Tour Date: 10/24/2020 Destination Unknown – Graceland Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Destination Unknown – Graceland – Elizabeth takes us to the second most-visited home in America, Graceland! A young Elvis Presley purchased the 17,552 sq ft mansion for his parents in 1957. Gladys Presley died in 1958 and two years …
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Tour Date: 10/17/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us to what’s now a quaint New England bread and breakfast located at 230 2nd Street in Fall River, MA. From 1874-1892 this modest, two story home served as the home of Andrew and Abby Borden. Mr. and Mrs. Borden’s two …
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Tour Date: 10/10/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas. In 1958, President Eisenhower signed the bill that created NASA, but why? What did Ike know that prompted the hasty creation of an entire agency dedicated to space exploration and …
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Tour Date: 09/26/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us to Tybee Island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. The island is the destination for vacationers but also holds a mid-20th century secret/mystery. On February 5, 1958, a mid air collision between two air force jets caused the ejection …
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Tour Date: 09/19/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us 35 miles south of Goldfield, Nevada to the Hard Luck Mine Castle. A former gold mine, (1897-1945) the site is now the home of Randy Johnson who built a 4 story, self-contained, off-the-grid fortress in the Nevada desert. There’s also …
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Tour Date: 09/12/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us on a journey to see the leaves change colors as autumn 2020 approaches. Typically, people think of the northeastern United States when they think about “leaf peeping” but there are dozens of other locations around to visit. Enjoy! Join us …
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Tour Date: 09/05/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty On this Labor Day Weekend. Elizabeth takes us on a personal journey back to her father’s hometown in Avoca, Pennsylvania. For generations, workers labored in coal mines and the nearby Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour tells their story. Enjoy! Join us for …
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Destination: Unknown Tour Date: 08/15/2020 Tour Guide: Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth takes us on a tour of “drunk vacation” locations around the country. Needless to say, Bourbon Street in New Orleans sits on top of the list. Enjoy! Join us for “Destination Unknown” every week on Food and Travel Nation Radio.
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