Travel Achievements
I’ve created a simple achievement list to collect my travel milestones in one place. Within each category, achievements are sorted by the date of their highest tier, most recent first.
General
Mall Rat
Visit every indoor shopping mall in a U.S. state.
Unlocked Jan 2026
Buckeye Completionist
Visit each of Ohio’s 88 counties.
Unlocked Jul 2016
Hotels and Other Lodging
Hilton Lifetime Diamond
Earn Lifetime Diamond status with 10 years of Diamond and 1000 nights in Hilton hotels.
Unlocked Mar 2024
Lodging Explorer
Stay at 200 different lodging properties.
Unlocked Jul 2016
One of These Nights
Spend 1000 nights away from home.
Unlocked Jul 2015
Season’s Greetings
Receive a Christmas card in the mail from a hotel.
Unlocked Dec 2012
Flights and Airports
Gem City
Fly through Dayton (DAY) 500 times.
Unlocked May 2024
Plane Train
Fly through Atlanta (ATL) 50 times.
Unlocked Jun 2023
Frequent Flyer
Fly on 1000 flights.
Unlocked Aug 2022
Rocking Chairs
Fly through Charlotte (CLT) 50 times.
Unlocked Aug 2022
Airplane Mode
Play the game Airplane Mode on an airplane.
Unlocked May 2022
The City Beautiful
Fly through Orlando (MCO) 50 times.
Unlocked Dec 2021
Water Salute
Fly the inaugural flight of a new airline route.
Unlocked May 2021
Airport Explorer
Unlocked Aug 2019
T-Town
Fly through Tulsa (TUL) 50 times.
Unlocked Mar 2019
Piles of Miles
Fly 500 thousand miles (804k km).
Unlocked Mar 2018
Terminus
Fly to the most distant airline-served airport from home.
Unlocked Feb 2018
No Ketchup
Fly through Chicago O’Hare (ORD) 100 times.
Unlocked Mar 2017
Metroplex
Fly through Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 100 times.
Unlocked Oct 2016
Zero Feet Above Ground Level
Unexpectedly take an airline “flight” operated by a bus.
Unlocked Oct 2015
NYC Trifecta
Fly through all three major New York City airports (JFK, LGA, and EWR) in a single trip.
Unlocked Apr 2014
Back Again
Fly an airline flight that returns to its origin airport.
Unlocked Feb 2013
Driving
And They All Led Me Straight Back Home to You
Drive down twenty thousand roads.
Unlocked Nov 2025
Canyon Circumnavigator
Drive a route that encircles the Grand Canyon in a single trip.
Unlocked May 2025
Elevation Extremes
Drive on both the highest and lowest paved roads in North America.
Unlocked Sep 2024
Bring It Back Full
Rent 200 cars.
Unlocked Aug 2019
Going the Distance
Drive 200 thousand miles (322k km).
Unlocked Nov 2017
Lemon
Have a broken-down rental car towed.
Unlocked Jul 2017
Use Yah Blinkah
Unlocked Feb 2007