Bizarre Travel Tales podcast

Very strange sister cities! Is Shakespeare's theater a faux Globe?

In this episode: Three towns that have really unfortunate names find there's strength in pairing up as the "League of Extraordinary Communities." Considering how many "authentic" recreations of the Globe Theater there are, how come no one knows what.…

Portland's famously unknown statue! Fixing ATMs in Antarctica!

In this episode of Bizarre Travel Tales: Public art statue in Portland should be called "Attack of the 50-foot Woman's Lawyers"! If it's hard to believe there are ATMs in Antarctica, imagine being the guy who has to go fix them! An Italian guy...

Soviet spaceships in Kansas! Teddy bear trauma! Stuck on It's a Small World!

In this episode: Troves of Cold War space-race history finds a home in the Heartland at the Cosmosphere museum in Kansas! EasyJet stops a 6-year-old girl from flying with her stuffed bear, calling it "excess baggage." A Disneyland guest sues after...

How to Quaff like an Egyptian! Hummable highway history!

In this episode: Actor make highway history! Archaeologists in Egypt find a beer-making operation from before Stonehenge existed! Air New Zealand gets 'brand ambassadors' to use their heads!

Bizarre Travel: Truckster still truckin'! The 1,800-mile detour!

In this episode: Buyer pays $100,000 for a replica of most unfortunate station wagon in road-trip history. Thanks to GPS, a Belgian woman driving to the Brussels airport to pick up a friend ends up in Croatia.

Grounded: What's a road-trip song — and what's not

Whether it’s “I’ve Been Everywhere” by Johnny Cash or Chuck Berry’s version of “Route 66,” road-trip anthems are a great part of travel culture. But there's a big difference between “road-trip songs” and “songs that are fun to play...

Bizarre Travel: King of the DMZ! Getting Galileo's digits!

In this episode: The ruins of a Korean king's castle still reside in the world's most dangerous eco-park! Geography trivia from South (and North) of the Border! A relic of one of science's saints is at home in Florence.

Bizarre Travel: TSA scans carry-on corpse! Naked in a National Park!

In this episode: The TSA scans a carry-on corpse that gives new meaning to the term “dead-heading!” Secret Garden State: The mystery behind New Jersey’s only nude beach!

Bizarre Travel: Harry Potter and the Stranger's Tomb! Sniffing out the Skunk Ape!

In this episode: Fan's of JK Rowling's books seek out selfies in grave situations! A Florida man continues his 30-year quest for Bigfoot’s cousin.

Bizarre Travel: Summits and equations! Stranded on United! Museum of instant noodles!

In this episode: Why Everest isn't really the tallest; the reason United Airlines has a PR department; and a museum dedicated to the inventor of Top Ramen.