Matt and Kathy Honke pose for a photo with their 13-year-old son, Alex, in front of the state seal outside the Virginia state Capitol on Wednesday. To document their adventures, the Honkes have a laminated map on the wall of their living room. They add stickers of the capital cities, zoos and football stadiums after every trip. The map also includes all the major roadways they have driven on.
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Kathy Honke shows off her family's capitol passport book in Richmond on Wednesday. The day’s visit to the Virginia state Capitol marked the book’s final of 50 entry stamps.
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Matt Honke takes a photo of his wife, Kathy, outside of the Virginia State Capitol on Wednesday. "We have our own little interests," Matt said. "I'm a big football fan, so I've done football stadiums with all these trips. She likes zoos, so we've hit a bunch of zoos in all the places that we've gone. Capitols are the thing that we share together."
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Matt and Kathy Honke have visited every state Capitol. Their favorite remains right here in Lincoln.
From an accidental trip to the roof of the Wisconsin state capitol to funeral crashing at West Virginia's statehouse, the Honke family just completed their quest to visit all 50 state capitol buildings, and a 51st stop at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.Â
While visiting Vermont's capitol, Alex Honke got to sit in the governor's chair, known as the Constitution Chair, which was carved from timbers salvaged from the U.S.S. Constitution, and presented to the state in 1858.
Photos: Roca family visits all 50 capitol buildings
Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. In 2008, the Roca couple visited Jefferson City, Missouri.
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Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. In 2010, the Roca couple visited Frankfort, Kentucky.
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Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. In 2024, the Roca couple visited Juneau, Alaska.
Honke family
Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. In 2011, the Roca couple visited Annapolis, Maryland.
Honke family
Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. In 2021, the Roca couple visited Boise, Idaho.
Honke family
Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. In 2016, the Roca couple visited Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. Here they visit Helena, Montana, in 2021.
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Matt and Kathy Honke have completed a journey that has taken them to every state capitol before they turn 50. In 2022, the Roca couple visited Nashville, Tennessee.
Honke family
While visiting Vermont's capitol, Alex Honke got to sit in the governor's chair, known as the Constitution Chair, which was carved from timbers salvaged from the U.S.S. Constitution, and presented to the state in 1858.
Honke family
In Wisconsin, Kathy and Matt Honke found themselves on the roof of the Capitol during their trip to watch the Huskers play their first Big Ten Conference football game against the Wisconsin Badgers in 2011.Â
Matt and Kathy Honke pose for a photo with their 13-year-old son, Alex, in front of the state seal outside the Virginia state Capitol on Wednesday. To document their adventures, the Honkes have a laminated map on the wall of their living room. They add stickers of the capital cities, zoos and football stadiums after every trip. The map also includes all the major roadways they have driven on.
Kathy Honke shows off her family's capitol passport book in Richmond on Wednesday. The day’s visit to the Virginia state Capitol marked the book’s final of 50 entry stamps.
Matt Honke takes a photo of his wife, Kathy, outside of the Virginia State Capitol on Wednesday. "We have our own little interests," Matt said. "I'm a big football fan, so I've done football stadiums with all these trips. She likes zoos, so we've hit a bunch of zoos in all the places that we've gone. Capitols are the thing that we share together."
While visiting Vermont's capitol, Alex Honke got to sit in the governor's chair, known as the Constitution Chair, which was carved from timbers salvaged from the U.S.S. Constitution, and presented to the state in 1858.
