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List of slogans used to encourage tourism to US states Not to be confused with List of U.S. state and territory mottos.
A welcome sign into Pennsylvania, bearing the slogan "Pursue Your Happiness"

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
A sign welcoming travelers to Georgia, thanking visitors for having "Georgia on their mind"
State Slogan Other or previous slogans Ref
Alabama Alabama Sweet Home Alabama Share the Wonder
Alaska Alaska Find your Alaska Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach
California California Dream Big
Colorado Colorado Come to Life
Connecticut Connecticut Make it Here Still Revolutionary
Delaware Delaware Endless Discoveries It's good being first
Florida Florida Your Florida Side is Calling

Must Be the Sunshine

The Rules are Different Here

Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Georgia on My Mind Put Your Dreams in Motion

Ready Set Georgia

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

Mile after Magnificent Mile

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

As big as you think

Kentucky Kentucky Unbridled Spirit
Louisiana Louisiana Feed Your Soul Pick Your Passion
Maine Maine Welcome Home Discover Your Maine Thing

The Way Life Should Be There's more to Maine

Maryland Maryland You're Welcome
Massachusetts Massachusetts It's All Here
Michigan Michigan Pure Michigan Say Yes to Michigan

Great Lakes. Great Times.

Minnesota Minnesota Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi Mississippi Feels Like Coming Home
Montana Montana The Sky's the Limit Big Sky Country

Montana - Naturally Inviting

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

Find it here

Oklahoma Oklahoma Imagine that Oklahoma is OK

Native America

Oregon Oregon We Like It Here. You Might Too. Stay Weird
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pursue your Happiness The State of Independence
Rhode Island Rhode Island Fun-Sized The Ocean State

Unwind

South Carolina South Carolina Made for Vacation Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places.
South Dakota South Dakota My Great Place Your American Journey

Great Faces, Great Places

Tennessee Tennessee Sounds Good to Me
Texas Texas It's Like a Whole Other Country
Utah Utah Greatest Snow on Earth!
Vermont Vermont Vermont, Naturally
Virginia Virginia Virginia is for Lovers
Washington (state) Washington Washington: The State SayWA?
West Virginia West Virginia Wild and Wonderful Almost Heaven
Wisconsin Wisconsin Discover the Unexpected
Wyoming Wyoming That's Wyoming True West

References

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