Spring Cleaning: List #1

CONCEPT

Post your own answers, or leave them as comments...

Assume that, in your life, you can visit 45 states of the US with reasonable time and a reasonable budget... just for fun.
This includes states you've been to; it doesn't matter if you've lived there or visited before.

Which 5 states would you leave off?

Now, a much harder question. You can only visit 5 in your entire life. Which 5 states would you be sure to visit?

My answers are below.

If I could visit 45, I would neglect:
~ Connecticut
~ Indiana
~ Kansas
~ New Hampshire
~ North Dakota

If I could only visit 5, I would choose:
~ Colorado
~ Louisiana
~ Michigan
~ New York
~ Washington