What counts as visiting all 50 states?

According to the All 50 Club, you've only visited a state after having “set foot on the ground of that state and breathed the air.” They're also adamant that neither layovers nor flying over a state counts as visiting.



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Visiting all 50 states is a very doable goal. There are fewer people who want to take their kids to all 50 states, but they do exist. Some I've met in person and others have found me via this site through a Google search.

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It nearly broke him. Torbjorn Pedersen packed a suitcase with a few necessities in 2013 — shirts, jackets, shoes, a first-aid kit and a laptop — excited to begin a historic journey. Pedersen hoped to become perhaps the first person to visit all 195 countries without flying.

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At only six months old, Harper Yeats just completed the road trip of a lifetime, visiting all fifty U.S. states. This makes the Canadian infant the youngest member of the All Fifty States Club, a record previously held by a two-year-old boy from Northern Ireland.

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Further research determined that the best, cheapest way to travel to all 50 states was to buy an RV and take a year-long road trip.

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Does a layover count as visiting a country? Technically yes but if you are a transit passenger in a country that does not require you to clear customs and immigration you will not normally be treated as a visitor.

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The trusted book defines a tourist as “one that makes a tour for pleasure or culture” and a traveler as “one that goes on a trip or journey.” There really isn't much of a distinction between the two.

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14 Of the cheapest countries to visit
  1. Cambodia. Southeast Asia is a notoriously cheap area to visit. ...
  2. Laos. Laos is another affordable country in Southeast Asia. ...
  3. Vietnam. ...
  4. Indonesia. ...
  5. Nepal. ...
  6. Morocco. ...
  7. Nicaragua. ...
  8. El Salvador.


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The 10 Cheapest Countries to Visit
  • Indonesia. Average daily cost: $47.
  • Thailand. Average daily cost: $52. ...
  • Hungary. Average daily cost: $70. ...
  • Costa Rica. Average daily cost: $81. ...
  • Mexico. Average daily cost: $93. ...
  • Dominican Republic. Average daily cost: $110. ...
  • Portugal. Average daily cost: $116. ...
  • Greece. Average daily cost: $131. ...


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These include:
  • Iran.
  • Lebanon.
  • Syria.
  • Iraq.
  • Pakistan.
  • Libya.
  • Tunisia.
  • Malaysia.


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