List of U.S. state tourism slogans

Not to be confused with List of U.S. state and territory mottos.

This is a list of tourism slogans for each of the 50 states in the United States of America, as adopted by each state's departments for handling tourism.

List

State Slogan Other or previous slogans Ref
Alabama Sweet Home Alabama Share the Wonder [1][2]
Alaska Find your Alaska Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach [3]
Arizona Vibrant Arizona [1]
California Dream Big
Colorado Come to Life [4]
Connecticut Make it Here Still Revolutionary

Full of Surprises

[2]
Delaware Endless Discoveries It's good being first [1]
Florida Your Florida Side is Calling

Must Be the Sunshine

The Rules are Different Here

[5][6]
Georgia Georgia on My Mind Put Your Dreams in Motion

Ready Set Georgia

[7][8]
Hawaii The Islands of Aloha
Idaho Famous Potatoes Great Potatoes. Tasty Destinations [1]
Illinois Middle of Everything Are You Up for Adventure?

Mile after Magnificent Mile

[9][1]
Indiana Honest to Goodness Indiana IN Indiana [10]
Iowa Freedom to Flourish Fields of Opportunity [1]
Kansas To the stars There's No Place Like Kansas

As big as you think

[1][11]
Kentucky Unbridled Spirit [12]
Louisiana Feed Your Soul Pick Your Passion [13][14]
Maine Welcome Home Discover Your Maine Thing

The Way Life Should Be There's more to Maine

[15][1]
Maryland You're Welcome [16]
Massachusetts It's All Here
Michigan Pure Michigan Say Yes to Michigan

Great Lakes. Great Times.

[1][17][18]
Minnesota Explore Minnesota Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi Feels Like Coming Home
Montana The Sky's the Limit Big Sky Country

Montana - Naturally Inviting

[19][20]
Nebraska Nebraska, its not for everyone. The good life.
Nevada A World Within. A State Apart. [21]
New Hampshire Live Free
New Mexico Adventure That Feeds the Soul
New York I Love New York
North Dakota Start Your Journey to Legendary
Ohio The Heart of it all So Much to Discover!

Find it here

[22][23]
Oklahoma Imagine that Oklahoma is OK

Native America

[1][24][25][26]
Oregon We Like It Here. You Might Too. Stay Weird
Pennsylvania Pursue your Happiness The State of Independence [1][27]
Rhode Island Fun-Sized The Ocean State

Unwind

[1][28]
South Carolina Made for Vacation Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places. [29]
South Dakota My Great Place Your American Journey

Great Faces, Great Places

[30]
Tennessee Sounds Good to Me
Texas It's Like a Whole Other Country [31]
Utah Greatest Snow on Earth! [32]
Vermont Vermont, Naturally
Virginia Virginia is for Lovers
Washington Washington: The State SayWA? [1][33]
West Virginia Wild and Wonderful Almost Heaven [34]
Wisconsin Discover the Unexpected You're Among Friends [35]
Wyoming That's Wyoming True West

References

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  2. ^ "Alabama's Official Travel Guide". alabama.travel. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Howley, J. P. (October 18, 2016). "New Brutally Honest Tourism Slogans for All 50 States". Thrillist. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Colorado Tourism Office Unveils Fresh Strategy Behind Its 'Come to Life' Campaign". April 3, 2018. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  5. ^ By (September 9, 1986). "STATE TO UNVEIL NEW SLOGAN: 'RULES ARE DIFFERENT HERE'". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "'Must Be The Sunshine' replaces 'Your Florida Side Is Calling' as official state tourism slogan". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Peach State adds new slogan but keeps 'Georgia on My Mind'". AccessWDUN. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ready. Set. Georgia | Official Georgia Tourism & Travel Website | ExploreGeorgia.org". www.exploregeorgia.org. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Tourism, Illinois Office of. "Gov. Pritzker Unveils New "Middle of Everything" Summer Ad Campaign, Starring and Directed by Illinois' own Jane Lynch". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Smith, Brandon (June 8, 2022). "Indiana unveils new tourism marketing campaign, 'IN Indiana'". WFYI Public Media. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "To the Stars | Kansas Tourism Campaign". www.travelks.com. June 26, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "Kentucky 'kicks ass': Taking pride in plain speaking". BBC News. January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  13. ^ MYERS, BEN (January 23, 2018). "Nungesser unveils Louisiana's new tourism slogan: 'Feed Your Soul'". The Advocate. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "'Feed Your Soul' is new Louisiana slogan". Longview News-Journal. January 23, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  15. ^ Lockwood, Lou (February 1, 2019). "Maine Has A New Slogan on the New Hampshire Border Welcome Sign". Q97.9. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  16. ^ "Governor Moore Invites Visitors to Explore Maryland in New Tourism Campaign". May 23, 2023. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Before Pure Michigan … - Michigan Blue Magazine". Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  18. ^ "A 'Pure' History Of Michigan Tourism Campaigns". Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  19. ^ Miele, Frank (April 16, 2016). "COLUMN: Montana, no limit (on state slogans)". Daily Inter Lake. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Montana History Compass / Facts: Nicknames, Mottos, and Symbols". Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  21. ^ Rebirth, Reno. "New state brand: "Nevada. A world within. A state apart" [includes video of The Killers' song/ad]". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  22. ^ "Ohio's returned to its old tourism slogan, here's why". The Enquirer. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  23. ^ Associated Press (March 23, 2002). "State Decides To Keep Its 1-Year-Old Travel Slogan". Cleveland19. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  24. ^ staff, Ashley Ellis, KTUL (February 12, 2020). "Oklahoma unveils new branding and tagline, 'Imagine that'". KTUL. Retrieved June 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "Oklahoma to get new license plates, logo, slogan through rebranding effort". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  26. ^ "Oklahoma". www.15q.net. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  27. ^ "Pennsylvania turns to 'happiness' for new tourism motto". The Morning Call. March 9, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  28. ^ "Rhode Island Fun-Sized Campaign | Things to do in RI".
  29. ^ "South Carolina Tourism Information". Travel Tips – USA Today. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  30. ^ "SD Tourism has a new slogan". Custer State Park Resort. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  31. ^ Tourism, Texas. "Texas Tourism Launches New Advertising Campaign". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  32. ^ "The Science Behind The Greatest Snow on Earth® | Visit Utah". ?. January 30, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  33. ^ "Washington State's New "SayWA" Slogan Faces Ridicule..." March 28, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  34. ^ "Almost Heaven, West Virginia". business4.wv.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  35. ^ "About Us | WI Department of Tourism | Travel Wisconsin". TravelWisconsin. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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