Red Solo Traveler Podcast

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Travel across America with Louis of Red Solo Traveler — cities, ballparks, museums, presidential libraries. Episodes talk through his reporting. The visits, research, and writing are his. Photos, maps, and the visitor notes live in the article.

  1. Sep 11

    The Two Voids Where the Towers Stood

    Two pools sit in the footprints of the Twin Towers. 2,983 names run the bronze. The plaza is free. The museum is seventy feet down. Read the article: https://www.redsolotraveler.com/p/the-two-voids-where-the-towers-stood There are numerous options for tickets if you're interested in visiting. If you purchase through any of the links below, I receive a small commission: 9/11 Memorial & Museum Timed Ticket with Tour Options9/11 Memorial Official Guided Tour9/11 Memorial Tour with Museum and One World Entry Options Follow Red Solo Traveler Website: https://www.redsolotraveler.com X: @RedSoloTraveler Instagram: @redsolotraveler YouTube: @redsolotraveler Conversation produced from Louis’s article.

  2. Sep 7

    Washington Was Eighteen Minutes Away. They Put the Plane in a Field.

    United 93 left Newark late. The passengers learned the other planes were weapons. Eighteen minutes from Washington, the 757 went into a Somerset County field that is still their grave. Read the article: https://www.redsolotraveler.com/p/shanksvilles-memorial-an-unlikely-9-11-landmark Follow Red Solo Traveler Website: https://www.redsolotraveler.com X: @RedSoloTraveler Instagram: @redsolotraveler YouTube: @redsolotraveler Conversation produced from Louis’s article.

  3. Sep 1

    The Packers Were Named for a Meat Plant. The Town Still Owns the Team.

    Every other NFL team has an owner. Green Bay has shareholders — a packing-plant club the town refused to sell, in the oldest stadium still used by the team that opened it. The rain is part of the exhibit. Read the article: https://www.redsolotraveler.com/p/soaking-in-the-green-and-gold-a-packers Book your experience on Sports Traveler Just want to see the game? Green Bay Packers Football Game Ticket at Lambeau Field Go on a Stadium & Titletown District Segway Tour Follow Red Solo Traveler Website: https://www.redsolotraveler.com X: @RedSoloTraveler Instagram: @redsolotraveler YouTube: @redsolotraveler Conversation produced from Louis’s article.

  4. Aug 31

    Shea Sold You a Dog. Citi Field Sells You the City.

    Shea sold a hot dog and a cup. Citi Field sells New York on a concourse — pastrami that falls apart, sausage that holds, a julep in a souvenir cup — and prices it like a food festival. The stands worth the line, the ones to walk past, and whether the building still works when the Mets do not. Read the article: https://www.redsolotraveler.com/p/citi-field-food-guide Contrasts of Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, & Manhattan Tour New York Mets Baseball Game at Citi Field Follow Red Solo Traveler Website: https://www.redsolotraveler.com X: @RedSoloTraveler Instagram: @redsolotraveler YouTube: @redsolotraveler Conversation produced from Louis’s article.

  5. Aug 26

    Peak Season Is When You See the Line. Offseason Is When You See the Place.

    Peak weeks are when a historic house performs for a crowd. Offseason is when you can hear the guide — if the kitchen is still open and you checked the last tour time. Read the article: https://www.redsolotraveler.com/p/the-opposite Booking.com has great deals! Follow Red Solo Traveler Website: https://www.redsolotraveler.com X: @RedSoloTraveler Instagram: @redsolotraveler YouTube: @redsolotraveler Conversation produced from Louis’s article.

  6. Aug 24

    Arnold Took This Point in an Afternoon. The Granite Fort Came Later.

    On September 6, 1781, Benedict Arnold took Fort Trumbull in minutes and burned New London. The granite pentagon you walk is the third fort on the point. Then the site trained the Coast Guard and hunted submarines. Read the article: https://www.redsolotraveler.com/p/walk-through-history-at-fort-trumbull-state-park Book your hotel or vacation rental through Expedia! Follow Red Solo Traveler Website: https://www.redsolotraveler.com X: @RedSoloTraveler Instagram: @redsolotraveler YouTube: @redsolotraveler Conversation produced from Louis’s article.

  7. Aug 19

    The British Burned 27 Ships at This Landing. The Last Warehouse Is Still on the Dock.

    On April 8, 1814, the British burned 27 ships at this Essex landing — the largest single American shipping loss of the war. The last steamboat warehouse on the river is still the building you walk into. Inside is a wooden submarine that failed to put a hole in a flagship. Read the article: https://www.redsolotraveler.com/p/drifting-into-the-connecticut-river-museum Book a hotel or vacation rental in the area through Expedia! Follow Red Solo Traveler Website: https://www.redsolotraveler.com X: @RedSoloTraveler Instagram: @redsolotraveler YouTube: @redsolotraveler Conversation produced from Louis’s article.

  8. Aug 17

    Mystic Seaport Is a Village, Not a Building

    Most museums put the past behind glass. Mystic Seaport put a working 19th-century port on the Mystic River and left the doors unlocked. Start on the Sabino at 10:30. A flag outside a door means someone inside will talk to you. Then go aboard the Charles W. Morgan — the last wooden whaleship in the world, and the ship the first draft of the essay left out. Read the article: https://www.redsolotraveler.com/p/history-comes-alive-at-the-mystic-seaport-museum Book your advance ticket to the Mystic Seaport Museum!I highly recommend the Hyatt Place Mystic for your stay, book through Booking.com!Prefer a vacation rental? VRBO has you covered Follow Red Solo Traveler Website: https://www.redsolotraveler.com X: @RedSoloTraveler Instagram: @redsolotraveler YouTube: @redsolotraveler Conversation produced from Louis’s article.

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Travel across America with Louis of Red Solo Traveler — cities, ballparks, museums, presidential libraries. Episodes talk through his reporting. The visits, research, and writing are his. Photos, maps, and the visitor notes live in the article.

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  • Creator
    Red Solo Traveler
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
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