Ranking the 50 State Welcome Signs

Overview of the welcome signs that drivers see as they enter the state along the interstate highways. I am looking at the design of the sign, not the quality of the actual physical sign (some are faded, bent, vandalized etc.) This is something that states can improve without much cost at all and is a nice way to give a first impression.

Album displayed: Cream "Disraeli Gears", 1967

[bailey]

“Welcome to colorful Colorado”
*has a brown and white welcome sign*

[tehlaser]

I kinda like Washington's. Road trips and nostalgia aren't a bad match.

[packers]

"Welcome to Hawaii. How'd you get here by car?"

[ShamusMcGillicudy]

Utah has different signs that show different scenes, based on proximity to where you’re entering from.

[kathrynradonich]

“What are you going to find, herpes?” Had me cracking up as an Ohioan. Our new sign sucks.

[giorgikharchilava]

"Find it here? Like What, Herpes?" Is the best line I've heard in a long long time

[ayeeeeeeee]

Ranking State License Plates?
And also, personal ranking of each state capital?

[lukedatsko]

At 7:08, that’s Lincoln’s face not the Illinois River.

[vortex_master]

I was born and raised in Kentucky. Always loved both ours and Tennessee's signs. I find the font on Tennessee's really cool. One of my favorite interstate spots is I-24 right before Chattanooga it dips into Georgia and back into Tennessee. It's the only interstate I know of to do something like that. It doesn't even go back into Georgia after Chattanooga. It just ends there at I-75.

[piplup]

You’re making videos I didn’t even know I wanted lol.

[kevinanderson]

The "Open For Business" part on Wisconsin's sign was added by Scott Walker, and making us look desperate pretty much sums his time in office. They were removed when Evers took over, though they went back to his other annoyance of having our governor's name on it.

[tyrelllyons]

I love seeing the Utah sign coming in from Idaho as it features the Salt Lake City skyline and the Wasatch mountains that dominate the background of the city.

[akdjtyson]

After seeing Alaska get 50th for state capitols, I’m happy to see us get 1st for welcome signs. Took away some of my bitterness. 🙂

[alexc]

Michigan sign: "pure"
Also in Michigan: A town with no clean water

[nickjones]

Top 5: Oregon, Alaska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado. entertaining a new State on a road trip is a big thing, and I appreciate it when it’s more than just a metal sign. You can know a state takes pride itself when you see that their welcome is invested in.

[Maknassar]

Virginia looks like an ad for a adult shop...

[timmcdowell]

Always enjoyed the Alaska road signs. They have changed over the years but each one a masterpiece. After driving through Canada several times going home from college, seeing the welcome to Alaska means i was home.

[ilikechicken]

I went through the Oklahoma panhandle once.

Didn't even realize it until I got to Texas.

[glendam]

Fun presentation.
One thing I wondered about is what the old state signs looked like that you liked better than the current one.

[DJK]

Ohio - "Find it here- like what? Herpes? "
LOL 🤣 Yes, I agree. The previous sign was much better. I'm an Ohio native, and see the sign when driving back for visits. I'll get a smile now every time I see this new one.