, IL
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2013/06/wy-road-trip-day-2.html
WY trip - same road trip as SD and WI

14) Indianapolis, IN
Road trip from MD to AZ in 2005 - same road trip as OK

15) Des Moines, IA
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2012/06/49th-state-and-26-miles.html
Grandma's marathon trip - same road trip as MN

16) Topeka, KS
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2013/06/wy-road-trip-day-3.html
Need to RETURN to go inside - had been before (at least as early as 2005)

17) Frankfort, KY
Need to RETURN to go inside - road trip to MD from AZ in 2005

18) Baton Rouge, LA**
Need to visit

19) Augusta, ME
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/missing-tripsevents-of-2009.html
Need to RETURN to go inside - same road trip as NY

20) Annapolis, MD
First time inside I think was when my cross country team won the State Championship my Junior year of HS

21) Boston, MA
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/boston.html
First visit when I went inside - had been to Boston before

22) Lansing, MI**
Need to visit

23) St. Paul, MN
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2012/06/49th-state-and-26-miles.html
Grandma's marathon trip - same road trip as IA

24) Jackson, MS
Need to RETURN to go inside - road trip moving back home from AZ in December 2007

25) Jefferson City, MO
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2009/01/wide-awake-at-3am-doh-knew-i-shouldnt.html
Rose Bowl trip - same as road trip AR

26) Helena, MT**
Need to visit

27) Lincoln, NE**
Need to visit - have driven through Lincoln

28) Carson City, NV**
Need to visit

29) Concord, NH
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2008/08/one-cheesecake-brownie.html
Need to RETURN to go inside - same road trip as CT and VT - more photos here

30) Trenton, NJ
http://kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-jersey-state-capitol.html
Road trip with Mom

31) Santa Fe, NM
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2010/03/part-7-nm-capitol.html
First visit when I went inside - had been to Santa Fe before

32) Albany, NY
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/missing-tripsevents-of-2009.html
Same road trip as ME

33) Raleigh, NC
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2011/11/tofurkey-day-in-raleigh.html
Had been to Raleigh before (a lot as a kid) - this was my most recent visit

34) Bismarck, ND**
Need to visit

35) Columbus, OH
http://kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2013/05/columbus.html
First visit when I went inside - had been to Columbus before (road trip from MD to AZ in 2005)

36) Oklahoma City, OK
Need to RETURN to go inside - road trip to MD from AZ in 2005 - same trip as IN

37) Salem, OR**
Need to visit

38) Harrisburg, PA
Have been to Harrisburg many times - remember going inside capitol in college

39) Providence, RI
Need to RETURN to go inside - visited in 2007 on road trip to visit U of RI

40) Columbia, SC
Need to RETURN to go inside - visited in 2001

41) Pierre, SD
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2013/06/wy-road-trip-day-12.html
WY trip - same road trip as IL and WI

42) Nashville, TN
Road trip in TN (conference) and NC (family wedding) in 2004

43) Austin, TX**
Need to visit

44) Salt Lake City, UT**
Need to visit - have been to SLC before

45) Montpelier, VT
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2008/08/one-cheesecake-brownie.html
Need to RETURN to go inside - same road trip as CT and NH - more photos here

46) Richmond, VA
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/richmond-road-trip.html
Had been to Richmond before - this was my most recent visit

47) Olympia, WA**
Need to visit

48) Charleston, WV
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2012/07/3-generation-roadtrip-day-4.html
Had been to Charleston before - this was a more recent visit when I went inside - another blog post is here

49) Madison, WI
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2013/06/wy-road-trip-day-13.html
WY trip - same road trip as IL and SD

50) Cheyenne, WY
http://www.kkwatergirl.blogspot.com/2014/12/cheyenne.html
First visited in 2005 - but this blog post was the first time I went inside the capitol - another blog post is here

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Cheyenne

Another capitol to check off the list.  I had been to this one before (several times actually), but had never been inside.

Inside the dome:


House chambers:


Senate chambers:



Funny...I'm guessing someone forgot to take this sign down after the snow melted:


Liberty bell (every capitol has one):


Sunday, July 6, 2014

Juneau - Capitol

Luckily the cruise stopped in Juneau, so I could visit another state capitol!


View of Juneau from the cruise boat:

Walking to the capitol:


Probably the most plain looking capitol (sorry Alaska):
It was the Territorial Building and then they just kept it as the capitol when AK became a state


Former Federal Court Room, it's now the Finance Committee Room:


State flag:



Liberty Bell (every state and territory was given one as part of a promotional campaign for U.S. Savings Bonds):



On our walk from the capitol to the Governor's mansion...found a Little Library:

Governor's mansion:


Downtown Juneau:

Thursday, March 6, 2014

HI - Day 7 - Honolulu - Capitol

Stopped in Honolulu so I could visit the capitol (and Pearl Harbor)...



The middle of the capitol building was open...

Liberty Bell...every capitol has one...



Storms roll in quickly in Honolulu...


They let me stand behind the Governor's desk...

How quickly storms roll out...

Senate...

House of Representatives...

Proof Eeyore was there...

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

New Jersey State Capitol

On a road trip to NJ with my Mom, we visited Trenton to go to the state archives.  Since it was right next door, we also visited the capitol :-)



NJ has been the only capitol where you couldn't wander around on your own...you could only go on a guided tour.  Luckily, we just made it in time to join one.