How to visit all 50 states

Friday, February 21, 2020 - 14:50 in Mathematics & Economics

We don't need to remind you that the U.S. is a really big country. Visiting all 50 states can seem daunting. (Morgan Lane via Unsplash/)When I was a teenager, I stumbled across a Xerox copy of a blank U.S. map. There, my parents had written down the years I first visited each state, and I realized I was well on my way to spending time in all 50 of them.I visited the remaining 10 before I turned 22, checking that item off my bucket list, and now, I’m reliving the experience as my husband and toddler cross states off their lists. They’re at 35 and 15, respectively.What does it mean to "visit" all 50 states?Does seeing one of these go by while you're driving count as visiting? We don't know. Does it? (Mary Kearl/)That’s up to you to decide, but you’ll definitely run into a lot of people with lots...

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