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16 Places to Fall in Love With The Nordics

Experience the landscapes, culture, and traditions that make autumn in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark so special.
Phil-Am Storefront
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New York City’s Best Spots for a First Date

Where in the Big Apple to take the apple of your eye.
Holyn Thigpen July 23, 2026
Itinerary

Fade In: A Cinema History Road Trip Through Los Angeles

From a silent-film alley to a Mayan temple to the ship that won a war—Hollywood’s hidden history, still standing.
Holyn Thigpen
Plexus A 1, by Gabrielle Dawe
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Discover D.C.’s Artistic Side

From legendary music venues to hidden museum collections, these places reveal the creative heart of the nation’s capital.
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Fab Places for Fashionistas

Life's too short for boring clothes.
Holyn Thigpen April 20, 2026
Salvador Dalí Desert.
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Where to Have Your Own Coachella

Can't make it to the music fest? No problem!
Holyn Thigpen April 14, 2026
A Fasnacht mask at the Kultur House in Helvetia, West Virginia
festivals

The Women Who Saved the Fasnacht Festival

This surreal festival in West Virginia was almost lost to time.
Mikladalur, Faroe Islands

Marjun’s Lifting Stone

A woman facing death for bearing a child out of wedlock lifted this massive stone as her legacy.
West Side Highway Bike Path, 2009
culture

Zach Stafford on Places That Spark Wonder

From Tennessee to L.A., Zach Stafford talks about the magic of folding into the fabric of a new place.
The Podcast Team October 27, 2025
Oaxaca, Mexico

Fuente de las Ocho Regiones (Fountain of the 8 Regions)

The diversity of the state of Oaxaca is represented in this fountain.
Robbinsville, New Jersey

Swaminarayan Akshardham USA

This Hindu temple in suburban New Jersey is the largest in the United States and one of the largest in the world.
Quintanar de la Orden, Spain

Entremontes Winery’s Tile Mosaics

Cervantes’ Don Quixote lives on in mosaics at this La Mancha winery.
In this 1959 photo, W.M. Meador, Jr. (Jimbo Meador's brother) proves that skiffs full of flounder are not a jubilee myth.
culture

Mobile Bay Jubilee: When the Shore Floods Suddenly ... With Fish?

Mobile Bay is one of two places in the world where tidal patterns drive all aquatic life to shore.
The Podcast Team September 22, 2025
A chopped cheese sandwich from Hajji’s in Harlem.
food

NYC’s Favorite ‘Folk Sandwich’

It’s simple. It’s delicious. It’s the chopped cheese.
Prague, Czechia

TTTM Sapa (Little Hanoi)

Prague's "Little Hanoi" is one of the commercial centers of Czechia's Vietnamese community.
Charlie’s Place: Music, Mystery & Civil Rights
music

Charlie’s Place Episode 3: Power Cedes to Power

Charlie Fitzgerald loaned money to white folks in town to bend the rules in his favor. How long until he became a target?
Ivan the Terra Bus
transportation

The Bus, the Myth, the Legend: Ivan the Terra Bus

The iconic Antarctic airport shuttle is retiring from McMurdo Station after 30 years of service. What will he do next?
The Podcast Team July 8, 2025
Toronto, Ontario

Sundial Folly

An enigmatic concrete structure in a lakeside Toronto park raises more questions than answers.