These state capitals will surprise you with size and population, overlooked despite their role. Here are eight tiny, underrated capitals that defy expectations.

State capitals don't always stay in one location. In fact, here are five states that moved to different cities (often multiple times).

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Winter 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. We don’t move state capitals around in this country very often, or at least we haven’t since the 19th ...

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RALEIGH – Raleigh is No. 3 among the 50 US state capitals, a new study says. Only Austin, Texas, and Madison, Wis., rank higher according to data compiled by financial information site WalletHub. It’s ...

Learn how Alabama became the 22nd US state in this episode of Yellowhammer History Hunt. Explore Alabama's five capitals through archaeology and geography. Find out how transportation, population, and ...

United States, March 7, 2025-- Lemap has announced an expansion of its wooden map collection, now featuring intricately designed maps of state capitals alongside the well-known national park designs.

Honking horns, backed-up traffic at lights, and more people at downtown restaurants and bars than you know what to do with. This isn’t your parents’ Boise. Idaho was once again one of the ...

Salem is one of the best U.S. state capitals for stargazing, according to a recent study. QR Code Generator, a website that allows users to create their own QR codes, conducted a study to find which U ...

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed each state capital to find the cost of living comfortably in each city. Data was culled from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, Sperling’s ...