Randal S. Olson · Optimal road trips
An optimized road trip to 8 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 8round trip
Distance 1,046 mi1,684 km
Time driving 22.3 hours0.9 days nonstop
Legs 8all by road
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Stops in order
1 New York State Capitol 291 mi (469 km), 5 h 51 min driving to 2. Pennsylvania State Capitol Building 2 Pennsylvania State Capitol Building 111 mi (179 km), 2 h 23 min driving to 3. Maryland State House 3 Maryland State House 66 mi (106 km), 1 h 34 min driving to 4. Legislative Hall: The State Capitol 4 Legislative Hall: The State Capitol 113 mi (182 km), 2 h 22 min driving to 5. New Jersey State House 5 New Jersey State House 171 mi (276 km), 3 h 56 min driving to 6. Connecticut State Capitol 6 Connecticut State Capitol 76 mi (122 km), 1 h 42 min driving to 7. Rhode Island State House 7 Rhode Island State House 49 mi (79 km), 1 h 8 min driving to 8. Massachusetts State House 8 Massachusetts State House 169 mi (272 km), 3 h 24 min driving to 1. New York State Capitol