New: 50 States

We are nearly 100 days out from American’s midterm elections (visit Vote Save America to read up on your district or volunteer). For the occasion, and to address the many (many) question I receive from friends and colleagues around the world on everything from American politics to travel to culture to history, I thought it might be an interesting (or crazy) exercise to revisit all 50 states in my Travel Oracles series on my blog and podcast, and the odd video or guest expert. And while I have solo roadtripped around nearly the entire country, I have not been everywhere, and could benefit from some brushing up too in some areas I am curious about. Given the deep divisional in America, and sea of disinformation, I thought this might be a good time to celebrate the stories of those who shaped these places that made them unique (for the good reasons, though I will be pointing out some of the necessary gritty as well). And who knows, maybe I will do a series on my other country of Canada later as well, if I survive this challenge. Exploring travel, culture, history, education, and how we are all interconnected are all passions of mine, so let’s go.

Listen to my ‘Travel Oracles’ Podcast episode on roadtripping around America

Read my previous article Moving Around, American Style

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CANADA: A brief history: There is a full overview here

USA: A brief History: There is a full overview here

US NEWS annual state rankings

Below is a list of the fifty U.S. states in alphabetical order (Officially founded July 4, 1776), * places I have been so far

• Alabama*

• Alaska

• Arizona*

• Arkansas

• California*

• Colorado*

• Connecticut*

• Delaware*

• Florida*

• Georgia*

• Hawaii*

• Idaho*

• Illinois*

• Indiana

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Kentucky*

• Louisiana*

• Maine*

• Maryland*

• Massachusetts*

• Michigan*

• Minnesota*

• Mississippi*

• Missouri

• Montana*

• Nebraska

• Nevada*

• New Hampshire*

• New Jersey*

• New Mexico*

• New York*

• North Carolina*

• North Dakota

• Ohio

• Oklahoma

• Oregon*

• Pennsylvania*

• Rhode Island*

• South Carolina*

• South Dakota

• Tennessee*

• Texas*

• Utah*

• Vermont*

• Virginia*

• Washington*

• West Virginia

• Wisconsin

• Wyoming*

Below is a list of Canadian provinces and territories in alphabetical order (Officially founded July 1, 1867), * places I have been so far

• Alberta*

• British Columbia*

• Manitoba

• New Brunswick*

• Newfoundland and Labrador*

• Northwest Territories (territory)

• Nova Scotia*

• Nunavut (territory)

• Ontario*

• Prince Edward Island*

• Quebec*

• Saskatchewan

• Yukon (territory)