The license plate game
Spot license plates from as many states as you can before you arrive. Tap each state below when someone sees its plate. Your list saves in this browser as you go, or print the checklist and play on paper.
0 of 51 states
Progress for United States is saved in this browser only. Tap a name when someone spots the plate, then eyes back out the window.
The printable checklist
All 50 states and DC, and Canada's 13 provinces and territories. Tick them off on paper.
United States
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
Ways to play
- One team: the whole car against the map. Try to beat your record from the last trip.
- First to call it: a point to whoever calls a new state first.
- Plate words: make a word or a silly phrase from the letters on a plate.
Plates are spotted on the cars ahead and beside you, which keeps eyes up and outside. More games like it are on the road trip games page, including printable bingo.
Grown-ups get carsick too
Stop Motion Sickness Now
If you are the adult who feels queasy on long drives: Dizzout is a drug-free app that plays precisely calibrated audio through any headphones, with relief in about 90 seconds. No drowsiness, so you stay alert for the trip.
Free to try, no card needed. Or go straight to the App Store or Google Play.
Scan to open on your phoneOn a computer? Dizzout installs on your phone. Scan the code, or open dizzout.com/get on your phone and it'll take you straight to the right store.
For a child who gets carsick, the car sickness in children guide covers what helps, and their doctor is the right person to ask about anything more.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play the license plate game?
Watch for license plates from other states or provinces. Call out each new one as you see it and mark it off. Play as one team against the map, or score a point for whoever calls a plate first.
Which license plates are hardest to find?
It depends on where you drive. Plates from far-away states, from small states and from Alaska and Hawaii tend to be the rarest, because few of those cars travel far from home.
Does the tracker save my progress?
Yes, in this browser on this device. Close the page and your list is still there when you come back. Start a new trip to clear it.
Is the license plate game good for kids who get carsick?
Yes. Spotting plates keeps eyes on the cars around you and the road ahead rather than on a book or a screen, which is easier on the stomach.