Record Holders – Other
All Fifty Club members have done some truly incredible things on their journeys across the states! Some experiences are fun, others reflective, challenging, humorous, or completely one-of-a-kind. Every path to visiting all 50 states is as unique as a snowflake. But these members took it a step further—they carried the same passion, ritual, or theme with them to every state, making their journeys even more remarkable.
Capitols and Presidents
Gary Flanagan - visited every capitol building and the closest church to each capitol bulding, currently visiting all current and past capitols
Robert Strein - photographed 48 Capitols
Stevenson Family (Henry III, Monica, Hannah, Henry IV) – visited all Presidential Libraries & Tombs
National Park System
Craig Bailey, William Padgon, Charles Dean - over 250+ National Park Service sites
Heidger Family - 60 national parks in one year
Danka and Norman Pieniazek - ALL 412 NPS sites
Melanie Tucker: (honorary) - visited Federal Land in each state (national park, etc.)
Jay Zantos (honorary) - 50 states, 50 national parks, 10 months
University
James Marchino - visited a University in each state and collected coffee mugs
Braxton Amundson - visited a University in each state by age 25
Nature/Geology
Bradley and Jennifer Bishop - Found a Geocache in all 50 in one year
August Farrow - photographed wildlife in every state
Jim Lehman - birdwatched in all 50
Esther Jones - collected sand or soil from each state capital
Crossings
Bob Rainville - 83 state to state border crossings in the Border Crossing Challenge
Klas Vikman - over 313 entries into the United States (from the UK)
Length of Travel (nights or mileage)
Barry Steifel (honorary) - longest Solo Road Trip to all 50, 8,649 miles
Establishment in Every State
Alcantar Family – every temple of the Church of Jesus Latter Day Saints (in approx 42 states)
Jim Simpson (honorary) - spent the night at a Walmart parking lot in every state
Lovina Tata - visited at least one museum in every state (during 2 year period)
Family and Relationships
Matt Wurnig - 50 dates in 50 states TWICE
Tracy and Keith Zimmerman - renewed their vows in All 50
Jim Ford - had a conversation with a local and mailed a postcard from all 50
Shelton Stile - made a friend in every state
Rochelle Peachy - dated a guy in every state
Work/Volunteer
Ben LeRoy - did volunteer work in every state
Al Roker - Reported the weather in all 50 states
Scott Simon - reported from all 50 states (Weekend Edition, NPR host, author)
Nigel Yorweth - sold books in every state
Order
Jane and Andy McClure - visited all 50 states in alphabetical order
Objects Going to All 50
"Eowyn" - Ford Windstar drove its owner to 49 States
Socko the Monkey - went to all 50 states, used to be documented on www.sockowashere.com