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I have included some facts/trivia for each state, hope you enjoy.

Alabama- Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.  The pecan is the Alabama's official nut.  Mobile is named after the Mauvilla Indians.

Alaska - Joe Juneau's 1880 discovery of gold ushered in the gold rush era. Alaska's most important revenue source is the oil and natural gas industry.

Arizona - The bola tie is the official state neckwear. Arizona is home of the Grand Canyon National Park. Arizona's most abundant mineral is copper.

Arkansas - The state contains six national park sites, two-and-a half million acres of national forests, seven national scenic byways, three state scenic byways, and 50 state parks.

California - More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States. In Pacific Grove there is a law on the books establishing a $500 fine for Molesting butterflies.

Colorado - Colorado is the only state in history, to turn down the Olympics. In 1976 the Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. 62% of all state Voters choose at almost the last minute not to host the Olympics, because of the cost, pollution and population boom it would have on the State Of Colorado, and the City of Denver.

Connecticut - The USS Nautilus - the world's first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954. Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition).

Delaware - The nation's first scheduled steam railroad began in New Castle in 1831. The 87-foot Fenwick Island Lighthouse was painted in 1880 for a total cost of about $5.00.

District of Columbia - It is not a state. "The Mall" is not a shopping center. It is a monument mall for national expressions of remembrance, observance and protest. It contains 2000 American elms, 3000 Japanese cherry trees, 170 flower beds, 35 ornamental pools, fountains and the National Monuments.

Florida - Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south. Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed.  Islamorada is billed as the Sports fishing Capital of the World.

Georgia - In Gainesville, the Chicken Capital of the World it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork. The world's largest Infantry training center is located at Fort Benning.

Hawaii - The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii. Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee.

There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.

• Vowels: A, E, I, O, U
• Consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W

Idaho - In Idaho law forbids a citizen to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds. On August 8, 1905, Kimberly auctioned city lots for prices ranging from $100 to $750. Hell's Canyon is the deepest gorge in America.

Illinois - Metropolis the home of Superman really exists in Southern Illinois. Des Plaines is home to the first McDonald's. The Chicago Public Library is the world's largest public library with a collection of more than 2 million books.

Indiana - Marcella Gruelle of Indianapolis created the Raggedy Ann doll in 1914. Santa Claus, Indiana receives over one half million letters and requests at Christmas time.

Iowa - Ripley's Believe It or Not has dubbed Burlington's Snake Alley the most crooked street in the world. Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water. Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

Kansas - At one time it was against the law to serve ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas. A hailstone weighing more than one and a half pounds once fell on Coffeyville.

Kentucky - Christian County is wet while Bourbon County is dry. Barren County has the most fertile land in the state. Pikeville annually leads the nation in per capita consumption of Pepsi-Cola.

Louisiana - Louisiana is the only state with a large population of Cajuns, descendants of the Acadians who were driven out of Canada in the 1700s because they wouldn't pledge allegiance to the King of England.

Maine - In Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens. Maine’s earliest inhabitants were descendants of Ice Age hunters.

Maryland - Greenbelt was the first community in the United States built as a planned city. Greenbelt was an experiment in both the physical and social planning.

Massachusetts - There is a house in Rockport built entirely of newspaper. Glaciers formed the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard during the ice age.

Michigan - Although Michigan is often called the "Wolverine State" there are no longer any wolverines in Michigan. Michigan has 116 lighthouses and navigational lights.

Minnesota - Minneapolis’ famed skyway system connecting 52 blocks (nearly five miles) of downtown makes it possible to live, eat, work and shop without going outside.

Mississippi - Root beer was invented in Biloxi in 1898 by Edward Adolf Barq, Sr. The world's largest cottonwood tree plantation is in Issaquena County.

Missouri - At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, served tea with ice and invented iced tea. The first Capitol in Jefferson City burned in 1837 and a second structure completed in 1840 burned when the dome was struck by lightning on February 5, 1911.

Montana - At Egg Mountain near Choteau dinosaur eggs have been discovered supporting the theory some dinosaurs were more like mammals and birds than like reptiles. In Montana the elk, deer and antelope populations outnumber the humans.

Nebraska - The cost of the Nebraska Capitol building was $ 9,800,440.07 in 1932. The construction job came in under budget and the building was paid for by the time it was completed.

Nevada - Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the nation. It is second in the world behind South Africa. In Death Valley, the Kangaroo Rat can live its entire life without drinking a drop of liquid.

New Hampshire - It takes approximately 40 gallons of sap to make approximately 1 gallon of maple syrup. The first potato planted in the United States was at Londonderry Common Field in 1719.

New Jersey - Passaic river was the site to the first submarine ride by inventor John P. Holland. New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries.

New Mexico - In 1950 the little cub that was to become the National Fire Safety symbol Smokey the Bear was found trapped in a tree when his home in Lincoln National Forest was destroyed by fire. In 1963, in Smokey's honor, the New Mexican legislature chose the black bear to be the official state animal.

New York - The Genesee River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north. New York State is home to 58 species of wild orchids.

N. Carolina - White Lake near Elizabethtown is very unique in that it has a white sandy bottom and is blessed with crystal clear waters. It has also been labeled as the "Nation's Safest Beach." It is truly a child's paradise in that there are no currents, no tides, no hazardous depressions or real dangers of any kind to swimmers.

N. Dakota - The piles of rock on White Butte, North Dakota's highest point, are known of as rock johnnies or sheepherder's monuments and according to legend were piled there by sheepherders as a way to pass the time while they tended their flocks.

Ohio - The Y Bridge in Zanesville was first built in 1814 to span the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. The current bridge is the fifth construction at the same location. "Ripley's Believe It or Not" proclaimed it the only bridge in the world which you can cross and still be on the same side of the river.

Oklahoma - On April 22, 1889, the first day homesteading was permitted, 50,000 people swarmed into the area. Those who tried to beat the noon starting gun were called Sooners. Hence the state's nickname.

Oregon - Oregon has more ghost towns than any other state. The Columbia River gorge is considered by many to be the best place in the world for windsurfing.

Pennsylvania - "Doctor, if you don't give me something to help me breathe, I'm going to stop!" came the urgent cry of 16-year old Frederick Gable of Loganville. Vowing not to lose another patient to pneumonia, Dr. George Holtzapple successfully created the first application of oxygen, thus saving his patient's life and winning international fame through his discovery. The year was 1885.

Rhode Island - The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest operating tavern in the United States. Portsmouth is home to the oldest schoolhouse in the United States. The school was built in 1716.

S. Carolina - Every few years, Irmo has a sighting of some kind of water monster that inhabits Lake Murray. The monster first 'surfaced' in 1973 when residents of Irmo and Ballentine saw a cousin of the Loch Ness Monster. It was described in The Independent News in 1980 as "a cross between a snake and something prehistoric."

S. Dakota - The Crazy Horse mountain carving now in progress will be the world’s largest sculpture (563' high, 641' long, carved in the round). It is the focal point of an educational and cultural memorial to and for the North American Indian.

Tennessee - The "Guinness Book of World Records" lists the Lost Sea in Sweetwater as the largest underground lake in the United States.

Texas - More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the United States. Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.

Utah - Kanab is called "Park Central" because it is located only minutes away from a grand array of three (3) national parks, three (3) national monuments, one (1) national recreation area and two (2) state parks. Two (2) national forests and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wilderness areas also surround Kanab.

Vermont - Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds. Until recently, the only way a Vermonter could get a drivers license with their photo on it was to drive to Montpelier.

Virginia - About 1/2 of all the people in the United States live within a 500 mile radius of the Capital of Virginia.  Virginia has been dubbed the "Internet Capital of the world".

Washington - Before it became a state, the territory was called Columbia (named after the Columbia River). When it was granted statehood, the name was changed to Washington, supposedly so people wouldn't confuse it with The District of Columbia.

West Virginia - According to the crime index for 1997, West Virginia had the lowest crime rate in the country. Moundsville is the site of the continent’s largest cone-shaped prehistoric burial mound. It is 69 feet high and 900 feet in circumference at the base and was opened on March 19, 1838.

Wisconsin - The original Barbie is from Willows. Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts. Prairie du Sac hosts the State Cow Chip Throwing Contest on Labor Day weekend.

Wyoming - The first Dude Ranch in Wyoming was the Eaton Ranch, near Wolf. The Eaton's also came up with the term "dude".  Wyoming has the lowest population of all 50 United States.

Outside the US -  You'll find places here that are outside of the US such as Canada & Virgin Islands.