Beyond Your Backyard

Season 1

TV-PG

Beyond Your Backyard is a 30-minute, educational travel series highlighting destinations that Mid Atlantic residents can travel to with ease. Veteran travel personality Erik Hastings (Erik The Travel Guy) reveals the “soul” of each destination he visits by highlighting its history and culture, amazing experiences, delicious food, famous attractions and off-the-beaten-path haunts.

Where to Watch Beyond Your Backyard • Season 1

10 Episodes

Gettysburg, PA
E1
Gettysburg, PAA historical journey into the Civil War includes a look at the Battle of Gettysburg; handcrafted apple cider.
Montgomery County, VA
E2
Montgomery County, VAScientific research at Virginia Tech; bison burger; fish tacos.
Key West, FL
E3
Key West, FLSailing and snorkeling at Mile Zero; Duval Street; playing a conch shell; making key lime pie with Kermit.
PA's Great Outdoors Region
E4
PA's Great Outdoors RegionThe timber industry; making moonshine; the world's most famous weather-predicting groundhog.
Colonial Williamsburg, VA
E5
Colonial Williamsburg, VAAmerican life in Colonial Williamsburg, including the proper way to fire a musket, ax-throwing, the honest slave story and making ginger biscuits.
The Bahamas
E6
The BahamasThe best beaches in the Bahamas; conch fritters; making mojito chicken.
Washington, DC
E7
Washington, DCTouring the monuments in Washington, D.C.; why Washington is a district and not a state; cooking with a chef.
New Orleans, LA
E8
New Orleans, LAThe food, live music and fun in New Orleans.
Bryan -- College Station, TX
E9
Bryan -- College Station, TXShooting trap in Texas; the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum; Texas A&M University.
Chicago, Il
E10
Chicago, IlChicago, where the Tootsie Roll was invented, is also home to the first Ferris wheel; grilling the perfect dry-aged steak with simple ingredients.