Traveling the 50 States with Kids

Our family of 4 from Buffalo, NY, have been traveling the 50 states with the goal of reaching all 50 states by 2027, when our son graduates from High School. Here are some of our favorite cities in each state:

1. NY – Buffalo, Niagara Falls(Lewiston), Lake Placid, NYC, Lake Chautauqua (Bemus Point), Watkins Glen, Seneca Falls(based for Its A Winderful Life)

2. PA – Erie, Hershey, Philly, Easton(Crayola Factory), Pittsburg(Mr Rogers & Pirates), Poconos

3. OH – Cleveland, Columbus, Sandusky

4. KY – Louisville(baseball, Churchill Downs), Newport (aquarium)

5. TN – Nashville, Memphis, Pigeon Forge(Dollywood), Smokey Mnts.

6. ME – Kennebunkport, Portland.

7. NH – Portsmouth (Oceanside park/learning center)

8. CT – Mystic

9. RI – Breakers

10. VT – Bennington(Robert Frost)

11. MA – Cape Cod, Salem, Boston(Freedom Trail)

12. VA – Yorktown, Mount Vernon, Jamestown (**my husband is a history teacher)

13. WV- Harper’s Ferry

14. MD – Ocean City, Baltimore

15. DE – Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach, Lewis, Winterthur(fairy village)

16. NJ – Tom’s River, Cape May

17. NC – Sunset Beach, Outer Banks

18. SC – Myrtle Beach, Charlestown, Hilton Head, Little River

19. GA – Savannah, Atlanta

20. FL – Orlando, Vero Beach, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach, Ft Lauderdale, Key West, Siesta Key

21. AL – Birmingham

22. MS – Tupelo

23. AK – Jonesboro

24. MO – St Louis (City Museum)

25. IN – South Bend, Fort Wayne, Santa Claus

26. IL – Chicago, Joliet, Kankakee, Boubonaisse

27. CA – Orange County, LA, San Diego

28. AZ – Sedona, Winslow, Grand Canyon

29. TX – San Antonio

30. NM – Santa Fe, Albuquerque , Four Corners Monument

31. CO – Mesa Verde, Denver

32. UT – Zion National Park

33. NV – Las Vegas

34. LA – New Orleans

35. OK – Tulsa, Oklahoma City

36. Michigan

37. Washington

38. Oregon

39. Idaho

40. Montana

42. Wyoming

43. North Dakota

44. South Dakota

45. Nebraska

46. Kansas

47. Wisconsin

47. Minnesota

48. Iowa

49. Alaska

50. Hawaii

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