All 50 states, grouped into four regions. Capital, nickname, and one fact worth knowing about each — tap "mark visited" as you go.
Home to Yale University, one of the oldest colleges in the country.
Sees the first sunrise in the continental US for part of the year, and is famous for its lobster.
Site of the first battles of the American Revolution, in Lexington and Concord.
Holds the first presidential primary in the country every election cycle.
Has more diners per square mile than anywhere else in the country.
Times Square in New York City is named after The New York Times, which moved there in 1904.
Independence Hall in Philadelphia is where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed.
The smallest state by area, but with over 400 miles of coastline.
Its capital, Montpelier, is the only US state capital with no McDonald's within city limits.
Chicago is home to the world's first skyscraper, built in 1885.
Hosts the Indianapolis 500, the largest single-day sporting event in the world by attendance.
Grows more corn than any other state and kicks off the presidential caucus season.
Sits closer to the geographic center of the lower 48 states than any other state.
Touches four of the five Great Lakes — no other state touches more than one.
Actually has more than 11,000 lakes, undercounting its own nickname.
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is the tallest man-made monument in the country.
Home to the only unicameral (single-chamber) state legislature in the US.
Shares the International Peace Garden with Manitoba, straddling the US-Canada border.
Birthplace of seven US presidents and the Wright brothers.
Mount Rushmore draws around two million visitors a year.
Produces more cheese than any other state.
The first capital of the Confederacy, and later a key site of the civil rights movement.
Home to the only active diamond mine in the US open to the public.
The first state to ratify the US Constitution, in 1787.
The only state bordered by two different bodies of salt water, the Atlantic and the Gulf.
Home to the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, Hartsfield-Jackson.
Produces about 95% of the world's bourbon.
Uses parishes instead of counties, a holdover from its French and Spanish colonial history.
Home to the US Naval Academy and most of the Chesapeake Bay.
The Mississippi River's final stretch through US soil runs through the state that shares its name.
The Wright brothers made the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903.
Opened to settlement in a single day in 1889 via the Land Run.
Fort Sumter, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, sits in Charleston Harbor.
Home to more country music history than anywhere else, from Nashville's Music Row to Memphis's Sun Studio.
The only US state that was once its own independent republic before joining the Union.
Birthplace of eight US presidents, more than any other state.
The only state formed by seceding from a Confederate state during the Civil War.
The largest state by area — more than twice the size of Texas.
Doesn't observe daylight saving time, except within the Navajo Nation.
Home to both the highest point (Mount Whitney) and, nearby, the lowest point (Death Valley) in the lower 48.
Has the highest average elevation of any state and more 14,000-foot peaks than anywhere else in the country.
The only state made up entirely of islands, and the only one that grows coffee commercially.
Grows roughly a third of the country's potatoes.
Home to Glacier National Park and more distinct mountain ranges than any other state.
The driest state in the country, despite being home to Las Vegas's fountains and pools.
Santa Fe is the oldest state capital in the US, founded around 1610.
Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the US, sits inside an ancient collapsed volcano.
Home to five national parks, more than all but two other states.
The only state named after a US president.
Home to Yellowstone, the country's first national park, and the least populous state overall.
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