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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.