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.
