Forgotten mines, vanished towns, strange landmarks, old alignments, local legends, and the history hiding in plain sight beyond the windshield.
How roadside rivalry, tourism, and one trapped explorer turned Sand Cave into a national obsession
Floyd Collins entered Sand Cave looking for the discovery that could win Kentucky’s brutal Cave Wars. Instead, he became trapped underground—and the center of…
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A Mystery Airship in the Ouachita Hills
In 1897, two Garland County lawmen said they found a cigar-shaped airship on the ground in the hills northwest of Hot Springs — complete…
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How a shopping mall, an interstate, and a $472 fix created one of Kentucky’s most recognizable roadside landmarks
If you’ve spent much time traveling Interstate 71 or Interstate 75 through Northern Kentucky, there’s a good chance you already know the tower. Bright…
Listen & readEvery road has stories hiding just beyond the windshield. We uncover the history, people, places, and events you can pass without ever knowing they were there.
Each series follows a real highway corridor. Each chapter pulls one story out of the landscape — something you could drive past a hundred times and never know was there.
Arkansas Highway 227 leads northwest from Hot Springs toward Lake Ouachita State Park, passing through the wooded hills of Garland County. This series looks beyond the scenery to…
Explore the seriesInterstate 71 connects Cincinnati, Ohio, with Louisville, Kentucky, passing through the river towns, rolling hills, and communities of Northern Kentucky. Along this corridor are stories far more complicated…
Explore the seriesFollowing Kentucky Route 70 from Cave City toward Mammoth Cave National Park, this series explores a landscape shaped by underground discoveries, tourism, competition, and ambition. Its opening story…
Explore the seriesU.S. Route 64 passes through central Arkansas communities whose histories reach back long before the modern highway existed. Following the corridor between Conway and Russellville, What’s Outside the…
Explore the seriesA roadtripper and storyteller with an eye for the history most people pass without noticing. Ric follows the road, asks what happened here, and tells the stories hiding just beyond the windshield.
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