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States I Have Visited (so far)

I have visited 46 states. That is 92% of the country!

I definitely need to add Alaska to my visited list. Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi are not high on my list of places to go and I don’t know anyone who lives in those states, but I should do them just to finish off all 50!

Countries I Have Visited

Some country details:

  • In Japan, I have been to Tokyo and Nikko.
  • In China, I have been to Hong Kong; Shenzen and Dongguan in Guangdong Province; and Xiamen in Fujian Province.
  • In the Philippines, I have been to Manila and Banan.
  • In Tanzania, I have visited the cities of Arusha and Mto Wa Mbu and the national parks/sites Tarangire, Lake Burungi (Burunge Tented Camp), Ngorongoro Crater (Ngorongoro Farm House), the Oldupai Museum, Lake Eyasi (Kisima Ngeda Camp), and the Serengeti (Rongai 2 Tented Camp).

My Bucket List

My bucket list places include visits to countries on the map above and in no particular order:

  • Alaska (Denali and cruise along the coast)
  • Iceland circle tour
  • Tuscany
  • Climb Mt. Kilimanjaroo
  • Another safari in Tanzania/Kenya (need to go back)
  • Machu Pichu
  • Maharaja’s Express in India
  • More US National Parks/Monuments/etc. While I have been to more than two dozen US National Parks (see below), there are a few I have not been to that I want to go to.
    • Denali
    • Isle Royale
    • Joshua Tree
    • Mesa Verde
    • Olympic

US National Parks Visited (there are 63)

  1. Acadia
  2. Arches
  3. Badlands
  4. Biscayne
  5. Bryce
  6. Canyonlands
  7. Capital Reef
  8. Crater Lake
  9. Death Valley
  10. Everglades
  11. Gateway Arch
  12. Glacier
  13. Grand Canyon
  14. Grand Tetons
  15. Hawai’i Volcanoes
  16. Kings Canyon
  17. Mammoth Cave
  18. Mount Rainier
  19. Petrified Forest
  20. Redwood
  21. Rocky Mountain
  22. Sequoia
  23. Wind Cave
  24. Yellowstone
  25. Yosemite
  26. Zion

I want to add to my list:

  • National Monuments (83)
  • National Preserves (19)
  • National Historical Parks (63)
  • National Historic Sites (74)
  • International Historic Site (1)
  • National Battlefield Parks (4)
  • National Military Parks (9)
  • National Battlefields (11)
  • National Battlefield Site (1)
  • National Memorials (31)
  • National Recreation Areas (18)
  • National Seashores (10)
  • National Lakeshores (3)
  • National Rivers (14)
  • National Reserves (2)