I-71 past Kings Island, Mason, and the crossroads towns. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The ChroniclerFocus: Amusement Parks & Roadside Americana172 km · about 97 min · 20 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Origins of the Cincinnati Conservatory
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Cincinnati, Ohio
The Rise and Fall of Coney Island
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Cincinnati, Ohio
The Kroger Family Compound
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Cincinnati, Ohio
The Suburban Vision of Christeen
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Maineville, Ohio
The Rise of Kings Island Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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South Lebanon, Ohio
The Rise of Kings Island Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Oregonia, Ohio
The Rise of Kings Island Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Oregonia, Ohio
The Quiet End of LeSourdsville Lake
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Wilmington, Ohio
The Golden Age of Drive-Ins
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Wilmington, Ohio
The Murphy Theatre
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Sabina, Ohio
The Ohio State Fairgrounds
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Sabina, Ohio
The Jamestown Opera House
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Jeffersonville, Ohio
The Evolution of the American Carousel
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Bloomingburg, Ohio
The Evolution of the Modern Circus Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Mount Sterling, Ohio
The Evolution of the Modern Circus Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Mount Sterling, Ohio
The Evolution of the Modern Circus Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Orient, Ohio
The Rise of the Midway
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Orient, Ohio
The Age of Roadside Giants
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Grove City, Ohio
The Evolution of Coaster Engineering
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Columbus, Ohio
The Sells Brothers Circus House
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.