ALABAMA
Admitted to the Union in 1819 as the 22nd state.
Nickname: Heart Of Dixie
Capital: Montgomery
For tourism packet: Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, Dept Wh, Box 4927, Montgomery
AL 36103. (800)ALABAMA
ALASKA
Admitted to the Union in 1959 as the 49th
state.
Nickname: The Last Frontier
Capital: Juneau
For tourism packet: Alaska Travel Industry
Assoc, Dept Wh, 2600 Cordova St, Suite
201, Anchorage AK 99503 (907)929-2842
ARIZONA
Admitted to the Union in 1912 as the 48th
state.
Nickname: Grand Canyon State
Capital: Phoenix
For tourism packet: Arizona Office of Tourism,
Dept Wh, 1110 W Washington, Suite 155,
Phoenix AZ 85007 (602)364-3700
ARKANSAS
Admitted to the Union in 1836 as the 25th
state.
Nickname: Land of Opportunity
Capital: Little Rock
For tourism packet: Arkansas Dept of Parks &
Tourism, Dept Wh, 1 Capitol Mall, Little Rock
AR 72201. (800)NATURAL
CALIFORNIA
Admitted to the Union in 1850 as the 31st
state.
Nickname: Golden State
Capital: Sacramento
For tourism packet: California Tourism, Dept
4000, 7850 Ruffner Ave, Van Nuys CA 91406.
(800)862-2543, (916)322-2881
COLORADO
Admitted to the Union in 1876 as the 38th
state.
Nickname: Centennial State
Capital: Denver
For tourism packet Colorado Travel &
Tourism, Dept Wh, 3798 Marshall St, Wheat
Ridge CO 80033. (800)COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 5th
state.
Nickname: Constitution State
Capital: Hartford
For tourism packet: Connecticut Office of
Tourism, Dept Wh, 505 Hudson St, Hartford
CT 06106. (800)282-6863
DELAWARE
Admitted to the Union in 1787 as the 1st
state.
Nickname: First State
Capital: Dover
For tourism packet: Delaware Tourism Office,
Dept Wh, 99 Kings Hwy, Dover DE 19901.
(866)284-7483, (302)739-4271,(866)2-VISIT-DE
FLORIDA
Admitted to the Union in 1845 as the 27th
state.
Nickname: Sunshine State
Capital: Tallahassee
For tourism packet: Dept of Commerce, Visitor
Inquiry, Dept Wh, 126 Van Buren St, Tallahassee
FL32399. (888)735-2872
GEORGIA
Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 4th
state.
Nickname: Empire State of the South
Capital: Atlanta
For tourism packet: Georgia Dept of Industry,
Trade & Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 1776, Atlanta
GA 30301. (800)VISIT-GA
HAWAII
Admitted to the Union in 1959 as the 50th
state.
Nickname: Aloha State
Capital: Honolulu
For tourism packet: Hawaii Visitors & Convention
Bureau, Dept Wh, 2270 Kalakaua Ave,
Suite 801, Honolulu HI 96815 (808)923-1811
IDAHO
Admitted to the Union in 1890 as the 43rd
state.
Nickname: Gem State
Capital: Boise City
For tourism packet: Idaho Travel Council,
Dept Wh, Administrative Office, Idaho Dept of
Commerce, Box 83720, Boise ID 83726
(866)VISIT-ID
ILLINOIS
Admitted to the Union in 1818 as the 21st
state.
Nickname: Prairie State
Capital: Springfield
For tourism packet: Illinois Bureau of
Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 1220, Macomb IL
61455. (800)226-6632, (312)814-4732
INDIANA
Admitted to the Union in 1816 as the 19th
state.
Nickname: Hoosier State
Capital: Indianapolis
For tourism packet: Indian. Tourism Division,
Dept Wh, 1 N Capitol, Suite 700, Indianapolis
IN 46204. (800)677-9800
IOWA
Admitted to the Union in 1846 as the 29th
state.
Nickname: Hawkeye State
Capital: Des Moines
For tourism packet: Tourism Office, Iowa Dept
of Economic Development, Dept Wh, 200 E
Grand Ave, Des Moines IA 50309.
(800)345-4692, (515)242-4705
KANSAS
Admitted to the Union in 1861 as the 34th
state
Nickname: Sunflower State
Capital: Topeka
For tourism packet: Kansas Dept of Commerce,
Travel & Tourism Development Division,
Dept Wh, 1000 SW Jackson St, Suite
100, Topeka KS 66612. (785)296-2009
KENTUCKY
Admitted to the union in 1792 as the 15th
state.
Nickname: Bluegrass State
Capital: Frankfort
For tourism packet: Kentucky Dept of Travel,
Dept Wh, 500 Mero St, Suite 22, Frankfort KY
40601. (800)225-8747
LOUISIANA
Admitted to the Union in 1812 as the 18th
state.
Nickname: Pelican State
Capital: Baton Rouge
For tourism packet: Louisiana Office of
Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 94291, Baton Rouge
LA 70804.(225)342-9119
MAINE
Admitted to the Union in 1820 as the 23rd
state.
Nickname: Pine Tree State
Capital: Augusta
For tourism packet: Maine Tourism Association,
Dept Wh, 325B Water St, Hallowell ME
04347. (207)623-0363
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MARYLAND
Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 7th
state.
Nickname: Old Line Slate
Capital: Annapolis
For tourism packet: Maryland Office of Tourism
Development, Dept Wh, 217 E Redwood St,
Baltimore MD 21202. (800)MD-IS-FUN,
(410)767-3400
MASSACHUSETTS
Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 6th
state.
Nickname: Bay State
Capital: Boston
For tourism packet: Massachusetts Office of
Travel & Tourism, Dept Wh, 10 Park Plaza,
Suite 4510, Boston MA 02116. (617)973-8500
MICHIGAN
Admitted to the Union in 1837 as the 26th
state.
Nickname: Wolverine State
Capital: Lansing
For tourism packet: Travel Michigan, Dept Wh, Box 26128, Lansing MI 48909.
(888)78-GREAT
MINNESOTA
Admitted to the Union in 1858 as the 32nd
state.
Nickname: North Star State
Capital: St. Paul
For tourism packet: Minnesota Office of
Tourism, Dept Wh, 100 Metro Square, 121
7th Place East, St Paul MN 55101.
(888)TOURISM, (651)296 5029
MISSISSIPPI
Admitted to the Union in 1817 as the 20th
state.
Nickname: Magnolia State
Capital: Jackson
For tourism packet: Mississippi Division of
Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 1705, Ocean Springs
MS 39566. (800)927-6378
MISSOURI
Admitted to the Union in 1821 as the 24th
state.
Nickname: Show Me State
Capital: Jefferson City
For tourism packet: Missouri Division of
Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 1055, Jefferson City
M0 65102. (573)751-4133
MONTANA
Admitted to the Union in 1889 as the 41st
state.
Nickname: Treasure State
Capital: Helena
For tourism packet: Travel Montana, Dept of
Commerce, Dept Wh, Box 200533, Helena
MT 59620.(800)847-4868.(406)841-2870
NEBRASKA
Admitted to the Union in 1867 as the 37th
state.
Nickname: Cornhusker State
Capital: Lincoln
For tourism packet: Nebraska Tourism Office,
Dept of Economic Development, Dept Wh,
Box 98907, Lincoln NE 68509.
(877)NEBRASKA
NEVADA
Admitted to the Union in 1864 as the 36th
state.
Nickname: Sagebrush State
Capital: Carson City
For tourism packet: Nevada Commission on
Tourism, Dept Wh, 401 N Carson St, Carson
City NV 89701 (800)NEVADA-8.
(775)687-4322
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 9th
state.
Nickname: Granite State
Capital: Concord
For tourism packet: New Hampshire Division
of Travel & Tourism Development, Dept Wh,
Box 1856, Concord NH 03302.
(800)386-4664, (603)271-2665
NEW JERSEY
Admitted to the Union in 1787 as the 3rd
state.
Nickname: Garden State
Capital: Trenton
For tourism packet: New Jersey Office of
Travel & Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 820, Trenton
NJ 08625. (800)VISIT-NJ Ext 1424
NEW MEXICO
Admitted to the Union in 1912 as the 47th
state.
Nickname: Land at Enchantment
Capital: Santa Fe
For tourism packet: New Mexico Dept of
Tourism, Dept Wh, 491 Old Santa Fe Trail,
Santa Fe NM 87503.
(800)733-6396, (505)827-7400
NEW YORK
Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 11th
state.
Nickname: Empire State
Capital: Albany
For tourism packet: New York Division of
Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 2603, Albany NY
12220. (800)225-5697
NORTH CAROLINA
Admitted to the Union in 1789 as the 12th
state.
Nickname: Tar Heel State
Capital: Raleigh
For tourism packet: North Carolina Division of
Tourism, Dept of Commerce, Dept Wh, 4324
Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699.
(800)VISIT-NC, (919)733-8372
NORTH DAKOTA
Admitted to the Union in 1889 as the 39th
state.
Nickname: Sioux State
Capital: Bismarck
For tourism packet: North Dakota Tourism
Dept, Dept Wh, 604 E Boulevard Ave, Dept
740, Bismarck ND 59505. (800)435-5663,
(701)328-2525
OHIO
Admitted to the Union in 1803 as the 17th
state.
Nickname: Buckeye State
Capital: Columbus
For tourism packet: Ohio Travel & Tourism,
Dept Wh, Box 3000, Chillicothe OH 45601.
(800)BUCKEYE
OKLAHOMA
Admitted to the Union in 1907 as the 46th
state.
Nickname: Sooner State
Capital: Oklahoma City
For tourism packet: Oklahoma Travel &
Tourism Dept. Dept Wh, Box 52002, Oklahoma
City OK 73152. (800)652-6552,(405)521-2409
OREGON
Admitted to the Union to 1859 as the 33rd state.
Nickname: Beaver State
Capital: Salem
For tourism Packet: Oregon Tourism Commission
Dept Wh, 775 Summer St NE, Salem OR 97310.
(800)547-7842
PENNSYLVANIA
Admitted to the Union in 1787 as the 2nd
state.
Nickname: Keystone State
Capital: Harrisburg
For tourism packet: Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Office of Travel & Tourism, Dept Wh, Fulfillment Center, 1842 Colonial Village Ln,
Lancaster PA 17601. (800)847-4872,
(717)787-5453
RHODE ISLAND
Admitted to the Union in 1790 as the 13th
state.
Nickname: Little Rhody
Capital: Providence
For tourism packet: Rhode Island Tourism
Division, Dept Wh, 1 W Exchange St, Providence
RI 02903 (800)556-2484, (401)222-2601
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Admitted to the Union In 1788 as the 8th
state.
Nickname: Palmetto State
Capital: Columbia
For tourism packet: South Carolina Dept of
Parks, Recreation & Tourism, Dept Wh, Box
71, Columbia SC 29202. (803)734-1700
SOUTH DAKOTA
Admitted to the Union in 1889 as the 40th
state.
Nickname: Coyote State
Capital: Pierre
For tourism packet: South Dakota Dept of
Tourism, Dept Wh, 711 E Wells Ave, Pierre
SD 57501 (800)SDAKOTA
TENNESSEE
Admitted to the Union in 1796 as the 16th
state.
Nickname: Volunteer State
Capital: Nashville
For tourism packet: Tennessee Tourist Development
Dept Wh, 5th Floor, Rachel Jackson Building, 320
Sixth Ave N, Nashville TN 37243.
(800)462-TENN, (615)741-8299
TEXAS
Admitted to the Union in 1845 as the 28th state.
Nickname: Lone Star State
Capital: Austin
For tourism packet: Texas Dept of Transportation
Travel Division, Dept Wh, Box 149249,
Austin TX 78714. (800)452-9292
UTAH
Admitted to the Union in 1896 as the 45th
state.
Nickname: Beehive State
Capital: Salt Lake City
For tourism packet: Utah Travel Council, Dept Wh, Council Hall, Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City
UT 84114. (800)200-1160, (801)538-1030
VERMONT
Admitted to the union in 1791 as the 14th
state.
Nickname: Green Mountain State
Capital: Montpelier
For tourism packet: State of Vermont, Dept of
Tourism & Marketing, Dept Wh, 6 Baldwin St,
Drawer 33, Montpelier VT 05633.
(800)VERMONT, (802)223-3443
VIRGINIA
Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 10th
state.
Nickname: The Old Dominion
Capital: Richmond
For tourism packet: Virginia Tourism Corporation,
Dept Wh, 901 E Byrd St, Richmond VA 23219.
(800) VISITVA, (804)786-4484
WASHINGTON
Admitted to the Union in1889 as the 42nd
state.
Nickname: Evergreen State
Capital: Olympia
For tourism packet: Washington State Business/
Tourism Development, Dept Wh, Box 42500,
Olympia WA 98504. (800)544-1800,
(206)586-2088
WEST VIRGINIA
Admitted to the Union in1863 as the 35th
state.
Nickname: Mountain State
Capital: Charleston
For tourism packet: West Virginia Division of
Tourism. Dept Wh, 90 MacCorkle Ave SW,
South Charleston WV 25303. (800)225-5982
WISCONSIN
Admitted to the Union in1848 as the 30th
state.
Nickname: Badger State
Capital: Madison
For tourism packet: Wisconsin Dept of
Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 7606, Madison WI
53707. (800)432-8747
WYOMING
Admitted to the Union in1890 as the 44th
state.
Nickname: Equality State
Capital: Cheyenne
For tourism packet: Wyoming Travel &
Tourism, Dept Wh, I-25 at College Drive,
Cheyenne WY 82002. (800)225-5996,
(307)777-7777
ALBERTA
For tourism packet: Travel Alberta, Dept Wh,
Box 2500, Edmonton, Alberta Canada
T5J 2Z4 (800)ALBERTA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
For tourism packet: Tourism British Columbia,
Dept Wh, Box 9830, Stn. Prov. Govt. Victoria,
British Columbia Canada V8W 9W5
(800)HELLOBC
MANITOBA
For tourism packet: Travel Manitoba, Dept AB2,
700-155 Carlton St, 7th Floor, Winnipeg,
Manitoba Canada R3C 3H8. (866)665-0040
NEW BRUNSWICK
For tourism packet: Tourism New Brunswick,
Dept Wh, Box 12345, Campbellton, New
Brunswick Canada E3N 3T6. (800)561-0123
NEWFOUNDLAND
For tourism packet: Tourism Newfoundland,
Dept Wh, Box 3730, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Canada A1B 4K2. (800)563-6353
NOVA SCOTIA
For tourism packet: Nova Scotia Tourism &
Culture, Dept Wh, 7 Lincoln Ave. Scarborough
ME 04074. (800)565-0000
ONTARIO
For tourism packet: Ontario Travel, Dept Wh,
Toronto Eaton Centre, 2W Yonge St, Level 1,
Box 104, Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSB 2H1.
(800)688-2746
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
For tourism packet: Tourism Prince Edward
Island, Dept Wh, Box 940, Charlottetown, PEI
Canada C1A 7M5. (888)PEI-PLAY
QUEBEC
For tourism packet: Tourisme Quebec, Dept Wh, C P 979, Montreal, Quebec Canada
H3C 2W3. (877)266-5687
SASKATCHEWAN
For tourism packet: Tourism Saskatchewan,
Dept Wh, 1922 Park St, Regina, Saskatchewan,
Canada S4P 3V7. (877)2ESCAPE
YUKON
For tourism packet: Government of the Yukon,
Dept of Tourism, Dept Wh, Box 2745, Whitehorse,
Yukon Canada YIA 5B9. (867)667-5340
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