Tourist in your Town

A quick trip to Washington, DC to see the Futures exhibit at the Smithsonian. This episode includes info about the exhibit as well as other cool things to see. Mostly, though, I tell you all about the beer and food I had while visiting the area, including Silver Spring, MD.Support the show

In this episode, I talk about my second day in Chicago. You'll hear about my trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art and Navy Pier. I'll also tell you about some great food!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode, I tell you about Amtrak's Cardinal and what it's like to stay in a roomette. I also talk about the Hilton at Magnificent Mile and food and drink in Chicago, IL.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I visit Walt's Hitching Post in Northern Kentucky and Zinzinnati Octoberfest.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

Some great restaurants and breweries in East Tennessee.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A quick visit to Covington, KY and Cincinnati, OH with information on food and drink in the area.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I visit Universal Studios Florida and Harry Potter Wizarding World in this episode. There are pics and videos on the blog touristinyourtownpodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I talk about my day at the Islands of Adventure and Hogsmeade at Universal Studios in Orlando.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode, I talk about how TSA Pre-check works and touch on the Universal Studios resort area. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I visit the Harvey B Gantt Center for African-American Arts and Culture and the Mint Museum in uptown Charlotte, NC. I also tell you about one of the best food dishes I've ever had.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

This episode I talk about traveling during a pandemic. I discuss the issues with dining out and personal fears about Covid 19. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode, I discuss the performing arts in Cuba and talk about Alicia Alonso, the founder of the National Ballet of Cuba.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

This episode features Buenavista Coffee Plantation, Las Terrazas Complex, and Marta Frayde. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I talk about traveling to Cuba in 2016. I also talk about historic Cuban, Pilar Jorge de Tilla. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode of Back Porch Beer & Bits, I talk about food. I talk about some local restaurants in Knoxville, TN and I even give you a recipe for a yummy vegetarian sandwich and a low carb option.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I get lost in the Metropolitan Museum and Central Park. I also tell the story of artist Louise Nevelson.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode, I talk about visiting the Empire State Building. I also take a walk around Times Square and talk about two historic female architects, Jennie Louise Blanchard Bethune and Beverly Loraine Green. Listen now! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A special episode dedicated to the day honoring the day that Texas, the final Confederate state to do so, officially declared all slaves free. This episode includes the histories of six black women who changed the world.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in this episode. There's a subway issue and a fingerprint problem. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I tell the story of the murder of Dr. Barclay Jones, his wife Lucy, and her nephew, George Lane. The official report is that the live in servant, 15 year old, Jim Harris did the deed. But there's more to the story. Listen now.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode of Back Porch Beer and Bits, I tell the story of former Knox County Medical Examiner, Randall Pedigo. A sordid little story from Knoxville, TN. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A switch up from travel stories. Back Porch Beer and Bits is just a southerner shootin' the shit on the back porch. Yes, beer is involved. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

The latest episode of Tourist in your Town features Meredith Cherry, of the podcast, Have Horse will Travel. Meredith is traveling the lower 48 states with her horse, Apollo, to raise awareness for Domestic Abuse. Visit touristinyourtownpodcast.com to listen and find out more.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode, I talk travel with Kristen Van Nest. We discuss being an expat in Shanghai, train travel in Europe, and returning to the US. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A discussion between two women who love to travel. I talk to Emily Walsh, from the podcast, In Search of Her, about being an expat in Taiwan. Listen to the latest episode to find out about changing your life with travel. We talk learning about yourself, learning different about different cultures, and facing your fears.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

The latest episode is about taking the train from Charlotte, NC to New York, NY. I can't hide my giddiness about train rides. Also included are a quick history of women in rail and an interview with an African-American train engineer.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A quick weekend trip featuring the food and drink of downtown Pensacola, Florida. I also tell the story of Betty Skelton Franklin Erde, First Lady of Firsts. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A quick trip to the Knoxville Museum of Art where I found quite a few women artists.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

I visit downtown Bristol TN VA and give you all the information on food, beer, and the Birthplace of Country Museum. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A day in East Knoxville, from breakfast, African-American history, to lunch at a local brewery. In this episode we visit a local coffee shop. We take a tour of the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, learning local African-American history. Then stop at Last Days of Autumn for beer cheese and lunch.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

Restaurants and breweries in Boston, Salem, and Providence. Listen to this episode to find out about some great seafood and beer in the New England area.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A quick day trip to Providence and the histories of women instrumental in the history of this New England town. Helen Metcalf, the founder of Rhode Island School of Design. Mary Dyer, a Quaker martyr. Elizabeth Buffum-Chace, an activist in the anti-slavery and women's rights movements. Christiana Carteux Bannister, prominent abolitionist and founder of the Bannister House. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A half a day in Salem, Massachusetts finds me at the New England Pirate Museum. Then a walk through the Old Burying Point Cemetery in downtown Salem. I tell the story of a couple of hanged women and some pirates. After Salem, I visited the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where I found the exhibit Women Take the Floor. The exhibit is the whole 3rd level of the museum with art by women in the 20th century, from traditional painting to abstract sculpture and everything in between.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In the 3rd episode from Boston, MA. I finish up my first day with a visit to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company and the Old State House. I tell the story of Crispus Attucks, the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and the first American killed in the Revolutionary War. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode from Boston, MA, I tell the story of Lewis Hayden. Hayden was an escaped slave from Kentucky who went on to become an integral part of the anti-slavery movement. He saved hundreds of lives and helped bring freedom to hundreds of slaves.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

The Back Bay East Women's Heritage Trail in Boston, MA is the subject of this episode of Tourist in your Town. I tell the stories and histories of several women and locations on the trail. Visit touristinyourtownpodcast.com for more information. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode, I tell you all about some of my favorite breweries in Knoxville, TN. Knoxville has been experiencing an explosion of craft beer in the last couple of years. I love beer, so I love it! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

Sequoyah created a syllabary for Cherokee Nation. He was the first person to create a written language without already knowing another written language. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

Women's Suffrage in East Tennessee, including the stories of Lizzie Crozier French, Anne Dallas Dudley, and Elizabeth Avery Meriwether. Also, a quick recap of Harry and Febb Burn.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

The first desegregated publicly funded high school in the south was Clinton High School in 1956. This episode talks a little about the tensions and violence that ended in a violent explosion in 1958. But mostly I tell the stories of the Clinton 12 themselves. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode, I visit my hometown of Danville, KY. I talk a little about the food, entertainment, and a bit of history.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

The story of Jane Todd Crawford and Dr. Ephraim McDowell. Dr. McDowell performed the first successful abdominal surgery on Mrs. Crawford in 1809, before anesthesia or antisepsis. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

The story of a scandal from the 1930s in Knoxville, TN. The story includes sex, lies, and letters!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode I spend a day Cincinnati, OH. I take a walking tour of the Queen City, visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and almost melt from the heat. I visit Newport, Kentucky for beer and eats, too!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

Part 3 of my trip to Asheville, NC is all about the food and drink in this southern town. The value of appetizers and craft beer are the theme of the day!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode I talk the Hood Huggers International tour and the history of the African-American community in Asheville, NC.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

Part 1 of my visit to downtown Asheville, NC talks about the weird things that happen when I go to Asheville and my own weird insecurities with Uber and Lyft.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

Information on where and what I ate and drank in Gatlinburg, TN. You'll find details about local craft beer and some local restaurants.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

A little bit about Tourist in your Town and what you can expect to hear from my travels!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

TIYT goes to the tourist mecca of Gatlinburg, TN at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)

In this episode, I visit the Old City in Knoxville, TN. We learn about local African-American Cal Johnson, the Red Summer of 1919, and the truth behind some local saloons and legends. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/touristintown)