A daily tracker connecting the sites across the country and the world heard in DA’s show open! Was your city mentioned today? Where in the World is the DA Show?
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1/17/24
“…Oakland to Omaha. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
Just outside of Omaha, you can visit the Worlds Largest Ball of Stamps! Started by some bored kids in 1953, the ball eventually grew to 600 pounds, 32 inches around, and contain over 4.6 million stamps!
1/16/24
“Anchorage to Atlanta. West Seneca to St. Pete. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
Not only does St. Petersburg average 360 days of sun a year, but it actually also holds a Guinness World Record for the longest stretch of consecutive sunny days at 768!
1/11/24
“…Tuscaloosa to Tacoma. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!
In 1954, a small meteor crashed through a woman’s roof hitting her as she was napping, the only documented case in history a meteor has hit someone! It’s still on display in Tuscaloosa’s history museum.
1/4/24
Anchorage to Atlanta. Memphis to Mankato. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!
Memphis’ Peabody Hotel is home to a flock of ducks that ride their own elevator, walk a red carpet, and swim in the lobby’s fountain before heading back to the hotel roof where they live
I’ll admit this one was mostly for @Babchik 😆 Also, didn’t want to potentially violate any Twitter rules by attaching an accompanying picture with this one. 😄
1/3/24
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Iowa City to Indianapolis. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
Analyzing data on condom sales, birth rates and sales figures from top sex toy retailers, a “Men’s Health” survey ranked Indianapolis the most sexually satisfied city in the US!
1/2/24
Anchorage to Atlanta. Seattle to Saginaw. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!
On Halloween 1990, the 18ft tall concrete “Fremont Troll” was created under one of Seattle’s oldest bridges as a way to “beautify” the area, even crushing a full size VW bug in his hand!
12/20/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Memphis to Madison. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
Not only is Silky O’Sullivan’s Pub in Memphis known for great BBQ, dueling pianos, and specialty drinks served in buckets, but also, a herd of beer drinking, tower climbing goats!
12/14/23
Anchorage to Atlanta. Milwaukee to Macon. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!
Built for beer mogul Frederick Pabst in 1892, the opulent 20,000sq-ft. Milwaukee mansion originally had 66 rooms, 14 fireplaces, and apparently 14 hidden compartments in Pabst’s study!
12/13/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Nashville to Napa. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
The men’s room in the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville has won “Restroom of the Year” numerous times! It features lime/black art deco styling, leaded glass tiles, and terrazzo flooring!
12/12/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Knoxville to New Jersey. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
Built in honor of its original creator for the 1982 World’s Fair, the 10ft tall, 1200lb world’s largest Rubik’s Cube was donated to, and now resides in Knoxville, Tennessee!
12/11/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Dallas to Dayton. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
Overtaking the Portland Trailblazers in 2011, the Dayton Dragons minor league baseball team now holds the record for longest home sellout streak in all of professional sports!
12/7/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. The Badlands to the Bronx. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
The Bronx Zoo features the first and only Carousel made up entirely of ridable insects! The 64 rideable bugs include fireflies, grasshoppers, ladybugs, and even a dung beetle!
12/5/23
Anchorage to Atlanta. Tulsa to Tuscaloosa. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!
Standing over Route 66 in Tulsa is a 21ft tall Space Cowboy named Buck Atom, an homage to the “muffler men” statues of the 60s that were used to draw customers in to local businesses!
12/4/23
Anchorage to Atlanta. San Francisco to San Antonio. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!
Each summer, San Antonio’s Bracken Cave hosts an estimated 20 million bats making it the largest colony of bats, and perhaps the largest concentration of mammals in the world!
12/1/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Tallahassee to Tahoe. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
Since 1962, it’s been tradition for Florida State team captains to take a piece of sod from opponents fields after upset wins and bury them in the “Sod Cemetery” behind the stadium!
11/30/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Sioux Falls to Sedona. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
Sedona’s McDonald’s is the only location in the world lacking the famous “Golden Arches.” The town felt that they would clash with the surrounding aesthetic and insisted on teal!
11/28/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Fort Lauderdale to Fort Collins. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
With 25 breweries and growing, Fort Collins is a mecca for craft beer! So much so that the city is responsible for 70% of the state’s and 7% of the country’s craft beer!
11/27/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Philly to Fresno. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
To combat a graffiti epidemic in the 1980s, Philadelphia launched a mural arts program and the city now boasts over 3,800 public art pieces and has earned the title, “City of Murals.”
11/24/23
“Anchorage to Atlanta. Milwaukee to Memphis. Kalamazoo and Waterloo, we are on the air!”
As the location for two very popular 1970’s sitcoms, “Laverne and Shirley” and “Happy Days” Milwaukee even has a famous life size bronze statue of “The Fonz” on their riverwalk!