Discoveries...America: Arkansas; Discoveries...America: North Carolina

While numerous travel guides cover tourist-popular states such as California, Florida, and New York, Jim and Kelly Watt's Discoveries...America series is unique in finding the off-the-beaten path places to visit in every state, including their latest entries: Arkansas and North Carolina. Interested in finding a diamond? Riding an elephant? Rafting on a wild river? Arkansas, nicknamed the “Natural State," features a wide variety of wonderful attractions, as viewers will discover in Arkansas, which includes a visit to the “home” of the Bluebird of Happiness in Fayetteville, a tour of Bill Clinton's Museum and Presidential Library in Little Rock, and a stop at the best sourdough bread bakery east of San Francisco. In North Carolina, viewers will learn that the “Tar Heel State” delights in celebrating tradition (in segments on woodcarving artists and a school devoted to country crafts), as well as preserving its history (a visit to the site of the Wright Brothers' first flight). In addition, the program stops at a bluegrass festival, the built-from-scratch Western town Love Valley, and the Lowe's Motor Speedway (home to NASCAR and the Buck Baker Racing School). Both of these new travel titles are sure to be popular and are definitely recommended. Aud: P. (J. Carlson)