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Fifty capitals.
Every one visited.

A Field Guide by a Girl Who Visited Them All

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By Celine Carlson

Why did each city become a capital? How did it get its name? What should you see when you visit? Celine Carlson visited all 50 U.S. state capitals and made this guide to share what she learned.

Pick a place on the map and start exploring. The whole guide is free to read, whether you’re planning a trip, working on a school project, or just curious.

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Watercolor illustration of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, from Celine Carlson’s field guide
Texas State Capitol · Austin, Texas

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Tap a marker, capital name, or state. Zoom in for a closer look, or browse the list below.

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Silhouette of Alabama with a red dot marking Montgomery, the state capitalAlabamaMontgomerySilhouette of Alaska with a red dot marking Juneau, the state capitalAlaskaJuneauSilhouette of Arizona with a red dot marking Phoenix, the state capitalArizonaPhoenixSilhouette of Arkansas with a red dot marking Little Rock, the state capitalArkansasLittle RockSilhouette of California with a red dot marking Sacramento, the state capitalCaliforniaSacramentoSilhouette of Colorado with a red dot marking Denver, the state capitalColoradoDenverSilhouette of Connecticut with a red dot marking Hartford, the state capitalConnecticutHartfordSilhouette of Delaware with a red dot marking Dover, the state capitalDelawareDoverSilhouette of Florida with a red dot marking Tallahassee, the state capitalFloridaTallahasseeSilhouette of Georgia with a red dot marking Atlanta, the state capitalGeorgiaAtlantaSilhouette of Hawaii with a red dot marking Honolulu, the state capitalHawaiiHonoluluSilhouette of Idaho with a red dot marking Boise, the state capitalIdahoBoiseSilhouette of Illinois with a red dot marking Springfield, the state capitalIllinoisSpringfieldSilhouette of Indiana with a red dot marking Indianapolis, the state capitalIndianaIndianapolisSilhouette of Iowa with a red dot marking Des Moines, the state capitalIowaDes MoinesSilhouette of Kansas with a red dot marking Topeka, the state capitalKansasTopekaSilhouette of Kentucky with a red dot marking Frankfort, the state capitalKentuckyFrankfortSilhouette of Louisiana with a red dot marking Baton Rouge, the state capitalLouisianaBaton RougeSilhouette of Maine with a red dot marking Augusta, the state capitalMaineAugustaSilhouette of Maryland with a red dot marking Annapolis, the state capitalMarylandAnnapolisSilhouette of Massachusetts with a red dot marking Boston, the state capitalMassachusettsBostonSilhouette of Michigan with a red dot marking Lansing, the state capitalMichiganLansingSilhouette of Minnesota with a red dot marking Saint Paul, the state capitalMinnesotaSaint PaulSilhouette of Mississippi with a red dot marking Jackson, the state capitalMississippiJacksonSilhouette of Missouri with a red dot marking Jefferson City, the state capitalMissouriJefferson CitySilhouette of Montana with a red dot marking Helena, the state capitalMontanaHelenaSilhouette of Nebraska with a red dot marking Lincoln, the state capitalNebraskaLincolnSilhouette of Nevada with a red dot marking Carson City, the state capitalNevadaCarson CitySilhouette of New Hampshire with a red dot marking Concord, the state capitalNew HampshireConcordSilhouette of New Jersey with a red dot marking Trenton, the state capitalNew JerseyTrentonSilhouette of New Mexico with a red dot marking Santa Fe, the state capitalNew MexicoSanta FeSilhouette of New York with a red dot marking Albany, the state capitalNew YorkAlbanySilhouette of North Carolina with a red dot marking Raleigh, the state capitalNorth CarolinaRaleighSilhouette of North Dakota with a red dot marking Bismarck, the state capitalNorth DakotaBismarckSilhouette of Ohio with a red dot marking Columbus, the state capitalOhioColumbusSilhouette of Oklahoma with a red dot marking Oklahoma City, the state capitalOklahomaOklahoma CitySilhouette of Oregon with a red dot marking Salem, the state capitalOregonSalemSilhouette of Pennsylvania with a red dot marking Harrisburg, the state capitalPennsylvaniaHarrisburgSilhouette of Rhode Island with a red dot marking Providence, the state capitalRhode IslandProvidenceSilhouette of South Carolina with a red dot marking Columbia, the state capitalSouth CarolinaColumbiaSilhouette of South Dakota with a red dot marking Pierre, the state capitalSouth DakotaPierreSilhouette of Tennessee with a red dot marking Nashville, the state capitalTennesseeNashvilleSilhouette of Texas with a red dot marking Austin, the state capitalTexasAustinSilhouette of Utah with a red dot marking Salt Lake City, the state capitalUtahSalt Lake CitySilhouette of Vermont with a red dot marking Montpelier, the state capitalVermontMontpelierSilhouette of Virginia with a red dot marking Richmond, the state capitalVirginiaRichmondSilhouette of Washington with a red dot marking Olympia, the state capitalWashingtonOlympiaSilhouette of West Virginia with a red dot marking Charleston, the state capitalWest VirginiaCharlestonSilhouette of Wisconsin with a red dot marking Madison, the state capitalWisconsinMadisonSilhouette of Wyoming with a red dot marking Cheyenne, the state capitalWyomingCheyenne

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