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Islands Without Cars

California’s Santa Catalina Island

Season 3 Episode 302

Twenty-six miles off of California’s coast, Santa Catalina is a swanky pastel paradise of rolling mountains, sun-kissed bays, lush valleys and fantastic entertainment and sports history that began in 1919 when chewing gum entrepreneur William Wrigley Jr. bought nearly every share of the Santa Catalina Island Company and then invested millions building an infrastructure to realize his vision.

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Greece’s Island of Hydra
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As if by magic, people return to this hypnotic island again and again. We show why.
Mexico’s Isla Holbox
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A tropical paradise of sensory delights at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
Memories, Screams, and Reflections
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In this special episode, we reveal funny behind-the-scenes stories of filming.
Fabulous Food Tour
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A closer look at the unique cuisine specific to many of the islands we’ve explored.
New York’s Fire Island
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Celebrate America’s freedom to live loud and proud on this ribbon of sand off New York.
Scotland’s Isles of Eigg and Easdale
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Eigg and Easdale are part of the Hebridean islands, which lie off Scotland’s West coast.
Germany’s Helgoland Island
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Heligoland is a rocky island in the North Sea and Germany's only non-coastal island.
Italy’s Venetian Lagoon (Venice and Burano)
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Venice and Burano are two of the dozens of inhabited islands in Italy.
Sweden’s Southwestern Archipelago
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Just off Sweden’s southwestern coast are a series of small islands dotting the North Sea.
Michigan’s Mackinac Island
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Mackinac Island is celebrated as an idealized American sense of community.
The Netherlands' Island of Schiermoniikoog
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With only 900 residents, Schiermonnikoog is the smallest municipality in the Netherlands.
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