The Popsicle origin story: an 11-year-old’s accidental porch invention in 1905 that became a $1B American summer ritual. Here’s how. Frank Epperson didn’t set out to invent anything. […]
Pirogue Builders: Louisiana’s Vanishing Boatbuilding Soul
Meet the last Cajun pirogue builders keeping a 300-year Louisiana boatbuilding tradition alive, one cypress log at a time, before it disappears. The first time I watched a […]
Gilroy Garlic Festival: America’s Smelliest, Proudest Party
Inside the Gilroy Garlic Festival, the only American town that turned a stinky bulb into a 100,000-person party and a permanent claim to fame. You can smell Gilroy […]
The Small Town America Let Burn: Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia, Pennsylvania: an underground coal fire has burned here since 1962. Here’s the ghost town America abandoned — and the few who refused to leave. The street signs […]
The Sawtooth Scenic Byway: Idaho’s Greatest Road Trip Secret
The Sawtooth Scenic Byway cuts through one of America’s most dramatic landscapes — and most Americans have never heard of it. Here’s why that changes today. The first […]
Utah’s Scenic Byway 12: America’s Most Dramatic Drive
Discover Utah’s Scenic Byway 12 — a 124-mile All-American Road through red canyons, hoodoos, and ancient history. Your essential summer road trip guide. Somewhere in southern Utah, the […]