Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips
An optimized road trip to 5 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 5round trip
Distance 455 mi732 km
Time driving 10.4 hours0.4 days nonstop
Legs 5all by road
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Stops in order
1 State House 150 mi (241 km), 3 h 52 min driving to 2. New York State Capitol 2 New York State Capitol 112 mi (180 km), 2 h 20 min driving to 3. Connecticut State Capitol 3 Connecticut State Capitol 76 mi (122 km), 1 h 42 min driving to 4. Rhode Island State House 4 Rhode Island State House 49 mi (79 km), 1 h 8 min driving to 5. Massachusetts State House 5 Massachusetts State House 68 mi (110 km), 1 h 24 min driving to 1. State House