Have you ever been to your state/provincial capitol building?

[elperromagico]

[qnr]

1. Depends - some of us travel a lot :)

[NYC Liberal]

2. Sadly, no.

I've been to D.C. several times, though.

[grannylib]

3. Stayed in a St. Paul hotel near the Capitol on our honeymoon, and went

for a tour. It was pretty cool.
Also went to the state capitol in Iowa back when I was in Girl Scouts.

[DODI]

4. Field trip in 3rd grade and many, many protests

but I do live in our capitol city.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Yes. Thank God for 8th grade field trips.

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

6. All the time...but then I live here in Austin.

:D

[deadparrot]

7. Yeah, got an award in 8th grade.

[mrbassman03]

18. 8th Grade field trip!

It rocked... all I can remember about the actual building was the excess of marble.

[baldguy]

8. No, but I have driven by it.

Looks cool.

[pagerbear]

9. Sixth grade trip to St. Paul

(I was living in Minnesota at the time.) I think that's the only time.

Now I live in NYC, but I've never been to Albany.

[no name no slogan]

10. I work a few blocks away from that one in St. Paul

That's how it works when you're a state employee. :)

[Kat45]

11. When I was in journalism school, I covered the State House.

I've been there plenty, but I haven't been there for a long time.

[Emops]

12. I've been many times,

I was up there Saturday in fact.

I think Ohio's stathouse is kind of unimpressive for such a big state.



It's smaller than it looks, and you can't even see it from the interstate. I like the interior, though.

[elperromagico]

14. I was in my state capitol (Arkansas) last Saturday too,

and took this picture of the interior:

[ogradda]

13. yes - olympia wa

we have a cool capitol building too :)

[Awsi Dooger]

21. No kidding, that's one of the most most memorable in the country

Huge classic spiral columns. I loved visiting there. Even played some volleyball and tossed a frisbee on the big lawn in front.

[MrSandman]

15. Did a field experience with the House of Delegates...

WHile in college.

[donheld]

16. I live a little more than a mile from Colo St Capitol

I walk accross the Capitol grounds quite frequently. It's really difficult not to walk through with my finger in the air when the Lege is in session, or if i thought that damn Gov Bill Owens was around. Colorado has far too many Damn repuglicans. I'd really like to piss on the New T'bird that has plates "elephnt1"
:dem: :dem: :dem: :dem: :dem: :dem: :dem: :dem: :dem: :dem: :dem: :dem:

[yvr girl]

17. Yes, I have - Victoria, BC

Isn't it pretty.

[jdots]

19. like is that in the new mall ?

how is the food court ? is the Gap bitchin ? are all the chain stores there ?

[yvr girl]

20. What's with the attitude? n/t

[Lisa]

26. maybe we can talk the NDP into changing to LED "bulbs"

... if we get a new government next year?


BTW, several years ago I was carrying a friend's Christmas present (I bought him a large landing net at Capital Iron) home past the Lege. One of the security guys called out, "What's the net for?", and I shouted, "Have you seen Glen Clark around recently?" They thought it was hilarious.

[Awsi Dooger]

22. Why certainly, in fabulous Carson City

Actually I like Carson City. Some reasonably priced decent golf in that area, quite unlike Las Vegas. No half hour logjams, either.

Our legislature is only in session every other year, believe it or not. Last time I visited during an off year, and took a nap upstairs in the senate balcony.

[Swamp Rat]

23. Many times. I was a young boy the first time I went, and I stuck my

fingers in the bullet holes where Huey Long was shot.

[The Flaming Red Head]

25. It was our favorite place to go get high when we were kids (teens).

Even with all the PCBs in the lakes.

[Lisa]

24. I used to walk through it every day on the way home from work!

Then I moved to the other side of town (Victoria, B.C.) -- but I still come downtown and wander through the grounds once in a while.

[Culture Mind]

39. Likewise

I used to walk home down Government St. into James Bay daily. Victoria is awesome. Vancouver is no slouch either though.

[NoPasaran]

27. Yes, I've done work in it

I put in the system that's used by the Texas House of Reps to televise the chamber and committee hearing rooms.

[SmileyBoy]

28. Yes. It's the tallest building in my state.

[KamaAina]

29. I have had legislators recognize me in the elevator

of Honolulu's "Big Square Building".



Then again, I am the chair of a minor state commission...

[miss_kitty]

30. Many times in the old days

my dad was kind of a muckety muck in the big O (Olympia)

[RFKHumphreyObama]

31. Yes....had dinner there tonight with my local branch of the party

It's a beautiful place to visit

[ironflange]

32. I've never been in my own (Alberta), but. . .

I have done the tour of the State House in Bismarck, North Dakota. How many have seen that one?

It's a boring gray box on the outside, but inside are vast areas of the most beautiful woodwork I've ever seen.

[Red State Rebel]

33. Field trip Mom and Lobbyist Extraordinaire

Missouri State Capitol - Jefferson City

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[Kellanved]

34. yes, occasionally

[noonwitch]

35. "Close Up" field trip in high school

I also went for a tour of the DNR pollution testing office, which was really interesting.

On a separate field trip, we went to the city government offices and county circuit court in Grand Rapids, MI. It was also very educational-we sat through two hearings, which were memorable. One was a welfare fraud case, and the other was a lunatic who had written a death threat to then-President Reagan. Considering a lunatic had shot him a few months earlier, they were taking it very seriously.

We got a tour of the police lockup/drunk tank. They had a cop pose as a drunk to amuse us. Sometimes, cops can be fun.

[flamingyouth]

36. Yes, many times

We went on a field trip during 3rd grade, and then I had a college internship covering higher education for a local newspaper.

[kick-ass-bob]

37. Since I work around the corner from it - yes!

[Lavender Brown]

38. Yes, on a school field trip years ago

The capitol in Albany is a pretty cool looking building. There are lots of interesting stories about when it was built. The Governor's mansion is cool too - they have a lot of FDR artifacts.

[skygazer]

40. Many times

The DMV is right across the road from the Vermont State House and I tend to wander around there when I have DMV business. Montpelier is a little bitty town anyway compared to most capitals. The state house is nice. Lots of marble.

[Twillig]

41. Field trip here too. Eighth grade

Governor Bob Straub was going about his business that day and stopped by and shook hands and chit chatted a little.