Concord, California’s Summer Jazz Festival —celebrating its 50 th Anniversary over the first ten days in August—has consistently attracted stellar performers, including Buddy Rich, Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, and of course, Concord’s favorite son, Dave Brubeck.

Water parks are an integral part of summertime fun for families across America. The trend started with Schlitterbahn Waterpark in New Braunfels , Texas back in 1979. Schlitterbahn introduced the world’s first inland surfing ride (the same ride that has become a popular attraction on cruise ships), the first uphill water coaster and wave river.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort 's head gardener, who talks about the many environmental and economic benefits of using native Hawaiian plant species .

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Ruth Carlson , author of the newly released book, Secret San Francisco: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure .

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary . He visits with Brian May, who along with his partner operates prison tours, concerts, a theater, restaurant and distillery.

Knoxville—the third largest city in Tennessee—is most definitely a big, little city, according to correspondent Tom Wilmer, who visits with Angie Wilson at Visit Knoxville to hear the backstory on just why this vibrant town bustles with new, locally-owned businesses. Carol Evans shares insights about the city’s Urban Wilderness adventures for hikers, bikers. and kayakers. Sam Carlton at the four-star The TENNESSEAN Hotel talks about the Knoxville World’s Fair back in 1982, and how the momentum

Casey Anderson , senior marketing manager at Hilton Waikoloa Village on the island of Hawaii , shares insights about the fast-changing landscape of social media marketing platforms with correspondent Tom Wilmer.

The Big Island of Hawaii’s 49th annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival —with more than 40 individual events—is scheduled for the first ten days in November. Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for an in-depth conversation with festival president Valerie Corcoran as she shares insights about Kona coffee’s history on the Big Island and highlights of the 2019 festival.

Camp Roberts—located on the San Luis Obispo/Monterey county line—was America’s largest Army training base during World War II. Close to half a million infantry and artillery troops went through basic training at the base during the war. Today, under the command of the California National Guard, Camp Roberts provides an array of technical training programs, including military police, urban assault, field-artillery exercises, unmanned aeriel vechicle (UAV), drone, and virtual reality training on

Mark Twain was reputed to say that Louisiana’s state capitol was “the ugliest thing on the Mississippi.” Maybe it’s a matter of time and distance, but today lots of people think the former capitol building in Baton Rouge is extraordinarily enchanting, with powerful neo-Gothic medieval castle motifs accented with twin crenellated turrets. The state government eventually outgrew the old capitol, and under the guidance of Governor Huey Long, legislators moved in to a new building in 1932. Today the