Own the Road with Kelli and Bob

Shopping Cart - Oklahoma City, OK

In 1937, Oklahoma grocer Sylvan Goldman noticed customers stopped buying the moment their hand baskets got too heavy, leading him to invent a rolling frame that held two wire baskets. What started as a simple trick to keep shoppers browsing transformed retail forever, fueling the rise of the modern supermarket and big-box store. Today, the humble shopping cart remains a cornerstone of American consumer culture and a multi-billion dollar driver of the modern economy.

Statue of Liberty - New York City, NY

Standing high above New York Harbor, torch raised toward the sky, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks on Earth. But how did a giant copper sculpture—conceived in France as a celebration of the abolition of slavery and the union victory in the Civil War—transform into the global symbol of American freedom, hope, and immigration?

Coca Cola Museum - Cedartown, Georgia

Housed inside a beautifully restored 1900 bottling plant, the Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia showcases the spectacular evolution of an American cultural empire that was born in 1886 when an Atlanta Prohibition law forced a wounded Civil War pharmacist to remove wine from his medicinal tonic, resulting in the iconic, carbonated blend of coca leaves and kola nuts

that permanently reshaped modern advertising.

Low Riders - Santa Fe, New Mexico

More than just cars, lowriders are moving masterpieces of Mexican-American ingenuity and resilience that transformed custom automotive design into a powerful symbol of Chicano pride, cultural identity, and artistic rebellion on the streets of the Southwest.

Statue of Liberty - New York City, NY

Standing high above New York Harbor, torch raised toward the sky, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks on Earth. But how did a giant copper sculpture—conceived in France as a celebration of the abolition of slavery and the union victory in the Civil War—transform into the global symbol of American freedom, hope, and immigration?

Coca Cola Museum - Cedartown, Georgia

Housed inside a beautifully restored 1900 bottling plant, the Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia showcases the spectacular evolution of an American cultural empire that was born in 1886 when an Atlanta Prohibition law forced a wounded Civil War pharmacist to remove wine from his medicinal tonic, resulting in the iconic, carbonated blend of coca leaves and kola nuts

that permanently reshaped modern advertising.

Low Riders - Santa Fe, New Mexico

More than just cars, lowriders are moving masterpieces of Mexican-American ingenuity and resilience that transformed custom automotive design into a powerful symbol of Chicano pride, cultural identity, and artistic rebellion on the streets of the Southwest.

Standing high above New York Harbor, torch raised toward the sky, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks on Earth. But how did a giant copper sculpture—conceived in France as a celebration of the abolition of slavery and the union victory in the Civil War—transform into the global symbol of American freedom, hope, and immigration?

More than just cars, lowriders are moving masterpieces of Mexican-American ingenuity and

resilience that transformed custom automotive design into a powerful symbol of Chicano pride,

cultural identity, and artistic rebellion on the streets of the Southwest.

Season 3, Episode 12

August 23, 2026

Low Riders

Santa Fe, New Mexico

More than just cars, lowriders are moving masterpieces of Mexican-American ingenuity and

resilience that transformed custom automotive design into a powerful symbol of Chicano pride,

cultural identity, and artistic rebellion on the streets of the Southwest.

Flight Museum

Washington

Soar above the clouds at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, the largest independent air and space

museum in the world, where you can step inside the original 1909 Boeing "Red Barn" factory

and stand among legendary aircraft that trace America’s journey from pioneering wooden

biplanes to the bleeding edge of global aerospace dominance.

Square Books

Oxford, MS

Journey into the heart of Southern literature in Oxford, Mississippi, where the monumental

legacy of Nobel laureate William Faulkner intersects with the legendary Square Books,

celebrating an author who profoundly re-engineered the American novel and a legendary

independent bookstore that keeps his fearless exploration of the nation’s complex past vibrantly

alive for modern generations.

Pittock Mansion

Portland, Oregon

Perched high above the city, Portland’s Pittock Mansion stands as a spectacular symbol of the

American entrepreneurial spirit, showcasing how newspaper tycoon Henry Pittock and his

philanthropic wife Georgiana helped transform a rugged frontier outpost into a modern industrial

powerhouse.

Step into aerospace history at Seattle’s Museum of Flight—the world’s largest independent air and space museum. Explore the iconic 1909 Boeing "Red Barn" factory and stand among legendary aircraft tracing America’s rise from wooden biplanes to cutting-edge aerospace power.

Season 3, Episode 11

August 16, 2026

Flight Museum

Washington

Soar above the clouds at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, the largest independent air and space

museum in the world, where you can step inside the original 1909 Boeing "Red Barn" factory

and stand among legendary aircraft that trace America’s journey from pioneering wooden

biplanes to the bleeding edge of global aerospace dominance.

Square Books

Oxford, MS

Journey into the heart of Southern literature in Oxford, Mississippi, where the monumental

legacy of Nobel laureate William Faulkner intersects with the legendary Square Books,

celebrating an author who profoundly re-engineered the American novel and a legendary

independent bookstore that keeps his fearless exploration of the nation’s complex past vibrantly

alive for modern generations.

Pittock Mansion

Portland, Oregon

Perched high above the city, Portland’s Pittock Mansion stands as a spectacular symbol of the

American entrepreneurial spirit, showcasing how newspaper tycoon Henry Pittock and his

philanthropic wife Georgiana helped transform a rugged frontier outpost into a modern industrial

powerhouse.

Route 66 Museum

Kingman, AZ

Experience the heartbeat of the Mother Road at the Arizona Route 66 Museum in Kingman,

where the evolution of an American icon comes alive to show how a single, neon-lit highway

connected a fractured nation, fueled the great westward migration, and birthed the modern

cross-country road trip.

Season 3, Episode 10

August 9, 2026

Square Books

Oxford, MS

Journey into the heart of Southern literature in Oxford, Mississippi, where the monumental

legacy of Nobel laureate William Faulkner intersects with the legendary Square Books,

celebrating an author who profoundly re-engineered the American novel and a legendary

independent bookstore that keeps his fearless exploration of the nation’s complex past vibrantly

alive for modern generations.

Pittock Mansion

Portland, Oregon

Perched high above the city, Portland’s Pittock Mansion stands as a spectacular symbol of the

American entrepreneurial spirit, showcasing how newspaper tycoon Henry Pittock and his

philanthropic wife Georgiana helped transform a rugged frontier outpost into a modern industrial

powerhouse.

Route 66 Museum

Kingman, AZ

Experience the heartbeat of the Mother Road at the Arizona Route 66 Museum in Kingman,

where the evolution of an American icon comes alive to show how a single, neon-lit highway

connected a fractured nation, fueled the great westward migration, and birthed the modern

cross-country road trip.

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center

Janette & Beatrice Rodriguez

Georgetown, SC

Step into the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center in Georgetown, where the vibrant

preservation of West African language, foodways, and traditions honors a resilient people

whose forced labor built the American South and whose living culture remains one of the most

culturally pure links to Africa in our nation's history.

Step into the heart of Southern literature in Oxford, Mississippi—where the monumental legacy of Nobel laureate William Faulkner meets the iconic Square Books. Together, an author who revolutionized the American novel and an independent bookstore dedicated to his vision keep the nation's complex past alive for modern readers.

Season 3, Episode 9

August 2, 2026

Pittock Mansion

Portland, Oregon

Perched high above the city, Portland’s Pittock Mansion stands as a spectacular symbol of the

American entrepreneurial spirit, showcasing how newspaper tycoon Henry Pittock and his

philanthropic wife Georgiana helped transform a rugged frontier outpost into a modern industrial

powerhouse.

Route 66 Museum

Kingman, AZ

Experience the heartbeat of the Mother Road at the Arizona Route 66 Museum in Kingman,

where the evolution of an American icon comes alive to show how a single, neon-lit highway

connected a fractured nation, fueled the great westward migration, and birthed the modern

cross-country road trip.

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center

Janette & Beatrice Rodriguez

Georgetown, SC

Step into the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center in Georgetown, where the vibrant

preservation of West African language, foodways, and traditions honors a resilient people

whose forced labor built the American South and whose living culture remains one of the most

culturally pure links to Africa in our nation's history.

Totem Poles

Ricardo Woerl

Juneau, AK

Discover how the Sealaska Heritage Institute is reclaiming a vital chapter of American history

through its monumental Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail), resurrecting the ancient, once-

suppressed carving traditions of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples to prove that

Indigenous culture is not a relic of the past, but a living, thriving pillar of the nation's identity.