Celebrating St Patrick’s Day with this old gem from our old comedy company.

Did you know that Salem was once the 6th Largest City in Colonial America and super wealthy with LEGAL Pirates. The three Wharfs you can visit today were once part of the Nation’s busiest import/export hub. By it’s peak around 1840, Salem’s customs fees brought in $20 million at the time.

Part 4 for Book Lovers. Here we’re talking about the House of Seven Gables, OR the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion, OR the Hathaway House near the water. For 240+ years, the house has sat right on the water overlooking the harbor and what is now the National Maritime Historic Site.

Antelope Valley is in bloom, y’all! Go see the California Poppies. These photos of the flowers blooming were taken today, Sunday March 13th.

PAPER PLANET: “While Trump gutted food stamps for the poor and disabled, Hegseth ran up the largest single-month bill in history… $93.4 Billion in September… $6.9 million on lobster tails… they told you there’s no money for health care, there’s plenty.”

Salem Witch Trial Tours and Beyond - This is Part 3 about Salem and why I recommend more than one tour in a place like this. Another good move was to stay near Town Hall and in walking distance to a lot of things on all the MUST SEE Lists.

Part 2 Captured on Camera at ROPES MANSION in Salem, Mass, 04.17.2023. I was on a Night Tour. Our guide was showing THIS WINDOW where in 1839, Judge Ropes’ daughter, Abigail Ropes, slowly died over the course of 3 weeks after her clothes caught fire. There was another person who captured it too.

SALEM, MASS, PART 1 - The architecture, as well as the history before, during, and after those infamous 13 months of Trials, feels like it’s baked into every brick. And I want to cover more than just the spooky stuff, even though…

Travel Magnet Collection and DIY frame idea. We’ve found magnets to be a great way to commemorate trips and places we’ve loved. What do you collect?

me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

Part 3 on Amache, a newly designated National Historic Site. This is all happened because the Surviving Internees began making a pilgrimage here in 1976 and members of the surrounding community joined in. By 1994 Amache was on the National Register & designated a National Landmark by 2006.

Part 2 Conditions at the Amache Detention Camp. It’s been said by Japanese American survivors of the camps that the lack of privacy and conditions were by design. To disrupt the family unit and traditional leadership roles. The effects of which lasted for years after the camps were over.

Colorado’s Internment Camp History: Amache Part 1. Because I have a huge problem with erasing history and/or repeating its worst moments, visiting these sites has meant a great deal to me. To pay my respects and learn what I wasn’t taught in school. A warning of Detention without Due Process.

Part 3: The Midnight Ride, Poetry Vs Reality. We grew up with images of one man, riding horseback from town to town to tell everyone, “The British Are Coming!”… but to me, the interesting history is the relay system that was in place, of which Revere was a part.

Part 2: The Road Where It Happened - Along this BATTLE ROAD on April 19th, 1775, 700 British military tried to capture the Revolutionaries’ stockpile in Concord. It's a 5.5-mile trail that is accessible to wheelchairs with historic stops and information all along the way. Watch for key points to see

​Kinesthetic Learning at Minute Man National, the preserved history of Paul Revere's ride and other significant things, and I had thoughts on why visiting a site always locks in the history for me. Part 2 and Part 3, I'll get to Minute Man, aka "The Road Where It Happened."

North of Acadia a Refuge with Views! Pigeon Hill has stunning views with not a lot of elevation gain in the beautiful Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge. I’ll give you pointers and all but if you’re looking to see what others don’t on a trip to Acadia, consider this hike with a beautiful payoff.

Like a Painting at every turn, this coastal trail gave quintessential views of this bucket list park - Acadia National’s Sand Beach to Great Head loop. Thomas Cole, a famous landscape painter of the Hudson river School, wrote in 1844 – “Sand Beach is the greatest coast scenery we have seen yet.”

Meeting a Place Where It Is a philosophy on travel that has help me build empathy and understanding of so many places. It’s opened me to noticing the details of a place and how it feels. It’s caused me to love the unexpected details more than the popular reason for being some place.

Sunset Spot and Hike, Portland Maine. Not far from the city center, sits an island that’s easy to Rideshare or drive to. There’s a perimeter hike that allows you every vantage point for the sunset as well as great spots to get the bounce of light off of the beautiful scenery.

Established in 1966, the refuge was named for biologist, author, and ecologist Rachel Carson, whose research brought to light warnings of excessive use of pesticides after WWII. Her 1962 book SILENT SPRING succeeded in getting DDT banned and gave birth to the concept of interrelated ecosystems

The Potato’s Journey at The Idaho Potato Museum Here in a former railroad depot in Blackfoot, Idaho you can find a love letter and a surprising amount of plant genealogy on display at this museum. From history to memorabilia, it’s a great stop full of starch that will leave you hungry for more.

Named Our Lady Queen of Peace, or La Paz for short, this complex became the United Farm Workers HQ in 1971. La Causa, a non-violent civil rights movement intended to improve the lives of workers, in and out of the fields. The gardens and museum curation work in harmony to tell the story of La Causa.

The Mayor Wanted to Play Fetch - Welcome to Rabbit Hash, KY. This 1813 Boone County village along the river is only about 33 acres with a handful of residents. If you make the stop, as I recommend, make sure to read every sign. I guarantee somebody put some whimsy and timelessness into it.

Tucked away where a writer can write and a thinker can tinker - Connemara. Carl Sandburg made his home here at 68; he was already famous for capturing such places in his writings. Called “The Poet of the People,” he crossed over into journalism, politics, folksinging, children’s works, and more.

🇺🇸 🏒 Captain hilary knight : “The joke was distasteful & unfortunate— Now I have to sit in front of you and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility… It’s a great teaching point to really shine light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats.”

200 Ancient Mounds Sacred to 20 of today’s First Nations Tribes on gorgeous land overlooking the Upper Mississippi River. Effigy Mounds National Monument isn’t the first Moundbuilder culture that I’ve covered on RaymondsWhere, but I have to say this location effortlessly commanded respect.

Working out of San Jose​, I fell in love with hiking in the Sunol Wilderness, the land of the Ohlone people for over 5,000 years. I felt like I was back in Scotland or Ireland, checking out the fifty shades of green, through craigy trees and rock formations to open pastures with views for days.

Being in Clarksdale Mississippi, the Cradle of the Delta Blues. Originally posted in March 2023, I cover why I was there and what I loved about my visit in hopes you’ll go, see, and do for yourself.

Just hear me out, maybe the Frat Pledge with ZERO law enforcement training, no institutional knowledge, and a mediocre competency for podcasting should NEVER have been nominated let alone sworn in. Maybe. Jury’s out? Needs more evidence? Oh, Tootsie’s in Nashville is now The D of the FBI’s office…

On Twin Peaks Day, I thought I’d cover our roadtrip from Seattle out to a handful of the iconic Fire Walk With Me sites. The world David Lynch created using Snoqualmie Falls, Tokul Tressle, The Salish Lodge, Twede's Cafe, and more, is a fun visit, just adding to already interesting area’s appeal.

Part 3 on John Brown’s Raid covers visiting and walking the history, yourself, today. The significance of this event and Harper’s Ferry itself is reason upon reason to go. As a country and a culture, we could learn from all this or we could repeat the worst decisions here made.

WATCH: “Where are your priorities? Who are you helping?” 🔥 A mom of a gay son pushes back on Gino Bulso’s attack on same-sex marriage & calls out @GovBillLee — whose sister is married to a woman — for supporting the GOP slate of hate. (With @votegloriaj.bsky.social & Powell)

Part 2 on John Brown's Raid covers 58-year-old John Brown, his character and nature that led to his 36-hour standoff at Harper's Ferry. Wait til you hear the quotes in the name of equality, from his imprisonment. This history is American history which disproves the erasure being attempted again.

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Part 1: John Brown's Raid and its historic significance as a flashpoint, as the beginning of the war that ended slavery. Did you know you can visit Harper's Ferry and take in the place where it happened? Here I set the stage in Lower Town, the country's first military industrial complex.

Part 2 on Highlander Folk School begins with the quote from Rosa Parks and takes us through to the disruption of its work, raids, hearings, and forced closure in 1962. Then, how this group of organizers re-organized into the iteration you can find today in New Market, Tennessee.

Do You Know About Highlander Folk School? From its 1930’s focus on labor education for poorer workers, to its civil rights 11 state influence as CIO HQ, and more for activist leaders and organizers in the USA. This is Part 1 on this Tennessee history that deserves national recognition.

A Helpful explainer about our wildly misunderstood immigration laws from @sawyerhackett.bsky.social

These falls have been a favorite since my grandfather took me here as little guy, then on through scouts, and roadtrips with friends. I attended Sewanee, also on the Cumberland Plateau, and already knew the area well. May we protect it so more granddad’s can share it with their grandkids.

The President’s Porch That Changed the Conversation. Before the Pres campaign of 1880, the candidates didn’t campaign for their own election. Garfield’s oratorial reputation, a thirst from the public, his family’s personalities, proximity to the railroad, and more led to a change that started here.

What problem is Trump's new global 10% tariff meant to solve? If it's about leverage, ask: How much leverage do you get from a tariff that disappears in 150 days? If it's onshoring: Who builds new factories based on tariff that disappear before the factory is built? It's a tax. That's all it is.

In Part 2 on Little Rock Central High School Site, I go into the history of segregation AFTER these events and the Supreme Court decision. It was Deliberate Delay. I cannot express how much taking in this history could build empathy “Empathy is what focuses us on change.”

A Norwegian immigrant was arrested at her green card interview. She’s also insulin-dependent and was denied insulin for 9 days while in detention. The cherry on top? “While I was in detention, an agent or guard stole my credit card and started using it WHILE I WAS STILL IN THERE.” #ProudBlue

Walking Civil Rights History in Little Rock Originally posted on TikTok in February 2023 for Black History Month that year, I cannot express how much taking in this history could build empathy (one of my central points for this project). “Empathy is what focuses us on change.”

Walking 282 ft BELOW Sea Level! It’s crazy to be here in the Basin and look up to see the marker noting that Sea Level is 282 feet above your head. First posted on the RaymondsWhere TikTok in February 2023, this was my first trip to Death Valley and Badwater Basin.

WATCH: “That’s not America. That’s not Tennessee. I’m ashamed of those sons of bitches.” A decorated veteran from a family of soldiers warns Republican anti-immigrant Stephen Miller bills are creating a “Gestapo”. (Bonus: turns out this patriot is a Holler fan 🎉)

A Missile Silo in the Prairie Did you know you can visit this Cold War era sunken Minuteman that’s now a National Monument? Here I briefly cover the history and what can be learned. These powerful chess pieces are a sobering and important part of history, not to be forgotten or repeated.

Part 2 on the World’s Largest Concentration of Earthworks, how a WW2 training camp destroyed even more mounds than we can see today, and why preservation is paramount. All of this, in Southern Ohio. The Hopewell site has been given international designation, recognition, and protections by UNESCO

Did you know the WORLD’s largest concentration of ceremonial earthworks is in what is now the State of Ohio? The Hopewell site has been given international designation, recognition, and protections as an UNESCO World Heritage site since I first released this video on TikTok in February, 2023. PART 1