At Denali National Park visitors come to see Mt. McKinley, the spectacular scenery and wildlife on the 60 mile drive into the Denali Backcountry Lodge. A journey to Denali by rail on the Alaska Railroad gives travelers the opportunity to relax and enjoy the passing scenery of the rugged Alaskan wilderness. Ferries on the Alaska Marine Highway System bring visitors north from Bellingham, WA to a variety of ports along the Inside Passage.  Sitka is...

North Dakota, a place of subtle beauty and legendary icons of the American West. The Fort Seward Wagon Train gives folks the opportunity to travel across the North Dakota prairie in covered wagons. Bee Keeper Bob Morlock tends his bees which contributes to North Dakota being #1 in honeyproduction. Dakota Growers reveals the nation's 3rd largest pasta company and in Gwinner, Bobcat opens their doors to a peek at their newest "big boys toys." At Jamestown's...

Featuring six National Park entities in Washington State.  All are considered by the National Park Service as National Parks, though only two are so named. Each location is unique, with special qualities that require a personal visit to fully appreciate the beauty, impact and worth of each. A few hours drive from Seattle, WA, Olympic National Park is filled with sea stacked beaches, massive piles of driftwood and tidepools, 3rd rainiest place in...

Connecticut is an historic collection of treasures with deep connections to the sea and proud agricultural traditions. The Brooklyn Fair is one of the best in New England where visitors learn about farming, animals and hot-rod tractors at the tractor pulling competition. At the Rich's dairy farm, the family pre-dawn ritual is milking, and sometimes they work their land the old-fashioned way with horse drawn machinery. When they're not milking cows...

For many, New York City is the center of the universe.  Global headquarters for some of the world's most distinguished corporations and home of the United Nations, New York Stock Exchange, theaters, museums, subways and so much more - there's no place on earth quite like the Big Apple.   Most people first think of the hustle and bustle of New York City, but forget there are also neighborhoods, farmers markets and of course, Central Park that give...

America has a long standing love affair with trains. From its yesteryears of transporting ore through the Wild West to present-day journeys, the railroads were a crucial part of the creation of the National Park System, taking early visitors to Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier, and other parks that were nearly inaccessible by other means. Although roads have made access easier in recent history. Today National Parks, National Historic Sites, National...

The history of the Iberian Peninsula comes alive through the legends and stone architecture of Spain's most treasured buildings and monuments. This fascinating documentary delves into the cultural and architectural influences that invading civilizations have brought to Spain throughout the centuries. Take a journey through Spain's most spectacular icons of the past dating to Roman, Moor and Christian influences. The ancient Roman ruins found in Merida...

Kennedy Space Center visitors learn America's achievements in outer space, meet astronaut retired Navy captain Jon McBride. Up the coast, a historic Spanish fort and lighthouse in St. Augustine - America's oldest continuously occupied European settlement. Citrus production is big business in state and so are cows. Cattle ranching on Lightsey Ranch is an eight-generation affair. Everyone pitches in to preserve a unique Florida tradition. Airboats have...

Natchez is oldest permanent community on Mississippi river. Well-preserved mansions & antebellum homes make up significant portion of town's residences. The town cemetery has equal amount of history - burials include millionaires from town's past, civil war soldiers & gypsies. Vicksburg is best known for role in the Civil War, where Confederate Army suffered a major defeat. Gambling in Mississippi legalized in 1990, from riverbanks to gulf coast,...

Kansas Wheat Council tour takes researches to study crops. Cessna Aircraft is known as the company that "taught the world to fly". Dodge City a rip-roaring cow town in late 1800's focus' on tourism with old cemetery and false front western town. Cattle are still big business and bison are entering the scene at Smoky Hill Bison Co. In the badlands of Kansas, just north of Scott City there's Monument Rocks. Fossil detectives at Keystone Gallery have...