Welcome centers in the United States

Welcome centers, also commonly known as visitors' centers, visitor information centers, or tourist information centers, are buildings located at either entrances to states on major ports of entry, such as interstates or major highways, e.g. U.S. Routes or state highways, or in strategic cities within regions of a state, e.g. Southern California, Southwest Colorado, East Tennessee, or the South County region of Rhode Island. These welcome centers, which first opened on May 4, 1935 next to U.S. Route 12 in New Buffalo, Michigan, are locations that serve as a rest area for motorists, a source of information for tourists or new residents that enter a state or a region of a state, and a showcase for the state.[1][2] These features make welcome centers, visitors centers, and service plazas, which are similar to welcome centers, distinct from rest areas. In Alaska and Hawaii, their unique geographical locations preclude them from having welcome centers as known in the rest of the U.S.

Nomenclature

Welcome centers can be thought as covering several different concepts: state-owned and operated welcome centers near a state's border, state or municipal-owned and operated visitors centers in cities or rural areas, and service plazas on toll roads, e.g. the New Jersey Turnpike or MassPike, that are either state-owned and -operated, state-owned but operated by a private company, or privately owned and operated. (Visitors' centers in cities can either be owned and operated by the state, a county, a municipality, a local Chamber of Commerce, or be a joint effort between a county and/or a city and a Chamber of Commerce to support and publicize a well-known tourist district, city, or region.) States have different ways of naming welcome centers, but some of the most common ones are welcome centers, visitors centers, or visitors information centers.

Locations

The welcome centers are normally located the first few exits into a state, e.g. Exit 2 on I-84 in Connecticut entering from New York State. However, some welcome centers, visitors' centers, or service plazas are located some distance away from a state's border, serving certain cities, e.g. Johnson City, Tennessee or Oceanside, California's local Chamber of Commerce, major cities, such as New Orleans, Louisiana, or well-known tourist districts, such as the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee tourist district.

Facilities

The welcome centers and service plazas usually consist of a large building or buildings with public restroom facilities, free brochures relating to nearby attractions, lodging, and dining, a free official state highway map updated at regular intervals, staffed desks for people to ask for assistance, picnic areas, nearby restaurants or onsite dining facilities, gas stations, and large parking lots. In addition to the aforementioned, there is normally a large flagpole with the state flag in front of the welcome center.

In large cities like New Orleans or San Francisco, smaller cities like Astoria, Oregon or Vicksburg, Mississippi, as well as rural areas, visitor centers may be in a building of varied size with most of the above amenities included, i.e. restroom facilities, staffed desks for people to ask for assistance, nearby restaurants, free brochures relating to nearby attractions, lodging, and dining. In addition, an urban or rural visitors center may have things of local, regional, or even national interest, such as rare and/or antiquated artifacts or small knickknacks (e.g. coins, stamps, or sports memorabilia).

Differences in administration of welcome centers

Each state varies in its administration of welcome centers. For example, in Georgia, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) constructs and maintains its 9 welcome centers, while in Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development constructs and maintains Tennessee's 14 welcome centers.

Gallery

List of official state welcome centers, visitors' centers and service plazas in the United States

Below is a list of welcome centers, visitors' centers and service plazas, as distinct from rest areas, in the United States, derived from a combination of state tourism websites and the Interstate Rest Areas website.[3] The list includes the state agency responsible for the welcome centers and service plazas; the interstate, U.S. Route, state highway, or local street address that the welcome center or service plaza is located at; the city, the county or other political subdivision that the welcome center or service plaza's city is located in; and explanatory footnotes.

Welcome centers in the United States[nb 1]
State Highway served City County or other political subdivision(s) in which the city is located Location and notes References
 Alabama Department of Transportation I-59 Collinsville DeKalb County Located at Exit 241 off I-59 southbound. [4]
I-20/I-59 Cuba Sumter County Located immediately after the welcome to Alabama sign on I-59/I-20 eastbound.
I-65 Elkmont Limestone County Located at Exit 364 off I-65 southbound.
I-10 Grand Bay Mobile County Located immediately after the welcome to Alabama sign on I-10 eastbound.
I-20 Heflin Cleburne County Located at Exit 213 off I-20 southbound.
I-85 Lanett Chambers County Located at Exit 79 off I-85 southbound.
US 231 Madrid Houston County Located approximately .6 miles (0.97 km) from the Alabama-Florida border.
I-10 Seminole Baldwin County Located at Exit 66 off I-10 westbound.
 Arizona Office of Tourism I-40 Lupton Apache County Located at Exit 359 off I-40. [5]
 Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism US 71 Bentonville Benton County [6]
I-55 Blytheville Mississippi County Located at Exit 68 off I-55 southbound.
US 67 Corning Clay County
US 63/US 82/US 167/AR 7 El Dorado Union County
US 65 Harrison Boone County
US 49 Helena/West Helena Phillips County
US 65/US 82/US 278 Lake Village Chicot County
US 63 Mammoth Spring Fulton County Located at Exit 17 off U.S. 63 northbound.
US 412 Siloam Springs Benton County
I-30 Texarkana Miller County Located at Exit 7 off I-30 eastbound.
US 59/US 71 Texarkana Miller County
I-40 Van Buren Crawford County Located at Exit 2 off I-40 eastbound.
I-40 West Memphis Crittenden County Located at Exit 274 off I-40 westbound.
 California[nb 2] I-5/CA 273 Anderson Shasta County Located along CA 273 at the southern end of the Shasta Gateway shopping center near Exit 667 off I-5. [9]
I-80/CA 49 Auburn Placer County Located near the corner of CA 49/High Street and Lewis Street, near Exit 119B of I-80.
I-15 Barstow San Bernardino County Located at the Outlets at Barstow shopping center at Exit 178 of I-15.
I-10 Cabazon Riverside County Located at the Cabazon Outlets shopping center at Exit 104 of I-10.
US 50 El Dorado Hills El Dorado County Located at the El Dorado Hills Town Center shopping area at Exit 30 of US 50.
Jelly Belly Candy Company factory Fairfield Solano County Located inside the Jelly Belly factory's visitor center
US 101/CA 152 Gilroy Santa Clara County Located at the Gilroy Premium Outlets shopping center at CA 152 west/Exit 357 of US 101.
I-5 Los Angeles area Los Angeles County Officially called Los Angeles, but located in the City of Commerce at the Citadel Outlets shopping center near Exit 129 of I-5.
CA 203 Mammoth Lakes Mono County
I-5/CA 76/CR S21 Oceanside Los Angeles County Located on CR S21/Coast Hwy, near the western terminus of CA 76 at Exit 54A of I-5 northbound and Exit 54B southbound.
I-10/I-15 Ontario San Bernardino County Located at the Ontario Mills shopping mall near Exit 57 of I-10 and Exit 110 of I-15.
US 101 Pismo Beach San Luis Obispo County Located at the Pismo Beach Premium Outlets shopping center near Exit 189 of US 101 northbound and Exit 190A southbound.
CA 178 Ridgecrest Kern County Located on the northern side of the Ridgecrest Town Center shopping area.
US 101 Salinas Monterey County Located at the southern end of the Westridge Shopping Center near Exit 330 of US 101.
I-5 San Clemente Orange County Located at the Outlets at San Clemente shopping center between Exits 76 and 77 of I-5.
Cross Border Xpress San Diego San Diego County
Pier 39 City and County of San Francisco
Santa Rosa Downtown station Santa Rosa Sonoma County Located inside the historic station building, part of the Railroad Square District.
CA 107 Torrance Los Angeles County Located inside the Del Amo Fashion Center.
Truckee station Truckee Nevada County Located inside the station building.
CA 62 Yucca Valley San Bernardino County
 Colorado Tourism Office 601 State Avenue Alamosa Alamosa County [10]
I-70 Burlington Kit Carson County Located at Exit 437 off I-70 westbound.
928 E. Main Street Cortez Montezuma County
101 E. Stegosaurus Street Dinosaur Moffat County
3745 E. Prospect Road Fort Collins Larimer County
I-76/CO 340 Fruita Mesa County Located at Exit 180 off I-76.
20934 County Road 28 Julesburg Sedgwick County
109 E. Beech Street Lamar Prowers County
17900 Trading Post Morrison Jefferson County
246 Rainbow Drive Silverthorne Summit County
309 Nevada Avenue Trinidad Las Animas County
 Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Culture and Tourism [nb 3] I-84 Danbury Fairfield County Located at Exit 2 off I-84 eastbound. [12]
I-95 Darien Fairfield County Located between Exits 11 and 12 off I-95 northbound.
I-95 North Stonington New London County Located between Exits 92 and 91 off I-95 southbound.
I-84 West Willington Tolland County Located between Exits 70 and 69 off I-84 westbound.
 Delaware Tourism Office I-95 Christiana New Castle County Called Biden Welcome Center, located between Exits 1 and 3 in the median of I-95 [13]
 Florida Commission on Tourism/Official Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation (VISITFLORIDA) U.S. Route 231 Campbellton Jackson County [14]
I-75 Jennings Hamilton County Located at Exit 470 off I-75 southbound.
Florida Turnpike Miami Miami-Dade County Located at Exit 19 off I-75
Florida Turnpike Okeechobee Okeechobee County Named Fort Drum Service Plaza
Florida Turnpike Orlando Orange County Named Turkey Lake Service Plaza
I-10 Pensacola Escambia County Located at Exit 4 off I-10 eastbound
Florida Turnpike Pompano Beach Broward County
Florida Turnpike Port St. Lucie St. Lucie County Named Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce Service Plaza
Florida Turnpike Saint Cloud Osceola County Named Canoe Creek Service Plaza
Florida Turnpike West Palm Beach Palm Beach County
Florida Turnpike Wildwood Sumter County Named Okahumpka Service Plaza
I-95 Yulee Nassau County Located at Exit 378 off I-95 southbound.
 Georgia Department of Transportation I-20 Augusta Richmond County Located 1 mile (1.6 km) from the South Carolina-Georgia border off I-20 westbound. [15]
1751 Williams Road Columbus Muscogee County Located off the northwest corner of Exit 12 off I-185
I-95 Garden City Chatham County Located immediately after the welcome to Georgia sign and a southbound truck weigh station and shares the ramp back to I-95 southbound
I-95 Kingsland Camden County Located at Exit 1 off I-95 northbound
8463 Burton's Ferry Highway Sylvania Screven County First Welcome Center in Georgia located less than one mile from South Carolina border. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
I-75 Lake Park Lowndes County Located between Exits 2 and 5 off of I-75 northbound.
I-85 Lavonia Franklin County Located south of Exit 177 off of I-85 southbound.
I-75 Ringgold Catoosa County Located at Exit 352 off I-75 southbound.
I-20 Tallapoosa Haralson County Located 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Georgia-Alabama border off I-20 eastbound.
I-85 West Point Harris County Located approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) from the Georgia-Alabama border.
 Idaho Department of Commerce I-90 Coeur d'Alene Kootenai County Located at Exit 28 off I-90. [16]
I-84 Fruitland Payette County Located at Exit 1 off I-84 eastbound.
30 North 100 West Malad City Oneida County
I-90 Post Falls Kootenai County Located at Exit 8 off I-90 eastbound.
 Illinois Department of Transportation I-57 Anna Union County Located at Exit 32 on I-57. [17]
I-57 Benton Franklin County Located at Exit 79 off I-57.
I-55 Edwardsville Madison County Located at Exit 27 off I-55 northbound.
I-70 Highland Madison County Located at Exit 27 off I-70 eastbound.
I-64 Mascoutah St. Clair County Located at Exit 25 off I-64 eastbound.
I-24 Metropolis Massac County Located at Exit 1 off I-24.
I-74 Oakwood Vermillion County Located at Exit 208 off I-74 westbound.
I-80 Port Byron Rock Island County Located at Exit 1 off I-80 eastbound.
I-90/I-39 South Beloit Winnebago County Located at Exit 2 off I-90 southbound and Exit 2 off I-39 eastbound.
I-70 Wabash Clark County Located at Exit 149 off I-70.
 Indiana Department of Transportation I-74 Covington Fountain County Located at Mile 1 off I-74 eastbound. [18]
I-64 Griffin Posey County Located at Mile 7 off I-64 eastbound.
I-80/I-94 Hammond Lake County Located off Exit 3 on a concurrency of I-80 and I-94.
I-65 Henryville Clark County Located at Mile 22 off I-65 northbound.
I-64 Lanesville Harrison County Located at Mile 115 off I-64 westbound.
I-94 Michigan City LaPorte County Located at Mile 43 off I-94 westbound.
I-70 Richmond Wayne County Located at Mile 143 off I-70 westbound.
I-70 West Terre Haute Vigo County Located at Mile 1 off I-70 eastbound.
 Iowa Economic Development Authority 243 W. Broadway Arnolds Park Dickinson County [19][20]
301 N. Washington Bloomfield Davis County
400 Front Street Burlington Des Moines County
3434 Richard Downing Avenue Council Bluffs Pottawattamie County
1896 Railroad Dows Franklin County/Wright County
300 Main Street, Suite 100 Dubuque Dubuque County
29862 Osborne Road Elkader Clayton County
4038 Main Street Elk Horn Shelby County
1121 Broadway Emmetsburg Palo Alto County
109 S. Spruce Drive Lamoni Decatur County
2931 Monroe Avenue Missouri Valley Harrison County
10 Amherst Boulevard Nashua Chickasaw County/Floyd County
I-35 Northwood Worth County Located at Exit 214 off I-35.
2804 Crossroads Drive Percival Fremont County
I-29 Sergeant Bluff Woodbury County Located at Exit 139 of I-29 southbound.
1000 Larson Park Road Sioux City Plymouth County/Woodbury County
I-80 Underwood Pottawattamie County Located at Exit 19 of I-80 westbound.
I-80 Wilton Cedar County/Muscatine County Located at Exit 270 of I-80 westbound.
 Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism, Tourism Division I-70 Goodland Sherman County Located at Exit 7 of I-70 eastbound. [21][22]
 Kentucky Department of Travel 957 Walnut Meadow Road Berea Madison County [23]
I-65 Franklin Simpson County Located at Exit 1 of I-65 northbound.
I-64 Grayson Carter County Located at Exit 173 of I-64 westbound.
I-24 Hopkinsville Christian County Located at Exit 92 of I-24 westbound.
I-24 Paducah McCracken County Located at Exit 7 of I-24 westbound.
I-64 Shelbyville Shelby County Located at Exit 28 of I-64 eastbound.
I-65 Shepherdsville Bullitt County Located at Exit 114 of I-65 southbound.
I-75 Williamsburg Whitley County Located at Exit 1 of I-75 northbound.
 Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism 702 N. River Road Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish [24]
900 N. Third Street Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish
7050 Highway 1 North Boyce Rapides Parish
1908 Atchafalaya River Highway Breaux Bridge St. Martin Parish
I-20 Greenwood Caddo Parish Located at Exit 2 off I-20 eastbound.
I-55 Kentwood Tangipahoa Parish Located at Exit 65 off I-55 southbound.
106 Tauzin Island Road Natchitoches Natchitoches Parish
529 St. Ann Street New Orleans Orleans Parish
8904 Highway 165 Oberlin Allen Parish
I-59 Pearl River St. Tammany Parish Located at Exit 1 off I-59 southbound.
700 Clyde Fant Parkway Shreveport Caddo Parish
I-10 Slidell St. Tammany Parish Located at Exit 270 off I-10 westbound.
U.S. Route 165/LA 10 St. Francisville West Feliciana Parish
I-20 Tallulah Madison Parish Located at Exit 184 off I-20 westbound.
112 Front Street Vidalia Concordia Parish
I-10 Vinton Calcasieu Parish Located at Exit 1 off I-10 eastbound.
 Maine Tourism Association 39 Union Street, Suite B Calais Washington County [25]
97 Main Street Fryeburg Oxford County
I-95 Hampden Penobscot County Located at Exit 175 off I-95 northbound and Exit 179 off I-95 southbound.
I-95 Houlton Aroostook County Located at Exit 302 off I-95 westbound.
I-95 Kittery York County Located at Exit 3 off I-95 northbound.
I-95 West Gardiner Kennebec County Located at Exit 102 off I-95 northbound and Exit 103 off I-95 southbound.
I-295 West Gardiner Kennebec County Located at Exit 51 off I-295.
I-295 Yarmouth Cumberland County Located at Exit 17 off I-295 eastbound.
 Maryland Office of Tourism Development I-95 Aberdeen Harford County Called Maryland House, located at Exit 82 off I-95. [26][27]
U.S. Route 15 Emmitsburg Frederick County
I-68 Friendsville Garrett County
I-70 Myersville Frederick County Located at Exit 39 off I-70.
U.S. Route 301 Newburg Charles County Called "Crain Memorial Travel Information Center"
I-95 North East Cecil County Called Chesapeake House, located at Exit 97 off I-95.
U.S. Route 13 Pocomoke City Worcester County
I-95 Savage Howard County Located at Exit 35 off I-95 northbound and Exit 38 off I-95 southbound.
 Massachusetts Department of Transportation [nb 4] U.S. Route 6 Barnstable Barnstable County Located between Exits 68 and 72 on U.S. Route 6 eastbound. Open seasonally. [29]
Massachusetts Turnpike Charlton Worcester County Located between Exits 78 and 90 on I-90 eastbound at service plaza.
I-91 Greenfield Franklin County Located at Exit 43 off I-91
MA 2 Lancaster Worcester County Located between Exits 103 and 102 on Route 2 westbound
Massachusetts Turnpike Lee Berkshire County Located between Exits 3 and 10 on I-90 eastbound at service plaza.
I-95 Mansfield Bristol County Located between Exits 7 and 12 on I-95 northbound.
I-95 Salisbury Essex County Located at Exit 90 on I-95 southbound
MA 25 Plymouth Plymouth County Located between Exits 3 and 10 on Route 25 eastbound. Open seasonally.
I-195 Swansea Bristol County Located between Exits 5 and 8 on I-195 eastbound.
I-195 Wareham Plymouth County Located between Exits 35 and 39 on I-195 eastbound
 Michigan Department of Transportation US 127 Clare Clare County Located near Exit 160 off US 127 [30]
I-69 Coldwater Branch County Located near Exit 6 off I-69 northbound
I-75 Detroit Wayne County Located near Exit 47 off I-75 northbound
US 23 Dundee Monroe County Located near Exit 7 off US 23 northbound
US 2 Ironwood Gogebic County
US 2 Iron Mountain Dickinson County
I-75 Mackinaw City Emmet County Located at Exit 338 off I-75
US 41 Marquette Marquette County
US 41 Menominee Menominee County
I-75 Monroe Monroe County Located at Exit 10 off I-75 northbound.
I-94 New Buffalo Berrien County Located immediately after the welcome to Michigan sign on I-94 eastbound and is the first welcome center in the United States, opening on May 4, 1935.[1][2]
I-69/I-94 Port Huron St. Clair County Temporary welcome center for Port Huron and is located at Exit 174 off I-69 westbound; the permanent welcome center is located at Exit 274 at the junction of I-69 and I-94
I-75 St. Ignace Mackinac County Located north of the Mackinac Bridge
I-75 Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa County Located near Exit 394 off I-75 northbound
 Minnesota Tourism Council I-35 Albert Lea Freeborn County Located at Exit 1 off I-35 northbound. [31]
I-90 Beaver Creek Rock County Located immediately after the welcome to Minnesota sign on I-90 eastbound.
60 East Broadway Bloomington Hennepin County Located in the Mall of America.
I-90/U.S. Route 61 Dresbach Winona County Located at Exit 276 off I-90 westbound.
I-35 Duluth St. Louis County Located at Exit 249 off I-35.
U.S. Route 2 East Grand Forks Polk County Located 10 miles (16 km) east of the Minnesota-North Dakota border (open May-Oct only).
MN 61 Grand Portage Cook County Open year-round.
I-94 Lakeland Washington County Located at Exit 256 off I-94 westbound.
I-94 Moorhead Clay County Located at Exit 2 off I-94 eastbound.
U.S. Route 10 St. Cloud Sherburne County Located 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of St. Cloud.
100 Metro Square, 121 7th Place East St. Paul Ramsey County
U.S. Route 59/MN 60 Worthington Nobles County Located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Minnesota-Iowa border (open May-Oct only).
 Mississippi Development Authority, Tourism Division 2028 South Tate Street Corinth Alcorn County [32]
Intersection of U.S. Route 82 and Reed Road Greenville Washington County
I-55 Hernando DeSoto County Located at Exit 279 off I-55 southbound.
U.S. Route 49/U.S. Route 61 Lula Coahoma County
I-55 Magnolia Pike County Located at Exit 3 off I-55 northbound.
I-10 Moss Point Jackson County Located at Exit 75 off I-10 westbound.
640 South Canal Street, Box D Natchez Adams County
I-59 North Picayune Pearl River County Located at Exit 3 off I-59 northbound.
I-10/MS 607 Pearlington Hancock County Located at Exit 2 off I-10 eastbound.
I-22/U.S. Route 78 Tremont Itawamba County
I-20/I-59 Toomsuba Lauderdale County Located at Exit 164 off I-20/I-59.
4210 South Washington Street Vicksburg Warren County
853 U.S. Highway 61 South Woodville Wilkinson County
 Missouri Department of Transportation I-270 Chain of Rocks Lincoln County Located at Exit 34. [33]
I-44 Conway Laclede County Located at Exit 110 off I-44.
I-35 Eagleville Harrison County Located at Exit 112 off I-35 southbound.
I-44 Joplin Jasper County/Newton County Located at Exit 2 off I-44 eastbound.
I-55 Marston New Madrid County Located at Exit 41 off I-55 southbound.
I-29 Rock Port Atchison County Located at Exit 108 off I-29 southbound.
 Montana Department of Transportation U.S. Route 212 Broadus Powder River County Located at Exit 81 off U.S. Route 212 southbound. [34]
U.S. Route 2 Culbertson Roosevelt County Located at Exit 645 off U.S. Route 2 westbound.
I-90 Hardin Big Horn County Located at Exit 476 off I-90.
I-15 Lima Beaverhead County Located at Exit 15 off I-15 northbound.
U.S. Route 12 Lolo Pass Missoula County Located immediately after the welcome to Montana sign on U.S. Route 12 northbound.
I-90 Lookout Pass (Idaho-Montana) Mineral County Located at Exit 4 off I-90.
I-15 Sweetgrass Toole County Located at Exit 398 off I-15 southbound.
U.S. Route 2 Troy Lincoln County Located at Exit 17 off U.S. Route 2 eastbound.
U.S. Route 287 West Yellowstone Gallatin County Located immediately before the welcome to Wyoming sign on U.S. Route 287 southbound.
I-94 Wibaux Wibaux County Located at Exit 242 off I-94 eastbound.
 Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Tourism Division I-80 Brady Lincoln County Located at Exit 199 off I-80 westbound. [35][36]
I-80 Cozad Dawson County Located at Exit 231 off I-80 westbound and Exit 222 off I-80 eastbound.
I-80 Gretna Sarpy County Located at Exit 432 off I-80 westbound.
I-80 Kearney Buffalo County Located at Exit 263 off I-80 eastbound.
I-80 Ogallala Keith County Located at Exit 132 off I-80 westbound and Exit 124 off I-80 eastbound.
I-80 Omaha Douglas County 1212 Bob Gibson Boulevard - exit 454 off I-80
I-80 Sutherland Lincoln County Located at Exit 159 off I-80 westbound and Exit 159 off I-80 eastbound.
I-80 York York County Located at Exit 353 off I-80 westbound and Exit 348 off I-80 eastbound.
 Nevada[nb 5] 100 Nevada Highway Boulder City Clark County Located off U.S. Route 93 [37][38]
I-15 Mesquite Clark County Located at Exit 122 off I-15.
32100 S. Las Vegas Boulevard, Suite 112 Primm Clark County
735 Wendover Boulevard West Wendover Elko County Located at Exit 410 off I-80.
 New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs I-89 Lebanon Grafton County Located at Exit 57 off I-89 southbound. [39]
I-93 Littleton Grafton County Located at Exit 44 off I-93 northbound.
I-93 Salem Rockingham County Located at Exit 1 off I-93 northbound.
I-95 Seabrook Rockingham County Located immediately after the welcome to New Hampshire sign off I-95 northbound.
 New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism Garden State Parkway Wall Township Monmouth County Monmouth Travel Plaza, located at milepost 100 [40]
360 Grove Street Bridgewater Somerset County Somerset Tourist Welcome Center
I-80 Columbia Warren County Located at milepost 7 eastbound
New Jersey Turnpike Cranbury Middlesex County Molly Pitcher Travel Plaza, located at milepost 72 southbound
I-295 Deepwater Salem County Located at Exit 2B northbound
Jersey Gardens Elizabeth Union County
Liberty Village Premium Outlets Flemington Hunterdon County
Jackson Premium Outlets Jackson Ocean County
Liberty Science Center Jersey City Hudson County Near exit 14B off the New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension
Garden State Parkway Montvale Bergen County Montvale Travel Plaza, located at milepost 172
Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Essex County Located in the arrivals area of each terminal at EWR
Garden State Parkway Ocean View Cape May County Located at milepost 18
Atlantic City Expressway Pleasantville Atlantic County Located at milepost 3.5
Rutgers University Piscataway Middlesex County
New Jersey Turnpike Ridgefield Bergen County Vince Lombardi Travel Plaza, located at milepost 116
Jersey Shore Premium Outlets Tinton Falls Monmouth County
Trenton Transit Center Trenton Mercer County
 New Mexico Tourism Department I-10 Anthony Doña Ana County Located at Exit 20 off I-10 westbound. [41]
I-40 Bard Quay County Located at Exit 373 off I-40 westbound.
I-40 Gallup McKinley County Located at Exit 3 off I-40 eastbound.
I-10 Lordsburg Hidalgo County Located at Exit 20A off I-10 eastbound.
100 Clayton Road Raton Colfax County
 New York Department of Economic Development I-90 Amsterdam Montgomery County Located at milepost 168 of I-90 westbound and milepost 172 eastbound. [42]
I-90 Angola Erie County Located at milepost 447 of I-90.
I-87 Ardsley Westchester County Located at milepost 6 of I-87 northbound.
I-90 Batavia Genesee County Located at milepost 397 of I-90 eastbound.
I-87 Beekmantown Clinton County
I-86 Bemus Point Chautauqua County Located at Exit 22 off I-86 eastbound.
I-90 Canastota Madison County Located at milepost 266 of I-90 westbound.
I-90 Clarence Erie County Located at milepost 412 of I-90 westbound.
I-90 Clifton Springs Ontario County Located at milepost 337 of I-90 eastbound.
I-495 Dix Hills Suffolk County Eastbound between Exits 51 & 52
I-90 Frankfort Herkimer County Located at milepost 227 of I-90 westbound.
I-87 Kingston Ulster County Located at milepost 96 off I-87 southbound.
I-81 Kirkwood Broome County Located at Exit 2 off I-81 northbound.
I-90 Le Roy Genesee County Located at milepost 376 of I-90 westbound.
I-87 New Baltimore Greene County Located at milepost 127 off I-87.
I-87 Newburgh Orange County Located at milepost 66 (northbound) and milepost 65 (southbound) of I-87.
I-90 Oneida Madison County Located at milepost 244 off I-90 eastbound.
I-90 Phelps Ontario County Located at milepost 324 off I-90 westbound.
I-90 Port Byron Cayuga County Located at milepost 310 off I-90 eastbound.
I-87 Saugerties Ulster County Located at milepost 103 off I-87 northbound.
I-90 Schenectady Schenectady County Located at milepost 153 off I-90 eastbound.
I-90 Scottsville Monroe County Located at milepost 366 off I-90 eastbound.
I-87 Suffern Rockland County Located at milepost 33 of I-87.
I-90 Syracuse Onondaga County Located at milepost 280 off I-90 eastbound.
I-90 Victor Ontario County Located at milepost 350 off I-90 westbound.
I-90 Warners Onondaga County Located at milepost 292 off I-90 westbound.
 North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports Development I-77 Charlotte Mecklenburg County Located at Exit 1 off I-77 northbound. [43]
I-26 Columbus Polk County Located at Exit 67 off I-26 westbound.
I-77 Dobson Surry County Located at Exit 105 off I-77 southbound.
I-85 Kings Mountain Cleveland County Located at Exit 2 off I-85 northbound.
I-85 Norlina Warren County Located at Exit 231 off I-85 southbound.
I-26 Mars Hill Madison County Located at Exit 6 off I-26 eastbound.
I-95 Pleasant Hill Northampton County Located at Exit 181 off I-95 southbound.
I-95 Rowland Robeson County Located at Exit 5 off I-95 northbound.
I-40 Waynesville Haywood County Located at Exit 10 off I-40 eastbound.
 North Dakota Department of Transportation I-94 Beach Golden Valley County Located at Exit 2 off I-94. [44]
I-94 Bismarck area Burleigh County Called Apple Creek and about 8 miles (13 km) east of Bismarck, located at Exit 169 off I-94 westbound and Exit 169 eastbound
I-29 Fargo area Cass County Called Elm River and 35 miles (56 km) north of Fargo, located at Exit 99 off I-29 northbound and Exit 100 southbound
I-29 Grand Forks area Walsh County Called Alexander Henry and 37 miles (60 km) north of Grand Forks, is located at Exit 178 off I-29
I-29 Hankinson Richland County Called Lake Agassiz, located at Exit 3 off I-29 northbound
I-94 Jamestown area Stutsman County Called Jamestown and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Jamestown, located at Exit 254 off I-94 westbound and Exit 255 eastbound
I-94 New Salem area Morton County Called Hailstone Creek and 8 miles (13 km) east of New Salem, located at Exit 119 off I-94 westbound and Exit 120 eastbound
 Ohio Department of Transportation[nb 6] I-75 Bowling Green Wood County Located off I-75 at mile marker 178. [46][47][48]
Corner of Broad Street and High Street Columbus Franklin County Located in the Ohio Statehouse.
I-90 Conneaut Ashtabula County Located off I-90 westbound, 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Pennsylvania state line.
I-80 Hubbard Trumbull County Located off I-80 westbound 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Pennsylvania state line.
I-71 Lebanon Warren County Located off I-71 at mile marker 34.
US 23 Lucasville Scioto County Located off US 23 southbound at mile marker SCI 16, accessible in both directions.
I-77 Marietta Washington County Located off I-77 northbound at mile marker 3.
I-75 Monroe Butler County Located off I-75 northbound at mile marker 28.
I-70 New Paris Preble County Located off I-70 eastbound 3 miles (4.8 km) from the Indiana state line.
I-70 St. Clairsville Belmont County Located off I-70 westbound at mile marker 206.
 Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department I-35 Blackwell Kay County Located at Exit 225 off I-35 southbound. [49]
I-44 Bristow Creek County Located at Exit 197 off I-44 eastbound.
I-44 Chandler Creek County Located at Exit 167 off I-44 eastbound.
I-44 Chickasha Grady County Located at Exit 85 off I-44.
U.S. Route 69 Colbert area Creek County Located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Oklahoma-Texas border
I-40 Erick Beckham County Located at Exit 9 off I-40 eastbound.
I-44 Kellyville Creek County Located at Exit 207 off I-44 westbound.
7200 Southeast 29th Street Midwest City Oklahoma County
123 Park Avenue Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau
2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City Oklahoma County
I-40 Sallisaw Sequoyah County Located at Exit 314 off I-40 westbound.
I-44 Stroud Creek County/Lincoln County Located at Exit 178 off I-44.
I-35 Thackerville Love County Located at Exit 3 off I-35 northbound.
I-44 Tulsa Rogers County Located at Exit 238 off I-44 northbound.
I-44 Vinita Craig County Located at Exit 288 off I-44.
I-44 Walters Cotton County Located at Exit 20 off I-44.
I-44 Wellston Lincoln County Located at Exit 157 off I-44 westbound.
 Oregon Tourism Commission 60 Lowe Road Ashland Jackson County [50]
111 West Marine Drive Astoria Clatsop County
705 NW Bonnett Way, Suite 1000 Bend Deschutes County Given address is the most accurate one due to the Central Oregon Visitors Association moving in December 2012.[51]
754 Olive Street Eugene Lane County
137 NE 1st Street Newport Lincoln County Location of the Oregon Coast Visitors Association
I-84 Ontario Malheur County Located at Exit 377 off I-84 westbound.
1726 Washington Street Oregon City Clackamas County
I-5 Portland Multnomah County Located at Exit 307 off I-5.
7000 NE Airport Way, Suite 2201 Portland Multnomah County Located in the baggage claim of Portland International Airport (PDX).
100 Cline Avenue Umatilla Umatilla County
 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) I-476 Albrightsville Carbon County Located at Exit 86 off I-476. [52]
I-476 Allentown Lehigh County Located at Exit 55 off I-476.
I-70/I-76 Bedford Bedford County Located at Exit 147 on a concurrency of I-70 and I-76.
I-276 Bensalem Bucks County Located at Exit 351 off I-276 westbound.
I-76 Bowmansville Lancaster County Located at Exit 289 off I-76 eastbound.
I-70 Claysville Washington County Located at Exit 5 off I-70 eastbound, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border.
I-80 Delaware Water Gap Monroe County Located at Exit 310 off I-80 westbound, approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border.
I-78 Easton Northampton County Located at Exit 76 off I-78 westbound, approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border.
I-76 Glenmoore Chester County Located at Exit 304 off I-76 westbound.
I-81 Great Bend Susquehanna County Located at Exit 232 off I-81 southbound, approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) south of the Pennsylvania-New York border.
I-81 Greencastle Franklin County Located at Exit 2 off I-81 northbound, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the Pennsylvania-Maryland border.
I-76 Harrisonville Fulton County Located at Exit 172 off I-76.
I-76 Hershey Dauphin County Located at Exit 258 off I-76 westbound.
I-76 Irwin Westmoreland County Located at Exit 63 off I-76 eastbound.
I-276 King of Prussia Montgomery County Located at Exit 328 off I-276 westbound.
I-95 Marcus Hook Delaware County Located immediately after the welcome to Pennsylvania sign on I-95 northbound.
I-84 Matamoras Pike County Located at Exit 53 off I-84 westbound, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border.
I-76 Middletown Dauphin County Located at Exit 249 off I-76 eastbound.
I-295 Morrisville Bucks County Located at Exit 10 off I-295 westbound.
I-79 Mount Morris Greene County Located at Exit 6 off I-79 northbound, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border.
I-70/I-76 New Stanton Westmoreland County Located at Exit 77 on a concurrency of I-70 and I-76 westbound.
I-76 Newburg Cumberland County Located at Exit 202 off I-76 westbound.
I-90 North East Erie County Located at Exit 46 off I-90 westbound, approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) from the Pennsylvania-New York border.
I-76 Plainfield Cumberland County Located at Exit 219 off I-76 eastbound.
I-83 Shrewsbury York County Located at Exit 2 off I-83 northbound, approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the Pennsylvania-Maryland border.
I-70/I-76 Somerset Somerset County Located at Exit 112 on a concurrency of I-70 and I-76.
I-70 Warfordsburg Fulton County Located at Exit 171 off I-70 westbound, approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) west of the Pennsylvania-Maryland border.
I-76 Wayne Delaware County Located at Exit 324 off I-76 eastbound.
I-80 West Middlesex Mercer County Located at Exit 1 off I-80 eastbound, approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) east of the Pennsylvania-Ohio border.
I-90 West Springfield Erie County Located at Exit 2 off I-90 eastbound.
 Rhode Island Tourism Division[nb 7] Center Road Block Island Washington County Location of the Block Island Tourism Council [55]
4945 Old Post Road Charlestown Washington County Location of the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce
23 Americas Cup Avenue Newport Newport County Location of the Newport County Convention Bureau and the Gateway Visitors Center
175 Main Street, Suite 4 Pawtucket Providence County Location of the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
4808 Tower Hill Road, Suite 101 Wakefield Washington County Location of the South County (Washington and Newport counties) Tourism Council
 South Carolina Department of Parks and Tourism I-85 Blacksburg Cherokee County Located at Exit 103 off I-85 southbound. [56]
I-95 Dillon Dillon County Located at Exit 195 off I-95 southbound.
I-85 Fair Play Anderson County/Oconee County Located immediately after the welcome to South Carolina sign on I-85 northbound.
I-77 Fort Mill Lancaster County/York County Located at Exit 89 off I-77 southbound.
I-95 Hardeeville Beaufort County/Jasper County Located at Exit 4 off I-95 northbound.
I-26 Landrum Spartanburg County Located at Exit 3 off I-26 eastbound.
2121 Highway 17 Little River Horry County Located on U.S. Route 17 southbound.
I-20 North Augusta Aiken County Located immediately after the welcome to South Carolina sign off I-20 eastbound.
I-95 Santee Orangeburg County Located at Exit 99 off I-95 southbound.
 South Dakota Department of Tourism I-90 Chamberlain Brule County Located at Exit 264 off I-90. [57]
I-29 New Effington Roberts County Located at Exit 251 off I-29 southbound.
I-90 Rapid City Pennington County Located at Exit 61 off I-90.
I-90 Salem McCook County Located at Exit 363 off I-90 westbound and Exit 362 eastbound.
I-90 Spearfish Lawrence County Located at Exit 1 off I-90 eastbound.
I-90 Tilford Meade County Located at Exit 41 off I-90 eastbound.
I-90 Valley Springs Minnehaha County Located at Exit 412 off I-90 westbound.
I-29 Vermillion Clay County Located at Exit 27 off I-29.
I-90 Vivian Lyman County Located at Exit 221 off I-90 westbound.
I-90 Wasta Pennington County Located at Exit 99 off I-90.
I-29 Wilmot Roberts County Located at Exit 214 off I-29.
 Tennessee Department of Tourist Development I-65 Ardmore Giles County Located at Exit 3 off I-65 northbound. [58][59][60]
I-81 Bristol Sullivan County Located at Exit 75 off I-81 southbound.
I-40 Carthage Smith County Located at Exit 267 off I-40.
I-24 Chattanooga Hamilton County Located at Exit 171 off I-24 eastbound.
I-24 Clarksville Montgomery County Located immediately after the welcome to Tennessee sign off I-24 eastbound.
I-155 Dyersburg Dyer County Located at Exit 8 off I-115 northbound.
I-75 East Ridge Hamilton County Located at Exit 1 off I-75 northbound.
I-26 Erwin Unicoi County Located at Exit 46 off I-26 westbound.
I-40 Hartford Cocke County Located at Exit 446 off I-40 westbound.
I-24 Jasper Marion County Located at Exit 160 off I-24 westbound.
I-75 Jellico Campbell County Located at Exit 161 off I-75 southbound.
I-40 Memphis Shelby County Located at Exit 1 off I-40.
I-55 Memphis Shelby County Closed until further notice.
119 North Riverside Drive Memphis Shelby County
716 South Shady Street Mountain City Johnson County Location of the Johnson County Chamber of Commerce.
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 24th Floor Nashville Davidson County Called Tennessee Towers, headquarters for the state Department of Tourist Development.
2450 Parkway Pigeon Forge Sevier County Location of the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism.
I-65 Portland Robertson County Located at Exit 121 off I-65 southbound.
 Texas Department of Transportation I-40 Amarillo Potter County/Randall County Located at Exit 76 off I-40. [61]
I-10 Anthony El Paso County Located at Exit 1 off I-10 eastbound.
112 East 11th Street Austin Travis County
U.S. Route 69/U.S. Route 75 Denison Grayson County Located at Exit 75 off U.S. Route 69/75.
I-35 Gainesville Cooke County Located at Exit 502 off I-35 southbound.
2021 W. Harrison Harlingen Cameron County
U.S. Route 90 Langtry Val Verde County Located off U.S. Route 90 westbound and State Loop 25 at Torres Avenue.
I-35 Laredo Webb County Located at Exit 18 off I-35 northbound.
I-10 Orange Orange County Located at Exit 879 off I-10 westbound.
I-30 Texarkana Bowie County Located at Exit 223 off I-30 westbound.
I-20 Waskom Harrison County Located at Exit 635 off I-20 westbound.
I-44 Wichita Falls Wichita County Located at Exit 1c off I-44 northbound.
 Utah[nb 8] I-15 Brigham City Box Elder County Located at Exit 369 off I-15 southbound. [62]
I-80 Coalville Summit County Located at Exit 171 off I-80 westbound.
U.S. Route 40 Jensen Uintah County Located at the junction of U.S. Route 40 westbound and UT 149, approximately 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Vernal, Utah and 17 miles (27 km) west of the Utah-Colorado border.
300 N. State Street Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Headquarters of the Utah Office of Tourism
1835 Dixie Convention Center Drive St. George Washington County Located at Exit 2 off I-15 northbound.
I-70 Thompson Springs Grand County Located at Exit 188 off I-70 westbound.
 Vermont[nb 9] U.S. Route 2 Alburgh Grand Isle County Located near Vermont's border with New York State and the Canadian province of Quebec. [63][64]
I-91 Brattleboro Windham County Located at MM 6 off I-91 northbound.
I-91 Derby Orleans County Located at MM 176 off I-91 southbound.
U.S. Route 4A Fair Haven Rutland County Located at the Vermont-New York border.
I-89 Sharon Windsor County Between Exits 1 & 2 off I-89 northbound.
134 State Street Montpelier Washington County Location of the Capitol Region Visitor Center
I-93 Waterford Caledonia County Located at MM 1 off I-93 northbound.
100 Railroad Row White River Junction Windsor County Located in the Amtrak station.
 Virginia Tourism Corporation[nb 10] I-85 Bracey Mecklenburg County Located immediately after the welcome to Virginia sign off I-85 northbound. [65]
66 Island Road Bristol Independent city Can be accessed northbound or southbound by taking exit 74A off I-81 (in Tennessee) to U.S. Route 11W (State Street)
I-81 Clear Brook Frederick County Located at Exit 321 off I-81.
One Welcome Center Drive Covington Independent city
I-95 Fredericksburg Independent city Located off Exit 131 off I-95 southbound.
I-77 Lambsburg Carroll County Located immediately after the welcome to Virginia sign off I-77 northbound.
9915 Vandor Lane Manassas Independent city
U.S. Route 13 New Church Accomack County Located immediately after the welcome to Virginia sign off U.S. Route 13 southbound
I-64 New Kent New Kent County Located at Exit 213 off I-64 eastbound.
101 N. 9th Street Richmond Independent city Called Bell Tower, is located on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol
I-77 Rocky Gap Bland County Located at Exit 7 off I-77 southbound.
I-95 Skippers Greensville County Located immediately after the welcome to Virginia sign off I-95 northbound.
 Washington State Department of Transportation I-5 Bellingham Whatcom County There are two welcome centers located near Bellingham, one at Exit 238 off I-5 southbound and the other one at Exit 267 northbound. [66]
WA 14 Bingen Klickitat County Located at Exit 73 off Washington State Route 14
I-5/WA 504 Castle Rock Cowlitz County There are two welcome centers located near Castle Rock, one at Exit 54 off I-5 northbound and the other one at Exit 33 off Washington State Route 504.
I-5 Centralia Lewis County Located at Exit 90 off I-5 northbound.
I-5 Chehalis Whatcom County Located at Exit 54 off I-5 southbound
I-90 Cle Elum Kittitas County Located at Exit 89 off I-90 eastbound
WA 7 Elbe Pierce County Located at Exit 17 off Washington State Route 7
I-90/I-82 Ellensburg Kittitas County There are two welcome centers located near Ellensburg, one at Exit 89 off I-90 westbound and the other one at Exit 24 off I-82 eastbound.
I-5 Everett Snohomish County Located at Exit 188 off I-5 southbound.
I-5 Mount Vernon Skagit County There are two welcome centers located near Mount Vernon, one at Exit 238 off I-5 northbound and the other one at Exit 207 southbound
WA 401 Naselle Pacific County Located at Exit 1 off Washington State Route 401.
I-5 Olympia Thurston County Located at Exit 93 off I-5 southbound.
WA 12 Pomeroy Garfield County Located at Exit 413 off Washington State Route 12.
I-5 Tacoma Pierce County Located at Exit 140 off I-5 northbound.
I-5 Vancouver Clark County Located at Exit 11 off I-5 northbound.
I-5 Woodland Clark County Located at Exit 12 off I-5 southbound.
I-82 Yakima Yakima County There are two welcome centers located near Yakima, one at Exit 22 off I-82 westbound and the other one at Exit 80.
 West Virginia Department of Commerce West Virginia Turnpike Beckley Raleigh County Located at Exit 45 off I-77. [67]
I-68 Bruceton Mills Preston County Located at Exit 31 off I-68 westbound.
I-81 Falling Waters Berkeley County Located at Exit 25 off I-81.
I-64 Huntington Cabell County/Wayne County Located at Exit 10 off I-64 eastbound.
I-81 Inwood Berkeley County Located at Exit 2 off I-81 northbound.
I-79 Morgantown Monongalia County Located at Exit 159 off I-79 southbound.
186 Greasy Ridge Road Princeton Mercer County Located at Exit 9 off the West Virginia Turnpike, which runs along I-77. Two other service plazas are located at Exits 18 and 72 northbound.
I-64 White Sulphur Springs Greenbrier County Located at Exit 179 off I-64 westbound.
I-77 Williamstown Wood County Located at Exit 185 off I-77.
I-70 Valley Grove Ohio County Located at Exit 13 off I-70 westbound.
 Wisconsin Department of Tourism I-39/I-90 Beloit Rock County Located at Exit 187 off I-39 northbound and I-90 westbound. [68]
I-90 La Crosse La Crosse County Located at Exit 2 on I-90 eastbound.
1680 Bridge Street Marinette Marinette County
I-94 Menomonie Dunn County Located at Exit 43 off I-94.
275 West Business U.S. Route 151 Platteville Grant County
Interstate 94 Pleasant Prairie Kenosha County Located at Exit 347 on I-94 westbound.
305 Harborview Parkway Superior Douglas County
 Wyoming Office of Tourism I-90 Beulah Crook County Located at Exit 199 off I-90. [69][70]
I-25 Cheyenne Laramie County Located at Exit 7 off I-25.
I-80 Laramie Albany County Located at Exit 323 off I-80.
700 Valley View Drive Sheridan Sheridan County

Footnotes

  1. ^ Note that in this list, for purposes of simplicity, welcome center refers to service plazas, visitors' centers, and de facto welcome centers. In addition, any directional references not mentioned in a location means that the exit can be accessed in both directions. (NOTE: No representation is given of the accuracy of the exit numbers, locations, addresses, or directions of the welcome centers, service plazas, or visitors centers.)
  2. ^ California's welcome centers are administered and maintained by Visit California, formerly the California Travel & Tourism Commission.[7][8] Some of these welcome centers are also co-administered by local organizations.
  3. ^ Connecticut abolished county governments in 1960, so all counties in Connecticut are given only as geographical references.[11]
  4. ^ Massachusetts abolished some counties' governments per legislative action in 1997, but some other counties, such as Dukes County and Bristol County, have retained their governmental structures. In this list, all counties in Massachusetts are given only as geographical references.[28]
  5. ^ The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the West Wendover, Nevada, Community Development Department's Tourism and Convention Bureau administer Nevada's welcome centers.
  6. ^ The Ohio Department of Transportation's Facilities and Equipment Management Division owns, administers, and maintains Tourist Information Centers (TICs) in Ohio.[45][46]
  7. ^ Rhode Island's counties' governmental functions have been limited to acting as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries since 1846. Therefore, in this list, all counties in Rhode Island are given only as geographical references.[53][54]
  8. ^ Utah's welcome centers are administered and maintained by the Utah Office of Tourism, which is a subsidiary office of the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
  9. ^ Vermont's welcome centers are administered and maintained by the Vermont Information Centers Division, which is a division of the Department of Buildings and General Services, which is, in turn, a subsidiary department of the Vermont Agency of Administration.
  10. ^ Virginia has 38 independent cities, which are politically equivalent to counties.

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