George explores the Americana that's emerged on the South Coast, from an eye-opening tour of New Orleans, Louisiana, and a harrowing visit to a slave plantation, to a bull-riding rodeo in Texas

George's Americana odyssey takes him to California, where he visits a filmmaker's retreat turned into a hotel and a town that was once a cowboy film set, and walks in the footsteps of the Rat Pack.

In New Jersey and Connecticut, George checks out the neon signs and doo-wop-inspired diners at Wildwood, and a broken-down zoo that's been returned to life as a quirky hotel.