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Hit the road to discover unique, surprising and just plain ol' weird facts about the USA.
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Season 1
8 episodes
  • 1. How The States Got Their Shapes

    1. How The States Got Their Shapes

    Why is California bent? Why does Oklahoma have a panhandle? Why does Missouri have a boot? This special examines how every state is a puzzle piece ultimately revealing the unique geography, political and social history of America.
    Why is California bent? Why does Oklahoma have a panhandle? Why does Missouri have a boot? This special examines how every state is a puzzle piece ultimately revealing the unique geography, political and social history of America.
    TV-PG
    1 h 26 min
    Apr 5, 2010
  • 2. 51 Amazing Facts About America

    2. 51 Amazing Facts About America

    Amazing people, amazing places, and amazing things! This special zips across the U.S. looking for the facts, from our founding fathers' favorite treats to gold and gems in unusual places.
    Amazing people, amazing places, and amazing things! This special zips across the U.S. looking for the facts, from our founding fathers' favorite treats to gold and gems in unusual places.
    TV-PG
    41min
    Oct 10, 2014
  • 3. Weird U.S.

    3. Weird U.S.

    Investigate macabre legends, peculiar places, and strange stories that aren't written up in history books, but merely whispered about in the Weird U.S.
    Investigate macabre legends, peculiar places, and strange stories that aren't written up in history books, but merely whispered about in the Weird U.S.
    TV-PG
    49min
    Oct 30, 2004
  • 4. America On The Move

    4. America On The Move

    Host Josh Binswanger explores the permanent transportation exhibit at the National Museum of American History, including several fascinating artifacts and the pivotal moments in the history of U.S. transportation they depict.
    Host Josh Binswanger explores the permanent transportation exhibit at the National Museum of American History, including several fascinating artifacts and the pivotal moments in the history of U.S. transportation they depict.
    TV-G
    43min
    Nov 28, 2003
  • 5. A Bite Of History

    5. A Bite Of History

    Where did this barbecue come from and how did it become the Holy Grail of the American palate? We'll seek out its murky origins and ride the 'cue all the way to our present-day BBQ obsession.
    Where did this barbecue come from and how did it become the Holy Grail of the American palate? We'll seek out its murky origins and ride the 'cue all the way to our present-day BBQ obsession.
    TV-PG
    46min
    Dec 15, 2006
  • 6. You Don't Know Dixie

    6. You Don't Know Dixie

    This two-hour special journeys to the real South for an informative and sometimes lighthearted look at its distinctive cultures, characteristics and influences on our country's history.
    This two-hour special journeys to the real South for an informative and sometimes lighthearted look at its distinctive cultures, characteristics and influences on our country's history.
    TV-PG
    1 h 26 min
    Aug 16, 2011
  • 7. Brewed In America

    7. Brewed In America

    From Pilgrim brew masters to today's monolithic corporations, learn more about our country's alcoholic history, and taste social experiments like the Temperance Movement and Prohibition to see how they influence sobriety today.
    From Pilgrim brew masters to today's monolithic corporations, learn more about our country's alcoholic history, and taste social experiments like the Temperance Movement and Prohibition to see how they influence sobriety today.
    TV-G
    47min
    Oct 14, 1997
  • 8. The LA Riots: 25 Years Later

    8. The LA Riots: 25 Years Later

    Citizens, council members, law enforcement, rescuers and others look back at decades of racial injustice in Los Angeles leading up to April 29, 1992.
    Citizens, council members, law enforcement, rescuers and others look back at decades of racial injustice in Los Angeles leading up to April 29, 1992.
    TV-14
    1 h 25 min
    Apr 22, 2017
  • America: Coast to Coast
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    Hit the road to discover unique, surprising and just plain ol' weird facts about the USA.
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    Audio languages
    English
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    English [CC]
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