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Since the last time this meme came around, I've visited a couple of new states.

I'd flown through MSP before and not counted it (likewise, I don't count Peru in my countries list), but this May, roozle and I had a three-hour layover there, so we hopped on the T (even the logo is the same) to the Mall of America, rode the rollercoaster, and had lunch at a little crepe stand before heading back to the airport to catch our connecting flight. I figure this counts as having visited the state.

With that, there are no longer any states I've been through without visiting at least a little. But there are quite a few I haven't slept in.

Slept in:


Been to:


As always, the link to make your own:
create your own visited states map

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My map has both coasts, the southwest, AK, and a line along I-70 from the cross-country road trip I took in 2005. Now I want to hit the northern tier. Not so sure about the deep south.

Even though I've slept in MN (our connecting flight never arrived due to bad weather) I haven't counted it yet since it doesn't feel like I've been there: one Holiday Inn is much like another.

Then again, at said Holiday Inn I did get to experience an all-the-cholesterol-you-can-eat breakfast buffet (with token canned fruit in syrup, yogurt, and granola hidden in one corner for the health-conscious). We were served beverages by a poker-faced matron who sternly explained to me (after bringing me the coffee I'd asked for) that I could have either coffee OR orange juice with the buffet, not both. I was disappointed but didn't make a fuss. A little while later she silently and still unsmilingly brought me a glass of OJ at no extra charge. I got the impression that my quiet "thank you" may have been considered too effusive.

So maybe I have been to Minnesota.