Explore our national parks — their history, their people, and their stories.
Mountain climbing is surely one of the most dangerous of the extreme sports. It’s a trial of wills t
If you're a National Park buff, and you probably are if you're listening to this podcast, you probab
24 years ago, a Ryder truck packed with nearly 5,000 pounds of explosives was parked in front of Okl
On December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Ro
In 1848, gold was discovered in California and people from all over the United States packed their b
Surely if you listen to this podcast you've heard the news — America now boasts 61 National Parks. B
The Alamo is certainly San Antonio’s most famous landmark, perhaps even the most famous building in
In 1833, a small organization formed with the purpose to fund and build a monument "unparalleled in
During the Indian conflicts on the western plains after the Civil War, Native Americans gave Black
At the turn of the 20th century, the eastern half of the American landscape looked very different th
Ridge upon ridge of forest straddles the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, where ancient
As we release this episode, the longest government shutdown in American history is still underway, a
One of the very symbols of our nation is a residence for our highest elected official, designed by I
There are a million conspiracy theories about people missing or turning up dead in National Parks an
Each spring, an abundance of winter-weary locals and tourists flock to our nation's capital, hoping
Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man." He was the fi
In July of 1982, 5 men set out to conquer the highest peak in Texas, Guadalupe Peak at Guadalupe Mou
The day this episode is released, December 7th, 2018, marks the 77th anniversary of the event that w
On July 11, 1848, a local newspaper ran an advertisement announcing a meeting that would happen a we
What could be more magical than Christmas at a National Park lodge? Grand log-beamed lobbies, decked
