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We’re Cole and Emily Crews, the husband/wife duo behind Unique America, where we travel the country in search of its most unique experiences. Through cinematic storytelling, we turn each place into a story worth remembering.
Is This The Most Scenic Train in America? Happy Monday Reader! A few days ago, we boarded a train in Chicago with a simple question: Is the California Zephyr really the most scenic train ride in America? So we rode it all the way across the country. For the next 52 hours, the train carried us from the Midwest to California — farmland turning into mountains, mountains into desert, and landscapes changing faster than we could take them in. It’s one of the things we love most about this country:...
We Stayed In A FARM Animal AirBnb There’s an Airbnb in Florida where farm animals roam freely, personal space is optional, and your alarm clock might have feathers. We booked one night here thinking it would be quirky… but within minutes, we realized this stay was going to be way more immersive than expected. Over the next 24 hours, we fully leaned into the farmyard lifestyle — meeting our not-so-quiet neighbors, figuring out the rules of glamping with animals, and discovering just how...
Inside America's Most Isolated Swamp Town Happy Saturday Reader! We just stepped foot in a place that honestly felt like it shouldn’t exist. A tiny town… sitting on an island built entirely out of shell… surrounded by swamp in every direction. No highways.No crowds.Just history, silence, and a man who has lived there his entire life and knows stories you’d never believe if you heard them out of context. While we were filming, there were moments where it felt peaceful… and other moments where...