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An artist's rendering of Black Caesar, Biscayne Bay's notorious pirate, who likely did not exist.
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Chasing Black Caesar, Southern Florida's Notorious Pirate

Was the terror of Biscayne Bay a man who escaped slavery, an African chieftain, or a marketing ploy that went viral?
Karuna Eberl September 6, 2023
A Bridge Day base jumper.
national parks

Podcast: Embracing Adventure in Fayetteville

We visit a tiny town in West Virginia where, once a year, people jump off a bridge.
Forks, Washington

Kalaloch Big Cedar

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.
Hume, California

General Grant

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Natural Bridge
Torndirrup, Australia

The Gap and Natural Bridge

Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.
maps

Podcast: Moose Boulder

How far would you go to find the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the United States?
The Podcast Team April 27, 2023
forests

Meet Nevada’s Bristlecone Pines, Some of the Oldest Trees on Earth

These ancient trees with a survivalist spirit inspire awe.
The sun rises on the badlands of Death Valley National Park. On a summer morning, the temperature may already be over 100 degrees.
fauna

The Park Ranger Who Lives and Works in the Hottest Place in North America

In a vast, remote land of extremes, wild animals, plants, and humans adapt to survive.
Explore Litchfield
Litchfield Park, Australia

Magnetic Termite Mounds

Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.
murder

Podcast: Yellowstone's Zone of Death

Can a legal loophole make it possible to get away with murder?
The Podcast Team April 5, 2023
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Podcast: The Dedan Kimathi Post Office Tree

A strangler fig played a pivotal communication role for Kenya's freedom fighters.
The Podcast Team March 8, 2023
Granite Skywalk
Porongurup, Australia

Castle Rock

A metal skywalk leads to the top of this striking granite outcrop in Porongurup National Park.
nature

Podcast: The Discovery Tree

Big stump, bigger movement.
The Podcast Team March 1, 2023
abandoned

Podcast: The Lion House

A place where when people moved out, lions moved in.
The Podcast Team January 18, 2023
Torre Yokahú
Puerto Rico

Yokahú Tower

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.
Bear Paw Battlefield
Chinook, Montana

Bear Paw Battlefield

This remote Montana battlefield is the site of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877.
Buildings on St Helena Island
Manly, Australia

St. Helena Island

The ruins of Brisbane’s own Alcatraz now sit in the middle of a national park.
Big Vic
Ranier, Minnesota

Big Vic Voyageur Statue

This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.