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Haunted Route 66: ghost stories from the Mother Road in its centennial year. Jeremy and Amy drive 2,448 miles of hauntings — the Chain of Rocks Bridge, the Hornet Spook Light, the Skirvin Hotel's Effie, the KiMo Theatre and its doughnut-fed ghost Bobby, the Hotel Monte Vista's haunted rooms, the Oatman Hotel honeymoon suite, and the ghost towns the interstate killed: Two Guns, Glenrio, Texola, and Amboy. ______ If you're enjoying the show, hit follow right now — it takes two seconds and it's how we keep making it. And if you've got another thirty seconds, leave us a rating. ____________________________________ S04 Ep183 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

They tore the Black Hills apart for gold, but the richest vein turned out to be the dead. This week Jeremy and Amy take you to Deadwood, South Dakota — the most haunted town in South Dakota — to kick off spooky month. Wild Bill Hickok's last poker hand. Seth Bullock's haunted hotel. A former brothel with a ghost for every occasion. The hillside cemetery where Calamity Jane got her dying wish: buried beside Wild Bill. Plus the Bullock Hotel's room-by-room haunting dossier, the Adams House's sold-out October paranormal investigations, and Deadweird — the town's all-out Halloween party. ______ If you're enjoying the show, hit follow right now — it takes two seconds and it's how we keep making it. And if you've got another thirty seconds, leave us a rating. ____________________________________ S04 Ep182 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

Before the Strip, there was Fremont Street. In this episode, Jeremy and Amy Long tell the story of Glitter Gulch — the original Las Vegas, born in a 1905 railroad land auction and raised on neon and mob money. From the Golden Nugget and Benny Binion's Horseshoe to Vegas Vic, the 40-foot neon cowboy, we walk through the mob era, the neon canyon's fall after the Mirage, and downtown's comeback: the Fremont Street Experience canopy, Tony Hsieh's Downtown Project, Circa, and the Neon Museum's Boneyard. Plus a first-timer's guide to Fremont Street today — SlotZilla, the 99-cent shrimp cocktail, and where the locals actually drink. Las Vegas was born on Fremont Street — not the Strip. This is the story of Glitter Gulch. ______ If you're enjoying the show, hit follow right now — it takes two seconds and it's how we keep making it. And if you've got another thirty seconds, leave us a rating. ____________________________________ S04 Ep181 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

Great Basin National Park is Nevada's only national park entirely within the state — and one of the least-visited parks in the system. This week we're exploring it top to bottom: the 90-minute Grand Palace Tour inside Lehman Caves (the trip highlight, including the moment the ranger killed the lights), the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, 4,900-year-old bristlecone pines, and a night sky packed with thousands of stars. We also head out beyond the park boundary: a ghost town called Osceola that got away from us down a gravel road, the Million Dollar Courthouse in Pioche. Plus where to stay, where to eat in tiny Baker, and the case for going before everyone else figures this place out. ______ If you're enjoying the show, hit follow right now — it takes two seconds and it's how we keep making it. And if you've got another thirty seconds, leave us a rating. ____________________________________ S04 Ep180 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

There are five places on Earth with the most 100-year-olds — Sardinia, Okinawa, Ikaria, Nicoya, and Loma Linda, California. They're called Blue Zones, and this week we're breaking down what the people there actually do differently, from ikigai and moai to hara hachi bu, and whether the science behind Dan Buettner's famous longevity research really holds up. Then the uncomfortable question: can a city engineer its own Blue Zone? We look at Singapore, the Minnesota town that tried, and the five cities doing the exact opposite — including our own hometown at number one. Plus the destinations where you can sample the Blue Zone lifestyle yourself, from San Luis Obispo to Copenhagen. ______ If you're enjoying the show, hit follow right now — it takes two seconds and it's how we keep making it. And if you've got another thirty seconds, leave us a rating. ____________________________________ S04 Ep179 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

What do a 3,000-year-old Egyptian temple, the London Bridge, a 200-foot lighthouse, and an entire Swedish mining town have in common? They were all picked up and moved. This week, Jeremy and Amy dig into the true stories behind history's most audacious relocations: how UNESCO cut Abu Simbel into massive blocks and rebuilt it on higher ground to escape the flooding of the Aswan Dam; how the London Bridge ended up spanning a channel in Lake Havasu City, Arizona; how engineers moved the 4,800-ton Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 2,900 feet inland to save it from the sea; and how Kiruna, Sweden is in the middle of a decades-long move — church, homes and all — because the ground beneath it is literally collapsing. ____________________________________ S04 Ep178 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

It wasn't long ago that traveling outside summer meant real deals, smaller crowds, and better experiences. Jeremy and Amy dig into whether shoulder season still delivers — what's changed, where the deals went, and whether the days of great off-peak travel are officially over. If you're enjoying the show, hit follow right now — it takes two seconds and it's how we keep making it. And if you've got another thirty seconds, leave us a rating. ____________________________________ S04 Ep177 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

It takes an awful lot for a place to become a national park — and since the 63rd was created in 2020, everyone's asking when the 64th debuts, and where. Jeremy and Amy break down the leading candidates based on current bills and legislation, the places that lost national park status over the years (we've had 67 overall!), and the spots that barely missed the cut. If you're enjoying the show, hit follow right now — it takes two seconds and it's how we keep making it. And if you've got another thirty seconds, leave us a rating. ____________________________________ S04 Ep176 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

Long before cold plunges and wellness retreats, Americans traveled for mineral water, mountain air, and experimental cures. Jeremy and Amy tour the original wellness destinations — Hot Springs, Saratoga Springs, and Mineral Wells, the tuberculosis retreats of Colorado and Arizona, Kellogg's bizarre Battle Creek Sanitarium, Sedona's vortex culture, and the polio rehabilitation centers of Warm Springs. What were people trying to cure, did any of it work — and what can you still visit today? If you're enjoying the show, hit follow right now — it takes two seconds and it's how we keep making it. And if you've got another thirty seconds, leave us a rating. ____________________________________ S04 Ep175 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

This episode of Unscaled is all about squeezing in one last summer getaway without expensive flights or a week off. We’re heading around the country with family-friendly long-weekend escapes, from Flagstaff and San Diego to Bend, Coeur d’Alene, Wisconsin Dells, Traverse City, the White Mountains and Chattanooga. ____________________________________ S04 Ep174 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

We’re exploring some of the West’s best Certified Dark Sky destinations, from Death Valley and Southern Utah to some truly remote stargazing spots. We’ll also share what the designation means and some practical tips for seeing the night sky at its best. ____________________________________ S04 Ep173 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

In this episode, Unscaled explores South Dakota’s Black Hills. We’ll visit Mount Rushmore, search for bison and other wildlife along Custer State Park’s Wildlife Loop, pass the Crazy Horse Memorial and finish among the legends and historic graves of Deadwood. ____________________________________ S04 Ep172 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

We’re crossing South Dakota from Sioux Falls to Badlands National Park, with stops at Falls Park, the Cathedral of Saint Joseph and Mitchell’s wonderfully bizarre Corn Palace. Then we’ll explore the Badlands Loop Road, search for bison and prairie dogs along Sage Creek, uncover the Cold War history of the Minuteman missile sites and finish at the legendary roadside spectacle of Wall Drug. ____________________________________ S04 Ep171 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/

Can you see Yellowstone National Park in a single day? Maybe. But do you get a true sense of the world's first national park in just a matter of hours? Probably not. In this episode, Jeremy and Amy have returned from an impromptu trip to Yellowstone with tips and advice for visiting this amazingly beautiful and vast park. What should you see? What should you skip? And what would they do differently on their next visit? -- All answered to help you better prepare for your own visit to our first national park.

Las Vegas has some of the most unique and intriguing museums in the world. When you're ready to give the glitzy neon lights of the Strip a break, old favorites such as the Mob Museum and the Atomic Testing Museum are joined by new entries like the Punk Rock Museum to show you a great Sin City time away from the blackjack tables. ____________________________________ S04 Ep169 ____________________________________ Connect with us on social media:  Instagram: @unscaledtravelshow Twitter: @fullmetaltravlr Facebook: @fullmetaltraveler Website: ⁠⁠https://www.unscaledtravelshow.com/