Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips
An optimized road trip to 7 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 7round trip
Distance 815 mi1,311 km
Time driving 18.1 hours0.8 days nonstop
Legs 7all by road
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Stops in order
1 New York State Capitol 170 mi (273 km), 3 h 55 min driving to 2. Vermont State House 2 Vermont State House 175 mi (281 km), 4 h 27 min driving to 3. Maine State House 3 Maine State House 164 mi (264 km), 3 h 12 min driving to 4. State House 4 State House 68 mi (110 km), 1 h 25 min driving to 5. Massachusetts State House 5 Massachusetts State House 49 mi (80 km), 1 h 8 min driving to 6. Rhode Island State House 6 Rhode Island State House 75 mi (121 km), 1 h 41 min driving to 7. Connecticut State Capitol 7 Connecticut State Capitol 114 mi (183 km), 2 h 21 min driving to 1. New York State Capitol