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Uncovering The Corners Of The World
Hosted by Karina Kosmala · EN
Host Karina Kosmala, through in-depth research, invites you to join her on the journey to explore unique places in the United States and around the world. You won't even have to leave your home unless you want to.
Music credit to "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions (seasons 1-6)
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103. England - The Home Farm Dairy, Greenwich Meridian Line, and ‘Smallest Pub on the Planet’
Sep 2800:08:05Tap to summarizeWe pack our bags and fly about 4,000 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to London, England. As we drive towards Cleethorpes, we visit a farm to try a scoop of cold, creamy soft-serve ice cream. Next, we look for the line of zero longitude in Cleethorpes. Lastly, we buy a local brewed lager at the Signal Box Inn, a pub in an 8 ft by 8 ft building (2.4 m by 2.4 m).
Transcribe →102. WI - Grandad Bluff, World's Largest Six Pack, and Lumberjack World Championships
Aug 1500:08:16Tap to summarizeOn a 600-foot-high cliff, we search for the Mississippi River Valley in La Crosse before we search for the World’s Largest Six Pack with the Heileman's Old Style Lager logo in town. Then, we yell a “Yo-Ho!” to cheer on the lumberjacks and lumberjills at the 65th Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward.
Transcribe →101. CA - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, Underground Gardens, and Western Films
Aug 1400:08:22Tap to summarizeThe rugged winding road ribbons under a canopy of dark reddish-orange sequoia trees at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. While driving along this road, we backpack through the wilderness to find an 80-foot-tall waterfall. Next, we drive to Fresno, California, to walk through an underground oasis of fruit trees at the Forestiere Underground Gardens. We end our trip learning about the movies filmed in Lone Pine, California, at the Museum of Western Film History.
Transcribe →89. Route 66 - MO to KS - Disney's 'Cars' Characters and Rainbow Bridge
Aug 4, 2024Tap to summarizeBefore we part ways with Missouri, we take a train ride at the National Museum of Transportation. In Galena, Kansas, we meet the characters from the 2006 animated movie Cars (Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, Luigi, and more) scattered on Kansas's 12.8-mile stretch of Route 66. Lastly, we fasten our seatbelts as we drive on a bridge built in 1923. Music credit to 'McCarthy' by Blue Dot Sessions
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