I've Been (Almost) Everywhere
While listening to the song "I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash (it has been sung by several people, but the version I have is by Johnny Cash), I realized that I knew what the dusty Winnemucca Road was, and had been to many of the locations mentioned in the song. After a little bit of research, here is a list of the places in the song I have been to...so far.
| Location | Been There? |
| Song Intro: | |
| Winnemucca Road | Yes. Have been to Winnemucca, Nevada, and drove there on a very lonely desert road. |
| 1st Verse: | |
| Reno | Yes (or close enough, anyway) |
| Chicago | Yes |
| Fargo | Yes (at night) |
| Minnesota | Yes |
| Buffalo | Yes, but not New York--the tiny town of Buffalo, Kansas |
| Toronto | No, but I have been to Ontario. |
| Winslow | Yes, and I stood on the corner. |
| Sarasota | Possibly have been there, but don't remember exactly. I have at least been close when I went to Tampa. |
| Wichita | Yes, many times. |
| Tulsa | Yes, many more times. |
| Ottawa | In Kansas, yes. |
| Oklahoma | Spent the majority of my life there, so yes. |
| Tampa | Yes. See Sarasota. |
| Panama | The country? No. |
| Mattawa | No. It's in Ontario, by the way. |
| La Paloma | The town in Uruguay? Um, no. |
| Bangor | No |
| Baltimore | Yes. South Baltimore, anyway. |
| Salvador | No |
| Amarillo | 4 or 5 times. |
| Tocopilla | That's in Chile. Never been there. |
| Baranquilla | May refer to towns in Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, or Panama. Never been to any of them. |
| Padilla | No fair--I'm not sure that's really a place. |
| I'm a killer | Um, no. |
| 2nd Verse: | |
| Boston | Yes |
| Charleston | West Virginia: yes, I believe so. South Carolina: no. |
| Dayton | Yes |
| Louisiana | Yes, multiple times. |
| Washington | Both the state and the city. |
| Houston | A few times. |
| Kingston | In Oklahoma, probably in Tennessee, and within a mile or two of it in New Jersey. Never been to Jamaica, though. |
| Texarkana | Yes |
| Monterey | In Tennessee, not California. |
| Ferriday | No |
| Santa Fe | Yes |
| Tallapoosa | Have possibly been through the county by that name in Alabama. Have not been to the towns in Missouri or Georgia, but have been close to each. |
| Glen Rock | No. Have been to New Jersey, which is pretty much one big city. |
| Black Rock | According to Google Maps, Black Rock, CA is in upstate New York. Never been to the town. |
| Little Rock | Yes, quite a few times. |
| Oskaloosa | No (it is in Iowa) |
| Tennessee | Yes |
| Hennessey | Yes, many times. In Oklahoma. |
| Chicopee | No (it is near Springfield, Massachussetts) |
| Spirit Lake | No |
| Grand Lake | Yes |
| Crater Lake | I tried. |
| 3rd Verse: | |
| Louisville | No |
| Nashville | Yes. My college friends and I sometimes refer to it as Nash Vegas. |
| Knoxville | Yes |
| Ombabika | What's that? |
| Schefferville | No (in Quebec) |
| Jacsonville | Yes |
| Waterville | No (in Maine) |
| Costa-Rica | No |
| Pittsfield | There are at least 10 of these in the US, and I have been to one of them (in Vermont) |
| Springfield | Of course. Springfields are everywhere. |
| Bakersfield | The one in Texas, yes. |
| Shreveport | Yes, at least 3 times in the past year |
| Hackensack | Have been close, and as mentioned before, New Jersey is really just one big city. |
| Cadillac | No, but I've been in a Caddillac. |
| Fond Du Lac | No (it's in Wisconsin) |
| Davenport | Yes |
| Idaho | Yes |
| Jellico | No (it's in Tennessee) |
| Argentine | You mean Argentina? No. |
| Diamantina | No (it's in Brazil) |
| Pasadena | I have at least been close. |
| Catalina | It is a suburb of Tucson, which I have been to. |
| 4th Verse: | |
| Pittsburg | In Kansas, yes. Go Gorillas! |
| Parkersburg | Don't think so. |
| Gravelbourg | No |
| Colorado | Yes |
| Ellensburg | Yes, in Washington. |
| Rexburg | No |
| Vicksburg | No |
| Eldorado | Yes (near Wichita) |
| Larimore | Laramie, yes. Larimore, no. |
| Atmore | No (in Alabama) |
| Haverstraw | No (in New York) |
| Chattanooga | No |
| Chaska | No, though it is near Minneapolis, which I have been to. |
| Nebraska | Yes |
| Alaska | Alas, no. |
| Opelika | Don't remember. If I've been to Tallapoosa County (above), I've also been through Opelika. |
| Baraboo | I've been within 5 miles of Baraboo, Wisconsin, but I didn't go in the actual town. |
| Waterloo | No, but I've been fairly close to the town in Illinois. |
| Kalamazoo | No |
| Kansas City | Yes |
| Sioux City | Yes (same day as Kansas City) |
| Cedar City | Yes |
| Dodge City | Yes |
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