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Route 66, Illinois
Samantha Brown’s Places to Love - S7 - E2
The iconic Polk-a-dot Drive-in, the Pontiac Oakland Auto Museum, America's Playable Arcade Museum, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, the Ace Neon Sign Museum, the Cahokia Mounds, diner food, and the mighty Mississippi River.
Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Season 7 - 10 Episode s
7x1 - Darwin, Australia
January 6, 2024
A traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo performance, unique Australian creatures, and a history lesson on how the telegraph line connected Australia to the rest of the world.
7x2 - Route 66, Illinois
January 13, 2024
The iconic Polk-a-dot Drive-in, the Pontiac Oakland Auto Museum, America's Playable Arcade Museum, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, the Ace Neon Sign Museum, the Cahokia Mounds, diner food, and the mighty Mississippi River.
7x3 - Victoria, B.C., Canada
January 20, 2024
Fan Tan Alley, the narrowest commercial street in North America; Loy Sing Meat Market, the oldest Chinese-owned business on the continent; bike tour; whale-watching excursion; tea time at the iconic Fairmont Empress hotel; and Butchart Gardens, a former rock quarry transformed into a beautiful garden.
7x4 - New Hampshire’s Coast and More
January 27, 2024
Samantha joins a rehearsal of RENT at Manchester's historic Palace Theatre; walks down Cat Alley, a one-of-a-kind feline fiesta of street art and good vibes; and explores the city's history of innovation during the Industrial Revolution at the Millyard Museum. In Portsmouth, she visits the Museum of Dumb Guy Stuff then enjoys coffee, dumplings and a pint enroute to her former hometown of New Castle and a "beach day" with her mom, Ellie Mae Brown.
7x5 - Portland, Oregon
February 3, 2024
The City of Roses proves true to its name after a visit to Portland's International Rose Test Garden. The city cultivates American-made crafts, as Samantha discovers at Steelport Knives, Freeland Distillery, and Orox Leather. An inspiring trip down the Tualatin River shows off the region's beautiful scenery, and the visit wraps up at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
7x6 - Melbourne, Australia
February 10, 2024
Melbourne, Australia, known as one of the world's "most livable cities," has a rich history as a gold rush town and has now become a mecca for artists and foodies. After a walk down the picturesque Yarra River, she attends a match of the Women's Australian Football League then travels to the breathtaking Yarra Valley and encounters kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas.
7x7 - Newport, Rhode Island
February 17, 2024
Rose Island Lighthouse; God's Little Acre, a Colonial-era cemetery whose gravestones tell the story of the African American experience in Rhode Island; the famous Cliff Walk views of windswept Atlantic and Gilded Age mansions; Marble House, the "cottage" owned by Alva Vanderbilt, a champion of the American suffragette movement; and harvesting clams.
7x8 - Beer, Wine and Spirits of the World
February 24, 2024
Samantha highlights the delicious beer, wine and spirits she has encountered across the world.
7x9 - Jerusalem, Israel - Part One
March 2, 2024
Why the city is considered holy to three of the world's major religions; a variety of foods; a shop that provides precious textiles to the Pope; the Jerusalem library where Palestinian women are learning to raise honeybees on the roof; and at the Western Wall, excavated tunnels with thousands of years of Jewish history.
7x10 - Jerusalem, Israel - Part Two
March 9, 2024
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus was crucified, buried, and resurrected; Jerusalem Bird Observatory; fabulous food and exotic spices at the traditional and extensive Machane Yehuda market; and wine made in a region that has been producing wine for thousands of years.