The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Jackie recounts her family's accomplishment of visiting all 50 US states by 1990, primarily using road trips for the first 48. She details their journey to Alaska in 1988 via the Alaska Highway and their eventual trip to Hawaii, overcoming her fear of flying.
“Yes, I have been in all 50 states along with my husband and two daughters.”
“Amazingly, we used road trips to get through the first 48 states.”
“Then we had just one state left, Hawaii.”