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Uncovering The Corners Of The World

Host Karina Kosmala, through in-depth research, invites you to join her on the journey to explore unique places in the United States and around the world. You won"t even have to leave your home unless you want to. Music credit to "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions

society & culture places & travel

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00:08:05

103. England - The Home Farm Dairy, Greenwich...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2025/09/28

We pack our bags and fly about 4,000 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to London, England. As we drive towards Cleethorpes, we visit a farm to try a scoop of cold, creamy soft-serve ice cream. Next, we look for the line of zero longitude in Cleethorpes. Lastly, we buy a local brewed lager at the Signal Box Inn, a pub in an 8 ft by 8 ft building (2.4 m by 2.4 m).

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00:08:16

102. WI - Grandad Bluff, World's Largest Six Pack,...

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2025/08/15

On a 600-foot-high cliff, we search for the Mississippi River Valley in La Crosse before we search for the World’s Largest Six Pack with the Heileman's Old Style Lager logo in town. Then, we yell a “Yo-Ho!” to cheer on the lumberjacks and lumberjills at the 65th Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward.

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00:08:22

101. CA - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park,...

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2025/08/14

The rugged winding road ribbons under a canopy of dark reddish-orange sequoia trees at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. While driving along this road, we backpack through the wilderness to find an 80-foot-tall waterfall. Next, we drive to Fresno, California, to walk through an underground oasis of fruit trees at the Forestiere Underground Gardens. We end our trip learning about the movies filmed in Lone Pine, California, at the Museum of Western Film History.

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00:09:26

100. Route 66 & CA - Calico Ghost Town, Azusa...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2025/07/10

The Old West echoes through the buildings in Calico Ghost Town Regional Park, our first stop this week. As we drive towards Los Angeles, we pass by a former movie marquee belonging to a drive-in movie theater that operated for 40 years. We conclude our Route 66 journey at the unofficial "End of Trail" sign on an iconic pier with a gross secret.

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00:10:46

99. Route 66 - CA - Needles, Wagon Wheel Restaurant,...

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2025/05/23

After crossing the bridge from Arizona to California, we arrive in Needles to explore a historic freight and passenger depot called El Graces. Next, we order a stack of fluffy, golden pancakes topped with strawberries at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant before searching for mysterious guardian lion statues in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Lastly, we drive to Amboy to find the iconic Roy's Motel and Café and explore a symmetrical crater at Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark.

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00:09:16

98. Route 66 - AZ - Seligman, Querino Canyon Bridge,...

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2025/04/30

“On this day in 1863…absolutely nothing happened,” are the words written on a plaque in Seligman, AZ, a town founded in 1886, and our first stop this week. In Houck, we cross the 77-foot-long Querino Canyon Bridge overlooking the Querino Canyon, before we stay at one of the last surviving iconic Wigwam Motels in Holbrook. Lastly, we stop at a small town that made a short appearance in the 1940 film “The Grapes of Wrath” to buy some souvenirs.

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00:09:11

97. Route 66 - AZ - "Gateway to the Grand Canyon,"...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2025/03/30

Williams, Arizona is the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon" and the last town that was bypassed by I-40. We start our road trip this week in Williams, AZ, a town 60 miles away from the Grand Canyon. Driving two hours east, we explore petrified wooden logs scattered around the Petrified Forest National Park and an art piece dedicated to Route 66 history. In Winslow, we investigate a meteor crater that could fit 20 football fields on its floor.

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00:10:15

96 . Route 66 - AZ - Cursed Two Guns, Grand Canyon...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2025/02/22

Along Route 66 in Arizona is Two Guns, a ghost town surrounded by a legend of murder and paranormal curses. A detour from Route 66 takes us to the Grand Canyon to explore a different side of the geological wonder and the hidden waterfalls in a remote small village. In Flagstaff, we hike alongside cliff dwellings built in the canyon.

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00:08:45

95. Route 66 - NM - Tee Pee Curios, Rio Puerco...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2025/01/16

In the "Land of Enchantment," we rest at the historic Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, before buying unique gifts at Tee Pee Curios (gift shop). While passing through Albuquerque, we cross a bridge that was once part of Route 66. Then, we search for Acoma Pueblo, which is home to a Native American tribe that has lived in New Mexico since 1150 A.D., or even before that.

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00:07:37

94. Route 66 - NM - Musical Highway, Pecos National...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2024/12/15

Through twists, turns, and dead ends, we drive to New Mexico to discover a highway that plays parts of “America the Beautiful.” Next, we admire the architectural ruins in Pecos National Historic Park. Lastly, we drive through Glorieta, New Mexico to find the Pigeon's Ranch, a building used as a battleground, hospital, and prison in the Battle of Glorieta.

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00:08:02

93. Route 66 - TX - States of Route 66 Mural, Big...

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2024/11/20

We're back this week in Shamrock, Texas, as we search for the States of Route 66 Mural. For lunch, we compete in the "World Famous 72-ounce Steak Challenge" at the Big Texan Steak Ranch. In the small town of Groom, Texas, we find a 190-foot cross and a tower that looks like it could tip over. Music is "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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00:09:36

92. Route 66 - TX - Conoco Tower Station, Cadillac...

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2024/10/12

In the Lone Star State, we find a station and café that is similar to a building in a Disney/Pixar movie. In Amarillo, Texas, we look closer at the ten colorful Cadillacs buried in a flat open field. Lastly, we try not to touch the barbed wire sculptures at the Devil's Rope and Route 66 Museum. Ouch! Music is "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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00:09:07

91. Route 66 - OK - Red Fork Centennial Oil Derrick,...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2024/09/24

In the "Oil Capital of the World," we grab our cameras and take photos of the tallest oil derrick (currently) in North America at the Route 66 Historical Village. Next, we put on an apron and "serve" soda at the National Route 66 Museum and Old Town Village as we visit each museum to see antique cars and rare historical documents that capture Route 66 and the early life in Oklahoma. Lastly, in a living ghost town, we tug the door to the One Room Jail in Texola, OK.Music is

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00:09:08

90. Route 66 - OK - Arcadia Round Barn, Dairy King,...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2024/08/24

About 400 miles of Route 66 runs diagonally through Oklahoma, our next state on our Route 66 trip. In Arcadia, we walk around the only wooden round barn on Route 66. Next, we take a bite of the legendary Route 66 cookies at Dairy King, in Commerce, OK. Lastly, just across the street from Dairy King, we take a few photos of a service station where supposedly Bonnie and Clyde might have stopped there for gas. Music is "McCarthy" by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

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00:10:56

89. Route 66 - MO to KS - Disney's 'Cars' Characters...

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2024/08/04

Before we part ways with Missouri, we take a train ride at the National Museum of Transportation.In Galena, Kansas, we meet the characters from the 2006 animated movie Cars (Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, Luigi, and more) scattered on Kansas's 12.8-mile stretch of Route 66. Lastly, we fasten our seatbelts as we drive on a bridge built in 1923. Music credit to 'McCarthy' by Blue Dot Sessions

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00:07:21

88. Route 66 - MO - 2nd Largest Rocking Chair,...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2024/07/03

Next one our Route 66 road trip is Missouri where the road extends for more than 280 miles in the state. Our first stop is in Cuba, Missouri, to see The World’s 2nd Largest Rocking Chair, but the only largest rocking chair on Route 66. Next, we calculate time using Missouri’s Stonehenge before cooling off at Grand Falls.

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00:06:22

87. Route 66 - Where the Mother Road Begins in Illinois

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2024/07/01

Route 66, also called the Mother Road, weaves 2,400 miles with gusty winds on open-fields, scorching deserts covered in lava beds, and ends on pier lined with palm trees as tall as skyscrapers. To embark on the ultimate Route 66 road trip, we start in Illinois where the road begins. Along the way, we test our reflexes at Arcadia: America’s Playable Arcade Museum, take some photos of the World’s Largest Railsplitter Covered Wagon in Lincoln, IL, and stroll through the Abraham Lincoln Presidential

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00:18:15

86. Tasting Pura Vida: Collin Sugg’s Adventure in...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2024/04/23

Amongst Costa Rica’s abundant wildlife, there is one particular animal people can’t wait to see. Collin Sugg shares with us the curious creatures that you might cross paths with in Costa Rica, and digs into the history of some of San José’s landmarks including the National Theater, an opera house built in 1897 to accommodate a legendary opera singer. He also leaves us with some tips to consider before booking a flight to Costa Rica. (Part 2 of the “Tasting Pura Vida: Collin Sugg’s Adventure in

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00:11:28

85. Tasting Pura Vida: Collin Sugg’s Adventure in...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2024/04/11

Why are Starbucks coffee beans grown in Costa Rica? What is the proper technique for tasting coffee according to Starbucks? What are some cultural differences between the US and Costa Rica? These are just some of the questions that my good friend and fellow podcaster, Collin Sugg (along with his cat Tom Barnaby) answers this week as he retells his trip to Costa Rica. This episode is divided into two parts (Episode 85 and 86), be on the lookout for the episode 86 coming soon!

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00:08:15

84. Idaho - Museum of Clean, Shoshone Ice Caves, and...

Uncovering The Corners Of The World ·

2024/04/11

The Daniel Hess Carpet Sweeper from 1860 is one of 100s of vacuum cleaners that line the walls of the Museum of Clean, our first stop this week. Next we cool off from the heat by descending towards Shoshone Ice Caves that may be haunted. Our last stop this week is at Shoshone Falls - the “Niagara of the West.”

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