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Have you visited your subdivision's capitol?

Submitted by FreeStater on November 23, 2025
Unless you live in a microstate, your first-level subdivision (state, province, etc.) ought to have a capitol building. Have you visited yours? How do you think it looks?
51 Comments
In2restingFacts
+3
Level 27
Nov 23, 2025
mine looks generic and the grounds are boring
Capybarra
+2
Level 45
Nov 23, 2025
I was born in the capital of Texas lol
ATLFalconsFan
+2
Level 41
Nov 23, 2025
I live in Atlanta Georgia but haven't visitide the building
Jeremy
+1
Level 79
Nov 23, 2025
Went on a school trip to the Colorado State Capitol in 5th grade and got the full tour of the inside. It's really cool. Been back a lot since but only from the outside
LuckyCat
+1
Level 72
Nov 23, 2025
I went to Columbia once to visit their zoo
Wizzandy
+1
Level 51
Nov 23, 2025
i have been to edinburgh its a very nice city i will be going there for 3 days on a school trip next year
toowise
+1
Level 81
Nov 24, 2025
Edinburgh is a beautiful city, and a friendly one too.
Iluvbread123
+4
Level 79
Nov 23, 2025
Haven't visited Hangzhou much so there wasn't much of a reason for me to visit that of all sites there. The West Lake is full of cultural gems and I'm not even close to done exploring that.
MeMeMe333
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Level 71
Nov 23, 2025
I went to that lake a few years ago! (It took me a wile to process the English name...). My family went on a boat to an island there, and there was an excellent noodle shop... :)
Iluvbread123
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Level 79
Nov 23, 2025
Didn't eat anything by that but I do remember those evil vending machines charging 6 yuan per bottle of water...

Decided I wasn't thirsty enough that day

MeMeMe333
+2
Level 71
Nov 23, 2025
That's already extremely cheap compared to that prices in Australia... 6 yuan... that's 1 AUD... in Australia it's usually 3 dollars...
akjlddkjslfsd
+2
Level 56
Nov 23, 2025
For context, a standard bottle of water (500 ml) usually costs no more than 3 yuan in China.

Everything is really cheap here.

Iluvbread123
+2
Level 79
Nov 23, 2025
Nongfu Spring goes for 2 usually although I'm not sure how much they usually sell it for in Beijing
MeMeMe333
+2
Level 71
Nov 24, 2025
Wow. It's cheap compared to the prices in Australia, but as a proportion on an average Chinese person's salary, it's similar, right?
Iluvbread123
+2
Level 79
Nov 24, 2025
Yeah it's usually similar for these minor expenses

You only really start to see major gaps in purchasing power when it comes to pricy imported products

MeMeMe333
+1
Level 71
Nov 24, 2025
Tao bao is pricy?!?
akjlddkjslfsd
+1
Level 56
Nov 24, 2025
I think they meant expensive imported goods, not Taobao which primarily sells products made in China
FreeStater
+1
Level 81
Nov 24, 2025
Google loves to gatekeep Chinese provincial government buildings. It took me a while to find a picture of Zhejiang's, and I'm still not totally confident it's the right building.
Iluvbread123
+2
Level 79
Nov 24, 2025
I believe 浙江省人民大会堂 would be the right equivalent here
KiloNova
+2
Level 61
Nov 23, 2025
I now realize I haven't been to Austin. San Antonio, Houston, DFW sure, but not Austin.
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Nov 23, 2025
that sucks, austin is the best city in texas.

Austin > San Antonio > Round Rock > Dallas > El Paso > Houston > Corpus Christi

the last three are horrendous. i really thought i hated houston more than any other place in texas and then i went to corpus christi. midland is pretty bad too

Jeremy
+1
Level 79
Nov 23, 2025
Really? I loved El Paso when I visited. Some of the best food I've ever had and tons of great nature right nearby
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Nov 23, 2025
el paso is good, but i like dallas more
KiloNova
+1
Level 61
Nov 23, 2025
Never been to El Paso, but Houston was pretty nice. San Antonio was probably my favorite. Dallas is ok
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Nov 23, 2025
i’m with you on san antonio. but ive actually never even met someone who likes houston. even people from houston hate houston, mostly because of the traffic and the way people drive and how ugly the city is. good food scene there i guess but the food is good everywhere in texas
LuckyCat
+1
Level 72
Nov 23, 2025
I've seen videos about how horrific the highway system in Houston is. And I thought the traffic in Charleston was bad.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Nov 24, 2025
I think Galveston is the best city in Texas
In2restingFacts
+1
Level 27
Nov 24, 2025
Galveston is very nice and definitely the best beach city in Texas, but I wouldn’t say it’s the best overall
MeMeMe333
+4
Level 71
Nov 23, 2025
Uh....I live in Melbourne? I've been to the state parliament for school as well though
FlabberBapper
+1
Level 77
Nov 23, 2025
Well I only live about an hour from both Sacramento and Carson City so I have seen their capitols quite frequently.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Nov 23, 2025
I have sadly never been to Charleston, West Virginia. I have been to the imposter Charles Town in Jefferson County tho.
LuckyCat
+3
Level 72
Nov 23, 2025
But have you been to the best Charleston?
Pontiac
+2
Level 61
Nov 23, 2025
Never been to Charleston, West Virginia.
LuckyCat
+3
Level 72
Nov 23, 2025
Oh, you misunderstand. I meant Charleston, South Carolina. Sorry, I didn't put enough emphasis on best.

definitely joking

KiloNova
+1
Level 61
Nov 23, 2025
One in SC is better
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Nov 23, 2025
Yeah I was joking. I originally said I had never been to either Charleston
Froggodoggo
+2
Level 65
Nov 23, 2025
I live in my state capital too, the weather is depressing and all over the place and we got some randos queuing up for coffee for like 3 hours
MeMeMe333
+3
Level 71
Nov 23, 2025
I mean, Melbourne is known for coffee...
Froggodoggo
+3
Level 65
Nov 24, 2025
Gasp! I've just been doxxed!
akjlddkjslfsd
+1
Level 56
Nov 23, 2025
Never visited the municipal government of Beijing. Or maybe I did pass by once or twice but wasn't paying attention.

I have no idea how it looks and never got to see the inside.

aestheticdirt
+2
Level 53
Nov 23, 2025
Passed through there yes but never visited explicitly.

In something I was running in a TTRPG system for some friends recently, I was originally going to have it take place there, and drive out there for inspiration, but I instead created a fictional city that was an obvious allegory for/parody of our own.

Anonymousbeer25
+1
Level 56
Nov 24, 2025
Yeah
Marjamjelly
+2
Level 57
Nov 24, 2025
Sadly there is no capital building where I live. :(
FreeStater
+1
Level 81
Nov 24, 2025
Quite impressive that you have enough time off to browse the JetPunk message board. ;)

That said, a quick look on Google Maps reveals a "Officer in Charge House." Maybe go pay him a visit?

Trompete79
+1
Level 60
Nov 24, 2025
I've been to Kiel many times but I've only entered the capitol building once.
HubertThePhoenix
+1
Level 62
Nov 24, 2025
I have been to the capital of Washington, but not Florida.
Ptcairn
+2
Level 68
Nov 24, 2025
I haven't been to Annapolis.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Nov 24, 2025
I have been to Annapolis once, and only once. I have been to the state Capitals of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland (I have also been to DC).
toowise
+1
Level 81
Nov 24, 2025
Although England is a sub-division of the UK, it doesn't have it's own government or parliament building. Everything is governed as the UK, whilst Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own parliament buildings.

I have been in the Public Gallery at the Houses of Parliament in London though. It's a lot smaller than you'd think.

Swatcat
+1
Level 78
Nov 25, 2025
Yes.
Ainmclarach
+1
Level 71
Nov 29, 2025
Mine is Swords, I've been past the council offices plenty of times but I've never been inside.
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