Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips

An optimized road trip to 10 U.S. state capitols

Restored in 2026 with open data. Originally published June 5, 2016. Read the original post. Routes are recomputed on OpenStreetMap, so distances can differ from the original.

An optimized road trip to 10 U.S. state capitols 10 stops · 1,231 mi · 26.6 hours driving
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Stops
10round trip
Distance
1,231 mi1,981 km
Time driving
26.6 hours1.1 days nonstop
Legs
10all by road

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