Own the Road with Kelli and Bob

The Hoegemeyer farm operations in Herman, Nebraska represent a multi-generational legacy of heartland agriculture focused on large-scale corn, soybean, and livestock production. Through decades of hands-on farming, grain transport, and pioneer seed hybridization, the family has helped maximize crop yields and maintain efficient supply chains across the Midwest. Their work exemplifies the crucial r...

Thomas Edison was a true American powerhouse who essentially built the blueprint for modern life, giving us everything from practical electric light bulbs to sound recordings and early movies. His biggest game-changer was creating the world's very first industrial R&D lab in Menlo Park, which turned inventing from a solo hobby into an organized, team-driven machine. New Jersey was ground zero for...

Tabor, South Dakota, is a tiny town of just over 400 people, but every summer it bursts into life as visitors pour in from all over to celebrate Czech Days. The entire community comes together to keep vibrant Czech traditions alive—from baking authentic kolaches to filling the streets with lively polka music and folk dancing. It’s a rare, incredible transformation where a small Great Plains town b...

Cattle Auction - Joplin, MO Founded in 1931 during the Great Depression, the Joplin Regional Stockyards evolved from a humble railroad trading post into the largest cow-calf livestock auction in the world. By giving independent, small-scale ranchers direct access to nationwide buyers, this Ozark livestock hub revolutionized market price discovery and democratized the American beef industry. Today,...

John Dickinson Plantation - Dover, Delaware John Dickinson earned the nickname "Penman of the Revolution" for his widely influential Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, which united colonial opposition against unfair British taxation. Although he famously refused to sign the Declaration of Independence out of a desire for reconciliation with Britain, he remained deeply loyal to the patriot caus...

Gilded Age architecture - Asheville, NC Shopping Cart - Oklahoma City, OK In 1937, Oklahoma grocer Sylvan Goldman noticed customers stopped buying the moment their hand baskets got too heavy, leading him to invent a rolling frame that held two wire baskets. What started as a simple trick to keep shoppers browsing transformed retail forever, fueling the rise of the modern supermarket and big-box st...

Kelli & Bob check out buildings that date to the Gilded Age in Asheville, North Carolina, including the iconic Biltmore Estate.

Kelli & Bob visit the Coca Cola Museum in Georgia, the Statue of Liberty, and the Shopping Cart in Oklahoma City. Shopping Cart - Oklahoma City, OK In 1937, Oklahoma grocer Sylvan Goldman noticed customers stopped buying the moment their hand baskets got too heavy, leading him to invent a rolling frame that held two wire baskets. What started as a simple trick to keep shoppers browsing transformed...

Housed inside a beautifully restored 1900 bottling plant, the Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola. Memorabilia showcases the spectacular evolution of an American cultural empire that was born in 1886 when an Atlanta Prohibition law forced a wounded Civil War pharmacist to remove wine from his medicinal tonic, resulting in the iconic, carbonated blend of coca leaves and kola nuts that permanently reshape...

In 1937, Oklahoma grocer Sylvan Goldman noticed customers stopped buying the moment their hand baskets got too heavy, leading him to invent a rolling frame that held two wire baskets. What started as a simple trick to keep shoppers browsing transformed retail forever, fueling the rise of the modern supermarket and big-box store. Today, the humble shopping cart remains a cornerstone of American con...

Shopping Cart - Oklahoma City, OK In 1937, Oklahoma grocer Sylvan Goldman noticed customers stopped buying the moment their hand baskets got too heavy, leading him to invent a rolling frame that held two wire baskets. What started as a simple trick to keep shoppers browsing transformed retail forever, fueling the rise of the modern supermarket and big-box store. Today, the humble shopping cart rem...

Statue of Liberty - New York City, NY Standing high above New York Harbor, torch raised toward the sky, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks on Earth. But how did a giant copper sculpture—conceived in France as a celebration of the abolition of slavery and the union victory in the Civil War—transform into the global symbol of American freedom, hope, and immigration? Coca...

Standing high above New York Harbor, torch raised toward the sky, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable landmarks on Earth. But how did a giant copper sculpture—conceived in France as a celebration of the abolition of slavery and the union victory in the Civil War—transform into the global symbol of American freedom, hope, and immigration?

Season 3, Episode 12 August 23, 2026 Low Riders Santa Fe, New Mexico More than just cars, lowriders are moving masterpieces of Mexican-American ingenuity and resilience that transformed custom automotive design into a powerful symbol of Chicano pride, cultural identity, and artistic rebellion on the streets of the Southwest. Flight Museum Washington Soar above the clouds at Seattle’s Museum of Fli...

More than just cars, lowriders are moving masterpieces of Mexican-American ingenuity and resilience that transformed custom automotive design into a powerful symbol of Chicano pride, cultural identity, and artistic rebellion on the streets of the Southwest.

Season 3, Episode 11 August 16, 2026 Flight Museum Washington Soar above the clouds at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, the largest independent air and space museum in the world, where you can step inside the original 1909 Boeing "Red Barn" factory and stand among legendary aircraft that trace America’s journey from pioneering wooden biplanes to the bleeding edge of global aerospace dominance. Square B...

Step into aerospace history at Seattle’s Museum of Flight—the world’s largest independent air and space museum. Explore the iconic 1909 Boeing "Red Barn" factory and stand among legendary aircraft tracing America’s rise from wooden biplanes to cutting-edge aerospace power.

Step into the heart of Southern literature in Oxford, Mississippi—where the monumental legacy of Nobel laureate William Faulkner meets the iconic Square Books. Together, an author who revolutionized the American novel and an independent bookstore dedicated to his vision keep the nation's complex past alive for modern readers.

Season 3, Episode 10 August 9, 2026 Square Books Oxford, MS Journey into the heart of Southern literature in Oxford, Mississippi, where the monumental legacy of Nobel laureate William Faulkner intersects with the legendary Square Books, celebrating an author who profoundly re-engineered the American novel and a legendary independent bookstore that keeps his fearless exploration of the nation’s com...

High above the city, Portland’s Pittock Mansion stands as a tribute to Henry and Georgiana Pittock. Together, the newspaper tycoon and his philanthropic wife helped turn a rugged frontier outpost into a thriving modern metropolis.

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...

Step back in time at Kingman's Arizona Route 66 Museum. Discover how a single, neon-lit highway stitched a divided nation together, fueled the great westward migration, and birthed the legendary American cross-country road trip.

Season 3, Episode 8 July 26, 2026 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 Janet...

Season 3, Episode 7-July 19, 2026 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 p...

Discover a living legacy at Georgetown’s Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center. This powerful space honors a resilient people whose forced labor built the American South, while celebrating the vibrant preservation of West African language, foodways, and traditions. Today, it stands as one of the most culturally pure, unbroken links to Africa in our nation's history.