Skip to main content
Islands Without Cars

Islands Without Cars

Islands Without Cars

Islands Without Cars, the unique independent travel series hosted by Kira Cook, is back for a second season! In six whimsical half-hour installments, Kira shows us what life is like on islands in the Western Hemisphere’s developed world that have managed to keep a well-worn foot in the past by restricting or forbidding the use of motorized vehicles.

Watch this show and many more anytime, anywhere on the free PBS App.

Stream to your TV

Upcoming Airdates

  • Monday Nov 25, 10:30 AM PST on PBS SoCal Create
  • Monday Nov 25, 5:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal Create
Support Provided By
Greece’s Island of Hydra
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
As if by magic, people return to this hypnotic island again and again. We show why.
Mexico’s Isla Holbox
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
A tropical paradise of sensory delights at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
Memories, Screams, and Reflections
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
In this special episode, we reveal funny behind-the-scenes stories of filming.
Fabulous Food Tour
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:50
A closer look at the unique cuisine specific to many of the islands we’ve explored.
California’s Santa Catalina Island
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Twenty-six miles off of California’s coast, we explore this swanky pastel paradise.
New York’s Fire Island
26:46
Celebrate America’s freedom to live loud and proud on this ribbon of sand off New York.
Scotland’s Isles of Eigg and Easdale
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Eigg and Easdale are part of the Hebridean islands, which lie off Scotland’s West coast.
Germany’s Helgoland Island
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Heligoland is a rocky island in the North Sea and Germany's only non-coastal island.
Italy’s Venetian Lagoon (Venice and Burano)
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Venice and Burano are two of the dozens of inhabited islands in Italy.
Sweden’s Southwestern Archipelago
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Just off Sweden’s southwestern coast are a series of small islands dotting the North Sea.
Michigan’s Mackinac Island
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:46
Mackinac Island is celebrated as an idealized American sense of community.
The Netherlands' Island of Schiermoniikoog
26:46
With only 900 residents, Schiermonnikoog is the smallest municipality in the Netherlands.
Active loading indicator