BRITISH COUPLE REACTS | Ranking the 50 State Capitols

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BRITISH COUPLE REACTS | Ranking the 50 State Capitols
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@natemalnaa1 Жыл бұрын

Came from the stream

@TheBeesleys99 Жыл бұрын

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@jLutraveling Жыл бұрын

I agree

@marydavis5234 Жыл бұрын

@@TheBeesleys99 I’m from Vermont, the dome on the Capitol building is Yellow not Gold.

@jariemonah Жыл бұрын

@@TheBeesleys99I hope you guys enjoyed your English lessons in the comments about capital vs Capitol. 😂😂😂

@-EchoesIntoEternity- Жыл бұрын

Capitols refer strictly to buildings that house government legislature, such as the Capitol Building. the cities themselves are Capitals.

@ericsiskosky2779 Жыл бұрын

Letters and money are also "capital".

@beerbratscheese1230 Жыл бұрын

Wait till they find out about principal and principle.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Capital C Capitol D Capital

@SWLinPHX Жыл бұрын

Whenever they (or anyone) are unsure, just use a dictionary (or Wikipedia even). Better to do that than to declare something incorrectly in their video because they didn't take a moment to look it up.

@ericsiskosky2779 Жыл бұрын

@@SWLinPHX It's ok to get things wrong. I'm sure they'd look it up if they weren't busy making a video.

@HistoryNerd808 Жыл бұрын

Texan here, our capitol isn't dusty like he thinks but actually a shade of pink. That comes from a type of granite called Red Sunset that is native to Texas and was quarried from Granite Mountain just outside of Marble Falls, a small town in the Austin area. That same hue is on a lot of the government buildings in Austin.

@rj-zz8im Жыл бұрын

I lived in Austin for 10 years and the Capitol is absolutely beautiful. It is pink limestone, as you stated. This guy doesn't always get it right.

@margaretstutts4362 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking sandstone. Thank you for the info.

@chrisserfass8635 Жыл бұрын

I know that building from Walker Texas Ranger. It's a good looking capitol building fitting for Texas.

@rashadwalker8218 Жыл бұрын

@@rj-zz8imI couldn't take Kyle serious after the flag video.....but hey it's his opinions

@david-1775 Жыл бұрын

@@rj-zz8im Granite. :)

@jamesalexander5623 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Pennsylvania so I'm Happy he ranked # 3. Of course I feel it's the best. Theodore Roosevent said at the Dedication "That is quite the Handsomest Building I have ever seen!"

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

The Pennsylvania state Capitol is literally the same one that appeared on Rocky Balboa too.

@lindae2524 Жыл бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworldDo you mean running up the steps? That's the Museum of Natural Art's and Sciences.

@dougbowers4415 Жыл бұрын

The building is spelled Capitol with an “o”, while the city where the Capitol is located is the capital city with an “a”.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Capitol with an O Capital with an A. Capital Capitol.

@MarkM58 Жыл бұрын

West Virginia's dome is amazing and he didn't find the best pics to show the sunlight shining on that gold dome. An aerial shot from across the river really shows the beauty of the building.

@evilproducer01 Жыл бұрын

The Wisconsin’s capitol is X shaped because each wing houses different parts of the government. One wing is the assembly, one wing is the senate, one wing is the Supreme Court, and one is the Governor’s office. It is also the world’s largest granite dome.

@rono1506 Жыл бұрын

And Wisconsin's Capitol is literally north south east and west

@evilproducer01 Жыл бұрын

@@rono1506 great point. I had forgotten that.

@SherriLyle80s Жыл бұрын

West Virginia's is absolutely gorgeous. I have seen it a few times in person and it's even better than in the pics.

@RiseOfThePhoenix30 Жыл бұрын

The Virginia capitol building was designed by Thomas Jefferson and based off a Roman temple. The center in the original part and the wings were added later. Its the second oldest behind Maryland and also served as the Capitol of the Confederacy. The building behind in Old City Hall and people on my tours actually thought harry potter was filmed there....Funny thing is Daniel Radcliff actually filmed part of Imperium there while I was giving tours. On the second highest hill in Richmond. Had planned to build on the highest hill so his friend ended up buying up all the land thinking it would take off in price...bad mistake.

@FUBAR956 Жыл бұрын

Fun facts about the Texas capitol, the building is larger than the US Capitol Building. The construction was paid for in a barter instead of cash. The builders built the capitol in exchange for land in the Pan Handle area. And lastly, the exterior of the building is lined completely in Texas red granite which is what gives it it’s color.

@RogCBrand Жыл бұрын

He goes off about not liking so many capitols not looking like a state capitol, but rates New York very high, when it looks like a Victorian hotel... I like a lot of his stuff, yet at times he seems totally contradictory, which doesn't work well when you're rating things all the time.

@troythompson1768 Жыл бұрын

Fun bit of trivia about Minnesota's State Capitol: Its dome is the second-largest self-supported marble dome in the world. The only self-supported marble dome that's larger belongs to Saint Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican.

@mrhobs Жыл бұрын

Cool, I grew up in MN and have since learned a bit about the Capitol building, but didn’t know that one.

@staceydimig478 Жыл бұрын

As an Iowan, I totally agree with Iowa's Capitol ranking!! It is beautiful!!

@matthewnoto9380 Жыл бұрын

I am a former New Yorker who now lives near Raleigh, NC. I can say without reservation that Raleigh is Hell's Armpit.

@billbrasky1288 Жыл бұрын

Louisiana’s Capitol building is badass. And then he puts what looks like an apartment complex above it. Dude is off his rocker.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Yeah he even ranked Nebraska's state Capitol higher even though it looks similar. Pfft

@HikingPNW Жыл бұрын

6:58 The look of shock hearing Oregon being called weird is just funny to me. Not from Oregon but when you drive around Portland, OR which isn't their capitol but their largest city, you'll see a lot of bumper stickers and signs that say "Keep Portland Weird". They are proud of being called weird.

@mosesruiz9813 Жыл бұрын

Capital vs Capitol = two different things "Capital" with an "A" is used to describe either money/assets, to describe the first letter used in the beginning of a sentence, to describe a crime punishable by death or to describe a city that is the seat of government. "Capitol" with an "O" is used to describe the building or group of buildings where legislative bodies meet.

@NOLAgenX Жыл бұрын

Capitol is the building. Capital is the city. This is a ranking of the Capitols (buildings).

@jefferyshute6641 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad we can have different opinions and still behave in a civil manner. Thanks, from Texas!

@grobinson7507 Жыл бұрын

Wisconsin here My 8th grade class trip was to the capital, the tour was cool and over looking the city is beautiful It’s a beautiful lay out

@ScarriorIII Жыл бұрын

I've personally sung in the dome of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. From the outside, once you get up close, there are copper/bronze/gold statues and designs everywhere, its mythical. The dome itself is beyond acoustic, and the art and design is unparalleled.

@ikreer9777 Жыл бұрын

He should have shown the WV capitol grounds. They are not huge, but are a very lovely place to walk and includes a unique statue called "Lincoln Walks at Midnight,” depicting a somber A. Lincoln. One of my favorite depictions of President Lincoln. The complex also includes a really nice historical museum. There are far better pictures of the dome, and the gold leaf really shines in the sun. The inside is beautiful too, especially looking up into the dome.

@LizJasonHEA Жыл бұрын

As a retired English teacher I concur with the previous comments. Capitol is only used to designate a building that is a place where a state or National government conducts it's formal business. All other uses of the word are spelled with al. Are you sure you don't have this rule?. 😊

@AC-ni4gt Жыл бұрын

Utah local here and.... My breath is always stollen every time I see it. It is a beautiful sight every time. Especially against the backdrop of the Wasatch Mountains in the spring.

@theblackbear211 Жыл бұрын

As Sneakpeep said; Capitol is the actual building, Capital is the city.

@lesterstone8595 Жыл бұрын

The Texas capitol has a steeply sloping lawn even though our governor uses a wheelchair. His arm strength must be phenomenal! 👨‍🦽

@margaretstutts4362 Жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@alfrede.neuman1257 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Washington State and both myself and my mother worked there. The inside is stunning. But the outside is so costly to clean that unfortuately this guy did his review before it was cleaned and had never been inside. The Capitol and grounds are beauriful.. It's one of those things...unless you've been there in person you can't see what it's really like..

@catherinelw9365 Жыл бұрын

I've been there in the spring and all the blossoms on the trees are gorgeous!

@skyhawk_4526 Жыл бұрын

Louisiana's capitol building reminds me a lot of Los Angeles City Hall. (The building featured in the old TV show "Dragnet" and on the badge of LAPD officers.

@kevincaulfield9736 Жыл бұрын

Virginia's capitol is one of the few designed in the 18th century designed by Thomas Jefferson and NJs is photographed from behind

@catherinelw9365 Жыл бұрын

"Capitol" comes from the Ancient Roman "Capitoline", which was one of the Seven Hills of Rome and contained the buildings which were the center or heart of religious worship and government.

@jLutraveling Жыл бұрын

Some times it is not the exterior and the landscaping, but was inside it. I have been to the capitol building in Missouri it has beautiful marble walls and staircases. I also love the murals in the building that that depicted frontier life painted by Thomas Hart Benton.

@vripp757 Жыл бұрын

Our Missouri capitol is very beautiful and love the fountains around it outside.

@Jumpman67 Жыл бұрын

I live in NH and the capitol building is really nice if you consider it was built in 1816 and it's the oldest capitol building where they still meet in it's original chambers.

@elijahFree2000 11 ай бұрын

New Hampshire has an unusual state capitol building

@Alex-kd5xc Жыл бұрын

I used to work across the street from the Texas capitol building and my work building was actually connected to it via an underground tunnel. It was actually quite a nice capitol and the surrounding grounds were also very nice. The confederate monuments were a bit unexpected for me since I’m not from the south, but that’s the kind of stuff you’ll find in Texas and in the south!

@kentjensen4939 Жыл бұрын

Utah's capitol has its teal dome with copper from the world's biggest man-made hole; that's copper's equivalent of rust.

@christophermckinney3924 Жыл бұрын

Delawares capitol Looks like Independence Hall in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

@chetstevensq Жыл бұрын

Seen 48 of them in real life. Never been to Alaska or Hawaii but I would vote for West Virginia as the most picturesque, especially in fall when that golden dome shines in front of those trees in full colors.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

You should probably see the Hawaii one next. The Alaska one might be hard to find or get to.

@scottfield6967 Жыл бұрын

capitol is the building. Capital is the city. as we learned in school.

@CyndiDeimler Жыл бұрын

I was surprised that Pennsylvania ranked so high! I grew up in the suburbs of Harrisburg and lived and worked in the city for a time. The view showing the bridge was the view I saw every day on my way to work.

@GingerSnapped14 Жыл бұрын

I love how it looks at night. I have some very pretty pictures that were taken after 10pm.

@mcmillanndu Жыл бұрын

Kyle has a very narrow, parochial idea of what a state capitol "ought" to look like. Basically, he seems to think that if it doesn't look like the U.S. Capitol, it doesn't look like a capitol at all. Virginia's capitol was already completed and in use before the U.S. Capitol's cornerstone was even laid.

@robrobertson4619 Жыл бұрын

It’s only his opinion. Probably a million differing opinions on any given subject. Doesn’t make them right or wrong 😉 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder😁

@princessjava42 Жыл бұрын

I never get tired of the views around downtown Annapolis. Simply beautiful, and a lot of history there.

@cosmicthespider7974 Жыл бұрын

Utah has the most beautiful capitol I’ve ever seen in person. I lived in Utah for 3 years and it never ceased to amaze me seeing it at night on i15. With temple square all lit up, SLC is magical.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Too bad other people not from the state don't get to see it often. It barely gets any TV time.

@greatgreyowl2583 Жыл бұрын

Nebraska's Capitol building is also know as the Tower of the Plains, the dome can be seen from 20 miles away. Which why it has the tower as there are only small hills in the area, and was designed to be seen from afar. It has also has been the nesting sight of peregrine falcons for several years.

@Meg0307 Жыл бұрын

As a Wisconsinite, I love our capitol building! Its beautiful and unique. Should be #1

@beerbratscheese1230 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Even if I wasn't a Wisconsinite, I would rate it really high. The four separate wings at 90 degree angles just gives it a unique look.

@andreaspeth9478 Жыл бұрын

It’s stunning inside too and it’s location on the isthmus makes it even more unique. ❤

@Meg0307 Жыл бұрын

@@beerbratscheese1230 agree!

@Meg0307 Жыл бұрын

@@andreaspeth9478 agree!

@ddki9094 Жыл бұрын

Agree - Didn't WIsconsin have to shorten its dome so that it wouldn't be taller than the one in D.C.? I don't remember if that was a myth or truth. No matter which angle you photograph it, it looks as if it belongs where it is.

@MA-jd4ui Жыл бұрын

That was a great stream Have a lot of fun really enjoyed you guys

@bmarie8939 Жыл бұрын

I live 1/2 mile from the California State Capitol. I love it!!

@billpaine6241 Жыл бұрын

A bit of trivia: Connecticut’s capitol building is on the original grounds of the college I attended, Trinity. The college traded the land for a larger campus on the (at the time) outskirts of Hartford. Trinity College’s seal still depicts the facade of the original college building which was torn down to build the current capitol.

@jaclyn1066 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Texas. I'm glad you liked it. My two favorites are Wisconsin and Maine!

@angelablackwell900 Жыл бұрын

Oklahoma at 39 is a surprise. Its actually in need of a lot of repairs and in recent years was damaged even more by heavy rains..

@lorrainehalle2597 Жыл бұрын

Being from Massachusetts my favorite is Boston. I just came from the live stream.

@aaronstone8147 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Wisconsin. Beautiful state all about! Probably visit in the fall. Colors are amazing.

@SWLinPHX Жыл бұрын

4:25 The building in front is ancient Greek architecture, actually far older style (historical) than the Gothic cathedral-like building in the back.

@billwell9266 Жыл бұрын

From Madison, WI and the skyline across Lake Monona with the Frank Lloyd Wright inspired building along the lake and our capitol building standing above is awesome. The capitol is on top of a hill and other buildings are limited in height so you can see the capitol from miles away.

@itme420 Жыл бұрын

Came from the livestream, Let's go James and Millie!

@blaizeburley8673 Жыл бұрын

There’s only one right answer and it’s Texas’s capital 👍🏽 thank you for coming to my TedX Talk. ❤️ peace out

@FJA--- Жыл бұрын

The Nebraska Capitol building is the tallest building in Lincoln. By state law. It has a couple of nicknames. The Penis of the Plains or the Prick of the Prairie. You can see it from 15 or more miles out of the city depending on which way you’re coming from.

@redbluestar2308 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad my home state is your favorite! Also, you guys should do a ranking video with pictures of each state, that would be fun!

@jodyarrington8555 Жыл бұрын

What is the difference between capital and capitol? Capital can refer to uppercase letters, accumulated wealth, or the city that serves as the seat of a country's or state's government. A Capitol is a building in which the legislative body of government meets. In the United States, the Capitol is a building in Washington in which the US Congress meets.

@daybeau7819 Жыл бұрын

It is a shame the photographs do not include the entire grounds that make up each capitol's complex. North Dakota had the most lovely gardens leading up to the capitol building of all the ones I visited on a driving tour of state capitals one summer. (Side note about the interior: the lowest level I explored had a kind of miniature museum to honor North Dakota's heroes. Included among the honorees was Lawrence Welk, a fact I found nostalgically charming.) Surrounded to obscurity by towering office buildings, Ohio's capitol, which was undergoing extensive exterior remodeling at the time, struck me as the most forlorn.

@chipmunkstew4395 Жыл бұрын

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@ANTieT Жыл бұрын

I used to work in California’s State Capitol. Americans spell capital with an A…except for the building which is spelled with an O and capitalized 😉

@danielleporter1829 Жыл бұрын

What did you do at the State Capitol?

@BTinSF Жыл бұрын

Millie is wearing her Palm Springs shirt to show how tough she is: It’s 120 degrees F this week according to weather reports I’ve seen.

@Cricket2731 Жыл бұрын

They're in the city if Jersey, in England. But there's heat waves & water rationing even there.

@Punk_On_Demand Жыл бұрын

I like New Mexico’s capitol building the most. I don’t know why, I do.

@andybiz4273 Жыл бұрын

I live in New York and have worked close to the Capitol building in Albany for many years, and I'm in the Vermont National Guard and have been in Vermont's Capitol several times. Both are quite nice!

@duds9101 Жыл бұрын

just so you know, the Maine Capitol dome had been repainted to bronze around 2014-2015 which has since faded to a sort of dark brown which I think look even cooler than the green dome in the video

@StevePaur-hf4vy Жыл бұрын

I live in North Dakota and I agree with you. We do need a new capitol building but the one thing that North Dakota and North Dakotans are known for is simplicity. We see no need to spend the money for a large ornate building when a cheaper one works just fine.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

Also I here there's not very people in North Dakota either which is understandable why it's small.

@wesleypeters4112 Жыл бұрын

Some interesting facts about Illinois and Iowa's state capitols. Both were designed by the same architect, John C. Cochrane. He designed the Illinois state house in 1868 and the Iowa statehouse in 1871. Iowa's captiol went through four architects supervising the work over the course of the 15 years it took to complete it (2 resigned or quiet and 1 died during construction). Only the last supervising architect stayed on the job until completion. I personally love the style and design of the Ilinois statehouse, mixing Second Empire, Rennaissance Revival, and Classical elements into one giant structure.

@chuckrowland8362 Жыл бұрын

this was fun!

@bradparnell614 Жыл бұрын

I was just in our state capital (Frankfort) today. I'll be there again most of the day tomorrow. I won't be near the capitol though. Our two largest cities, Louisville, where I'm from, and Lexington, both wanted to be the capital so they settled on a city more or less half way between the two which is why it's in Frankfort.

@Roadwarrior1318 Жыл бұрын

Indiana here. i been to state capitol twice in my life. Actually i met a former governor when i was down there.

@user-jw3vc4od4i Жыл бұрын

Capitol is the Building, and it is where legislature meets, similar to your Parliament Building. The Capitol is in the Capital, which is the city itself.

@bekah728 Жыл бұрын

In Madison Wisconsin no building can be built that is taller than the Capital building. The inside is also beautiful.

@blueptconvertible Жыл бұрын

On Wisconsin!

@peterthompson8014 Жыл бұрын

The New Jersey statehouse always reminded me of the Winchester mystery house. LOL.

@jamesreilly606 Жыл бұрын

The Massachusetts Capitol was designed by Charles Bulfinch, the first American architect. He also designed parts of the national Capitol.

@RayWhiting Жыл бұрын

The BUILDING is the Capitol. The city where the building is located is the capital.

@marilynpomponio8335 Жыл бұрын

Denver’s capitol shows it history. The gold is Colorado gold and inside they have stain glass windows of founding Colorados.

@rainbug714 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Louisiana and went several years in a row on class field trips to the capitol. We loved going to the top. It has a beautiful view of the Mississippi River. The old state capitol is a beautiful building - especially on the inside. I live in Mississippi now and we do have a beautiful capitol building and the grounds are lovely. I was surprised he ranked it as high as he did, but it is definitely deserved.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

What a great capitol building for Louisiana.

@CharlieKim87 Жыл бұрын

interesting fact about the dome in Charleston, West Virginia, it's the biggest capitol dome in the U.S. even including the nation's capitol in dc.

@KKANNET Жыл бұрын

From what I can remember from my 6th Grade field trip to the state capitol, Louisiana has the tallest building. You can go all the way to the top and you can see much of the city from it.

@marymatthews2588 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact about the Georgia one, the gold on the dome was actually from in-state gold mines. While most people know the gold rush to go west, the first one in the US was actually to southern Appalachia, of which Georgia is apart of. There’s some really interesting history tied to it, both to getting the gold and to get it to Atlanta. It’s one of the few states that can say it’s caped with local gold 😊

@jamesreilly606 Жыл бұрын

The Georgia gold rush led to the trail of tears as the prospectors wanted the Cherokee lands.

@Doy3791 Жыл бұрын

He didn't mention Iowa's Capitol domes are 24k gold leaf. Look up a photo of the capitol library. It's fantastic.

@lmtellsho6283 Жыл бұрын

That color change is the result of the stone used which absorbed the exhausts of the heat source and manufacturing in the area. The city I live in is the capital of Michigan and the dome used to have row upon row of lights ....we used to go sledding in the park nearby and count the lights that were burned out. They removed the lights in the fifties and have cleaned the stone as much as they can but since they painted the dome, it still doesnt match. This guy is no architecture student.

@roseandtime994 Жыл бұрын

I concur.... Wisconsin is my favorite too....

@SGlitz Жыл бұрын

Arizona: the buildings on the side are the Senate on one side, the House of Representatives on the other side. The USS ARIZONA memorial park across from it is nice.

@teressareeves5856 Жыл бұрын

What's really interesting about the capital buildings isn't so much the outside architecture (altho I really like Hawai'i & New Mexico, totally cool vibes there), but rather the backstories on how each came to its final shape. Amazing stuff there. Also, those gold domes are actually covered in gold leaf, so the bright ones were done very recently to their pictures. But the best details on each building are the archetictural details inside. Those details make each capital building totally unique.

@thankyoucomeagain9130 Жыл бұрын

Minnesota state capital has a huge lawn and down from it has a war memorial from ww1 to vietnam war if i rememberit right...its really cool,nice green lawn...nice place to visit... I miss my city of st.paul Now in california

@allenhill1223 Жыл бұрын

In Topeka Kansas this building is very nice. 60 miles. West of Kansas City. Man we got slammed yesterday with 80 mile hour winds I lost electric. Just came back on line shit I have tree's down in the back yard. But we're alive.

@bahhab9361 Жыл бұрын

field trip when i was like 9 or somin, we went to nebraska's capital, coolest thing ive ever seen since growing up poor in the slums of north omaha. so im bias. best part was all the lunchables with capri suns you can eat

@cjpreach Жыл бұрын

I've been in the Wisconsin state capitol, and it is beautiful.

@Stewardess777 Жыл бұрын

It’s 6:03 pm eastern daylight savings time in NC 🇺🇸

@torstenheling3830 Жыл бұрын

We use capital too, but that refers to monetary things, as far as I can recall. It’s like the German, das Kapital. Same thing. A capitol refers to a building, but I believe the video is correct that a capital can also have a political reference.

@elimelendez2024 Жыл бұрын

Our capitol buildings are basically the same as your parliament house. They are mainly for each state's legislature and sometimes includes the state's supreme courts and/or the state's governor's official office.

@joseph96345 Жыл бұрын

Louisiana's old state capitol is really cool. It's still there, mostly open to public tours.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Жыл бұрын

It's incredible it's very unique for that state. It looks like a court house.

@mrhobs Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree about Virginia’s looking a bit similar to something like the Lincoln Memorial… has that Roman thing going…

@troythompson1768 Жыл бұрын

"Capitol" and "capital" are two completely different whose main connections to one another is that they are homophones and that you might find a capitol in a capital. The US took a very blatant influence from classical Greece and Rome in the neoclassical style that dominates a lot of the most important American public architecture. Styling legislative buildings in the young republic as temples of the people, the American founding fathers chose to name the federal and state legislative buildings after the Capitol-the Temple of Jupiter that once stood on Rome's Capitoline Hill.

@Adiscretefirm Жыл бұрын

First, I always liked how Florida kept the center section of the old Capitol surrounded by the modern tower and Senate and House offices as a visual metaphor for the state's change from a small, old Southern state to one of the largest populations in modern times. The view he showed from the west down Apalachee Parkway showing the tower with a dome on either side is also a visual metaphor for what state government is doing to all of us.

@TheSnoopyluver Жыл бұрын

Colorado is the mile high state & the fifteenth step of the Capitol is engraved with the words "One Mile Above Sea Level"; over the years the step has changed with better measurement being taken.

@christophermckinney3924 Жыл бұрын

New Yorks looks like the Hotel Frontenac in Quebec City