50 States. 50 Capital Cities. 50 Capitol Buildings. Been there, done that. What a trip! History, variety and fun. See the USA.

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CC Rider. The Capital City traveler, been all around the USA. Yes I've seen them all, the 50 states, the people, breathed their air, eaten their food, what's it like to live here?

Walked around each governing place, took the tour, listened to the history. Who is buried where? Who got shot? Whose mama said how he should vote? The whiskey kegs that made the dent marks in the stairs? The moving in the night, by river barge, to hide? Where was the gold-rush town? Or tourist trap? And where is Winged Victory? In the basement? In the yard?

A country rich in folklore, true adventures, fiction is no match for this. I started in 1975, saw # 50 in 1999, still I visit, with kids and g-kids, brother, mom and dad, or me alone.

Come see.

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  Three times charm   Jackson, United States on May 10, 1975 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Yellow brick road   Indianapolis, United States on Aug 12, 1977 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Abe, honestly   Springfield, United States on Aug 16, 1977 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Clinton slept here   Little Rock, United States on Aug 4, 1978 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oil on the lawn   Oklahoma City, United States on Aug 5, 1978 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The mile-high city   Denver, United States on Jul 11, 1980 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Yea cowboys   Cheyenne, United States on Jul 12, 1980 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Where's the lake?   Salt Lake City, United States on Jul 13, 1980 0 pictures 0 comments
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  It once was Eagle Ranch   Carson City, United States on Jun 7, 1984 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hulu hulu land   Honolulu, United States on May 15, 1989 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Down in the valley   Salem, United States on Jun 8, 1989 0 pictures 0 comments
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  An honorable place   Olympia, United States on Feb 1, 1990 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A different stripe   Tallahassee, United States on Apr 21, 1990 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Land of the year-round sun   Phoenix, United States on Apr 14, 1991 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Second time love   Boston, United States on May 17, 1991 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Pine Trees and a Lotta Moose   Augusta, United States on May 22, 1991 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Smallest of the crowd   Montpelier, United States on May 26, 1991 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The road less traveled   Concord, United States on May 27, 1991 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Alphabetically First   Albany, United States on May 28, 1991 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Mark Twain wrote here   Hartford, United States on May 29, 1991 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Roger got it right   Providence, United States on May 30, 1991 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Doors with bears, handrails of gold   Sacramento, United States on Jun 10, 1992 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Forty miles of road   Juneau, United States on May 30, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A river runs through it   Boise, United States on Jul 10, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The last-chance gulch   Helena, United States on Sep 18, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  One syllable is enough!   Pierre, United States on Sep 21, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sacajawea stopped here too   Bismarck, United States on Sep 22, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Both sides of the river   St Paul, United States on Sep 23, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Taking a stand   Madison, United States on Sep 24, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The circus in town   Des Moines, United States on Sep 25, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Presidential place   Lincoln, United States on Sep 26, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The world isn't flat   Topeka, United States on Sep 27, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Down by the levee   Jefferson City, United States on Sep 28, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Daniel Boone still here   Frankfort, United States on Sep 30, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Women, cast your vote   Nashville, United States on Sep 30, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A Crystal Chandelier   Charleston, United States on Nov 4, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  And there's the mall   Columbus, United States on Nov 5, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  You're welcome here   Lansing, United States on Nov 6, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A forum and a park   Harrisburg, United States on Nov 7, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Last, alphabetically   Trenton, United States on Nov 8, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A village green   Dover, United States on Nov 9, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Oldest Capitol Still in Use   Annapolis, United States on Nov 10, 1993 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The Big Kahuna   Washington, United States on Nov 10, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lee made the choice   Richmond, United States on Nov 11, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Sir Walter, Sir   Raleigh, United States on Nov 13, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  You can't come in   Columbia, United States on Nov 14, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot-Town in Every Way   Atlanta, United States on Nov 15, 1993 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Red sticks and bullet holes   Baton Rouge, United States on Nov 26, 1993 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The past lingers on   Montgomery, United States on Sep 10, 1994 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Lone Star Bats   Austin, United States on Apr 3, 1999 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The highest and the oldest and my 50th   Santa Fe, United States on Apr 8, 1999 0 pictures 0 comments