Here in Colorado, climbing all of the 14'ers is the hot thing to do these days.

Then there are the folks whose goal is to visit the high point of every state. Wyoming is a tough one there.

Or you could do the opposite and visit the low point of each state. I've never researched it but suspect you can drive to most of those.

I'm not a list ticker type myself, and can happily go to the same place over and over without boredom. But the point of doing these kind of lists, to me, is that it makes you visit places you otherwise might not think of going to.

I think I few years ago there was a guy on Fodors who wanted to drink a beer in every county in New England. Sounds like fun!

Actually, the lowest points aren’t clearly defined as one specific spot for any state along the coast, being sea level at the Atlantic, Pacific, or Gulf of Mexico in most all such instances. Several for states without a salt water coastline are along river bank areas or lakes. There are a few specifically designated land low points otherwise (New Orleans in LA, Badwater Basin at Death Valley in CA), but that appears to be unusual:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...s_by_elevation

Thanks for that bachslunch. It looks like only 20-25 states have a somewhat clearly defined low point, and as you say then it's either a river confluence or where a river crosses the state boundary.

So the OP can discount that thought!

How about visiting every Springfield and look for the Simpsons?

Walk through every IKEA on the east coast following the arrows. Keep track of what you buy. Reverse the route and walk through the same IKEAS but do the arrows backwards. Keep track of what you buy.

Write a book.

When my son and I drove across the country, our rule was to see something local every day (a university, a state capital, giant ball of string) and to eat and drink locally at least once a day--usually for dinner. That was fun and if your a creative type, you could tweak your ideas and make it interesting.

If I was doing something like this, I would probably try for every amusement part more than 50 years old because I like historic parks. The possibilities are endless! Let us know what you come up with and have fun!

You could go to every state capital whose name incorporates the state in which it sits.

When I retire next March, one of my goals is to see a game in each of the NFL cities . .

Marvelousmouse,

I can definitely say that I am one of those who have made an impressive dent on the list of Walla Walla wineries. I may never finish because there are some changes with every trip (yearly). Plus I always return to my favorites......