If it's been a while since you've seen the sites on Old Route 66, you'll be surprised by how much things are changing, like in Oklahoma City.

New energy, bringing new energy into having these revitalized neighborhoods, not just one or two, but like half a dozen.

Coming up, Robert Reed tells us what's cool about the recent changes to his home state's largest

city.

Don Wallace explains how Paradise is getting a makeover lately in Honolulu, and he recommends

places where you can join the locals for fun and explains why Oahu's classic sites are not

to be overlooked. I think every American, even no matter how cynical

or jaded, will find themselves amazed by visiting Pearl Harbor. We'll find themselves moved.

And Jay Nichols reveals why so many of us want to spend time near the water.

We can get our blue mines on by a swimming pool in our own bathtubs.

We can do it by an ocean, we can do it by a lake a river or even a pond it's like beach time

for your mind in the hour ahead on travel with Rick Steve's

there's a good reason so many people head for the shore for a little R&R. Coming up in the hour ahead,

Jay Nichols explains the science he's uncovered behind the positive effect of being around

water. And author Don Wallace takes us inside his city, Honolulu,

with tips for things to enjoy like the locals do. When your sunburn tells you,

you've had enough time at the beach.

And while it's built on cattle and oil,

Robert Reed joins us now to tell us how Oklahoma

cities looking mighty pretty lately,

with an expanding arts and culture scene

to complement its status as a big league basketball and

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