Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips
An optimized road trip to 22 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.
Stops 22round trip
Distance 3,905 mi6,284 km
Time driving 79.4 hours3.3 days nonstop
Legs 22all by road
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Stops in order
1 State House 164 mi (264 km), 3 h 14 min driving to 2. Maine State House 2 Maine State House 181 mi (291 km), 4 h 26 min driving to 3. Vermont State House 3 Vermont State House 170 mi (273 km), 3 h 55 min driving to 4. New York State Capitol 4 New York State Capitol 291 mi (469 km), 5 h 51 min driving to 5. Pennsylvania State Capitol Building 5 Pennsylvania State Capitol Building 361 mi (581 km), 6 h 51 min driving to 6. West Virginia State Capitol 6 West Virginia State Capitol 164 mi (263 km), 3 h 21 min driving to 7. Ohio State Capitol 7 Ohio State Capitol 175 mi (282 km), 3 h 25 min driving to 8. Indiana State Capitol 8 Indiana State Capitol 164 mi (265 km), 3 h 8 min driving to 9. Kentucky State Capitol Building 9 Kentucky State Capitol Building 207 mi (334 km), 3 h 55 min driving to 10. Tennessee State Capitol 10 Tennessee State Capitol 281 mi (452 km), 5 h 11 min driving to 11. Alabama State Capitol 11 Alabama State Capitol 207 mi (333 km), 4 h 23 min driving to 12. 402 S Monroe St 12 402 S Monroe St 264 mi (425 km), 5 h 27 min driving to 13. Georgia State Capitol 13 Georgia State Capitol 212 mi (342 km), 3 h 57 min driving to 14. South Carolina State House 14 South Carolina State House 225 mi (363 km), 4 h 17 min driving to 15. North Carolina State Capitol 15 North Carolina State Capitol 154 mi (248 km), 3 h 11 min driving to 16. Virginia State Capitol 16 Virginia State Capitol 140 mi (225 km), 2 h 51 min driving to 17. Maryland State House 17 Maryland State House 66 mi (106 km), 1 h 34 min driving to 18. Legislative Hall: The State Capitol 18 Legislative Hall: The State Capitol 113 mi (182 km), 2 h 22 min driving to 19. New Jersey State House 19 New Jersey State House 171 mi (276 km), 3 h 56 min driving to 20. Connecticut State Capitol 20 Connecticut State Capitol 76 mi (122 km), 1 h 42 min driving to 21. Rhode Island State House 21 Rhode Island State House 49 mi (79 km), 1 h 8 min driving to 22. Massachusetts State House 22 Massachusetts State House 68 mi (110 km), 1 h 24 min driving to 1. State House