Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Captain Bert Minshall aboard the "Wild Goose," a yacht formerly owned by John Wayne, berthed at Hornblower Cruises in Newport Beach Harbor in California.

Join Spud Hilton , former San Francisco Chronicle travel editor, as he rediscovers his hometown. Hilton shares insights about the city’s fabled Union Square —the heart of San Francisco since the Gold Rush days.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer discovers why the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco was proclaimed as the best place to work in the Bay Area . Wilmer visits with Michael Dunne, area vice president of Hilton Hotels & Resorts; Nora Johnson, front desk training supervisor (celebrating her 47 th year with Hilton); and John Bernier, area director of human resources.

Niall Gibbons, CEO of Dublin-based Tourism Ireland , shares his passion for exploring Ireland and experiencing the 1,600-mile-long Wild Atlantic Way . Start at a Dublin pub named The Bar With No Name —a place you’ll have to search for as there is no sign out front—but well worth the walkabout.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Thomas Crosby, CEO of Pal’s restaurant chain, at the firm’s first diner in Kingsport, Tennessee . Today there are 29 Pal’s throughout northeast Tennessee and southwestern Virginia. Crosby shares insights into Pal’s corporate model , via which he says employees earn a living wage. Annual employee retention at Pal’s is approximately 76 percent—while the national fast food industry annual turnover is close to 100 percent.

Discover why the employee retention rate at the Hilton Austin is one of the highest in the region. According to the management, the company's philosophy empowers the employees and supports community engagement inside the hotel and throughout the community.

Correspondent Tom Wilmer explores the region around Elkhart Lake , Wisconsin. Environmental educator Jackie Scharfenberg provides insights about the "Ice Age Legacy" at Kettle Moraine State Forest .

Michael Brown, general manager at the General Morgan Inn in Greeneville, Tennessee, shares his recommendations for exploring the region and the town’s historic past. Dick Nelson, longtime resident of nearby Johnson City, talks about how the era of malls nearly killed the downtown, and how the demise of malls paved the way for its renaissance.

Todd and Rachel Montaba, owners of Quit Qui Oc Golf Club in Elkhart Lake , Wisconsin, share insights about how marketing to multigeneration families is a vital ingredient in the success of their community golf course.

Sue Tipton crafts award-winning white wines in Acampo, California. She ignored the experts who warned she could not make it as a winemaker without also producing reds.