Seasons & Episodes
Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway
Michael begins his American odyssey in New York City. Starting at Grand Central Terminal, the 'gateway to the nation', h
Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center
Michael continues his American journey in Manhattan's Lower East Side, where he narrowly avoids a scrap with an historic
Brooklyn to Montauk
From Manhattan, Michael follows his Appleton's Guide east, travelling on the Long Island Railroad. He begins in Brooklyn
New York City to Garrison
Michael follows America's mighty Hudson River north, riding on the United States' national rail carrier service, Amtrak.
Poughkeepsie to Albany
Michael Portillo continues his railroad journey through New York State following his Appleton's Guide. Beginning in the
Schenectady to Rochester
Michael heads west through New York State. He has a lightbulb moment in Schenectady, when he discovers how Thomas Edison
Buffalo to Niagara Falls
Michael braves the awesome power and drenching spray of Niagara Falls on the Maid of the Mist to share what artists, dar
Philadelphia to Atlantic City
Michael embarks on a new railroad journey from the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, south to the first permanent En
Lancaster to Gettysburg
Michael hitches a ride with the Amish in a horse-drawn buggy through rich countryside settled in the 18th century by rel
Wilmington to Havre de Grace
Michael reaches a milestone on his American journey: the boundary between the northern and southern states, known as the
Baltimore to Fort McHenry
In Baltimore, home of the first railroad in the United States, the Baltimore and Ohio, he discovers how the first Americ
Washington DC
Michael arrives in the nation's capital, Washington DC. He admires its fine public buildings, including the largest libr
Georgetown to Mount Vernon
On this leg, Michael soaks up some old-school jazz in Washington's U Street neighbourhood, where the big band jazz king,
Manassas to Richmond
Michael Portillo arrives in Manassas, scene of two crucial battles during the American Civil War - the first railroad ba
Petersburg to Jamestown
In Petersburg, Virginia, the choir of the First Baptist Church is in fine voice as Michael discovers how, during the 19t
St Louis, Missouri
Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic once more to ride the railroads of North America with his faithful Appleton's Guid
St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri
Michael continues his American rail journey west from St Louis to Jefferson City, Missouri, following the tracks of Euro
Sedalia to Kansas City, Missouri
Following in the footsteps of European settlers, Michael Portillo rolls westwards across the United States. With true fr
Kansas City to St Joseph, Missouri
On the next leg of his American adventure, Michael Portillo hits cowboy central in the former meat-packing capital of Am
Lawrence to Topeka, Kansas
Michael Portillo continues his 1,500-mile journey through the American Wild West, armed with his 19th-century Appleton's
Dodge City to Lamar, Colorado
Michael Portillo's first stop aboard the Southwest Chief is Dodge City, Kansas, a famous frontier town of the Old West,
La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico
Michael Portillo hits ranching territory in Las Animas County, Colorado, where he follows in the footsteps of 19th-centu
Canon City, Colorado, to Colorado Springs
Michael Portillo reaches the Rocky Mountains of Colorado at Canon City, from where he heads out into the spectacular gor
Santa Fe to Acoma, New Mexico
Michael Portillo arrives in Santa Fe, the state capital of New Mexico, and once the capital of a Spanish kingdom. He exp
Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Grand Canyon, Arizona
Michael Portillo is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a city situated on the Rio Grande River. Once the headquarters of the Ac
The Twin Cities, St Paul
Michael Portillo begins a new journey from Minnesota's Twin Cities in the north of the US to Memphis, Tennessee, in the
The Twin Cities, Minneapolis
Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael discovers the st
Red Wing, Minnesota, to La Crosse, Wisconsin
Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Steered by his Appleton'
Tomah to Portage, Wisconsin
Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael reaches Tomah, W
Milwaukee to Racine, Wisconsin
Michael Portillo continues his journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the Deep South. Michael is in Milwaukee,
Chicago, The Windy City
Michael Portillo is blown away by the skyscrapers in Illinois's Windy City, where he discovers how modern Chicago's skyl
Chicago, US Rail Hub
Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile journey from the northern state of Minnesota to the home of the blues in Memph
Homewood to Champaign, Illinois
Steered by his Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile rail journey south from Chicago through Kanka
Mattoon, Illinois to Columbus, Kentucky
Armed with his 19th-century Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo continues his 1,000-mile journey, beginning and ending on
Memphis, Tennessee
Armed with his Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo travels the lower Mississippi aboard a paddle steamer to hear about th
Boston
Armed with his 19th-century Appleton's guidebook to the United States and Canada, Michael Portillo embarks on a 1,100-mi
Boston to Concord, Massachusetts
Michael Portillo's 19th-century Appleton's guidebook leads him to the Parker House Hotel, where in his best pinny, he wh
Plymouth to Nantucket
Led by his Appleton's guidebook and tracing the footsteps of the Pilgrim Fathers, Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, t
Providence, Rhode Island, to New London, Connecticut
Led by his 19th-century Appleton's guidebook, Michael Portillo's railway journey continues through New England. On the b
New Haven, Connecticut, to Mount Washington, New Hampshire
Armed with his Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo's rail voyage goes river deep and mountain high as he continues his jo
Burlington to Plattsburgh
Michael Portillo continues his American rail journey through New England as he heads for the Canadian border. First stop
Montreal, Quebec
Following a special 1899 Canadian edition of his Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo has left the United States and cross
Montreal to Ottawa
Steered by his Appleton's guidebook Michael Portillo's train journey continues in Canada's Quebec province. Venturing i
Thousand Islands to Oshawa, Ontario
Using his 1899 Appleton's guide, Michael Portillo's rail odyssey through eastern Canada continues along the Grand Trunk
Toronto
Michael Portillo's railway journey across eastern Canada concludes in the nation's largest metropolis, Toronto. He begin
Reno, Nevada, to Colfax, California
Led by his late 19th-century Appleton's guidebook, Michael Portillo sets off on a 1,000-mile American adventure to disco
Sacramento to Napa Valley
Continuing his epic Californian rail journey, Michael Portillo begins this leg at the very spot that triggered the 1848
San Francisco to Sausalito, California
Armed with his trusty Appleton's Guide, Michael Portillo's rail journey through California takes him to the commercial m
San Francisco
Michael Portillo resumes his exhilarating tour of San Francisco to find that diversity has been at the heart of the city
Berkeley to Yosemite
Michael Portillo's rail voyage continues through northern California, moving east in search of the state's greatest nati
Santa Clara to Santa Cruz
Michael Portillo's thousand-mile rail journey through California continues south toward Santa Clara in the heart of Sili
Monterey to Santa Barbara
Steered by his late-19th-century Appleton's guidebook, Michael Portillo continues his railroad travels through southern
Los Angeles
Armed with his Appleton's guide to the United States, Michael Portillo arrives in Los Angeles to delight in the 'city of
Los Angeles to Laguna Beach
Michael Portillo strikes oil in the suburbs of Los Angeles, contemplates his navel in the orange groves of Riverside, ma
La Jolla to San Diego
Michael Portillo is nearing the end of his thousand-mile rail journey from Reno, Nevada, to San Diego in southern Califo
Ninilchik to Wasilla
Michael Portillo heads for the last frontier of the United States, armed with his 1899 Appleton’s Guidebook to Alaska.
Talkeetna to Juneau
Armed with his 1899 Appleton’s Guidebook to Alaska, Michael Portillo rides the Alaska Railroad north to explore the re
Skagway to Vancouver
Michael Portillo embarks on a second spectacular rail journey through Alaska into Canada on the White Pass and Yukon rai
Vancouver Island to Kamloops
Michael Portillo explores British Columbia, steered by his Appleton’s Guide to Canada, published in 1899. He discovers
Kamloops to Calgary
Clutching his 1899 Appleton’s Guide, Michael Portillo boards one of the world’s most famous trains, the Rocky Mounta
Halifax to Prince Edward Island
Michael Portillo begins a new journey on the tracks of the Ocean line to explore Canada’s maritime provinces en route
Springhill Junction to Quebec City
Clutching his 1899 copy of Appleton’s Guide to Canada, Michael Portillo travels on the Ocean train from Nova Scotia to
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre to Winnipeg
Michael Portillo explores the province of Quebec with his 19th-century Appleton’s Guide to Canada. He takes the fabulo
Portage la Prairie to Saskatoon
Steered by his 1899 Appleton’s Guide, Michael Portillo strikes west across Manitoba into the province of Saskatchewan.
Edmonton to Jasper
Michael Portillo continues west through the Canadian Prairie on his thousand-mile rail journey from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Vancouver
Vancouver Island to San Juan Island
Port Moody to Kamloops
Kamloops to Banff
Calgary
Winnipeg
Portage La Prairie to Watrous
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Hinton to Jasper
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