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  1. Petersburg to Jamestown

    15/15Michael reaches Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.

  2. Manassas to Richmond

    14/15Michael Portillo visits Manassas, scene of two battles during the American Civil War.

  3. Georgetown to Mount Vernon

    13/15Michael Portillo explores a former slave market in Alexandria, Virginia.

  4. Washington DC

    12/15Michael explores the US capital, including a visit to the offices of the Washington Post.

  5. Baltimore to Fort McHenry

    11/15Michael Portillo is in Baltimore, home of the first railroad in the United States.

  6. Wilmington to Havre de Grace

    10/15Michael Portillo reaches a milestone on his American journey: the Mason-Dixon line.

  7. Lancaster to Gettysburg

    9/15Michael Portillo hitches a ride with the Amish in a horse-drawn buggy.

  8. Philadelphia to Atlantic City

    8/15Michael Portillo runs past Philadelphia's famous landmarks in homage to Rocky Balboa.

  9. Buffalo to Niagara Falls

    7/15Michael Portillo braves the awesome power and drenching spray of Niagara Falls.

  10. Schenectady to Rochester

    6/15In Utica, Michael Portillo investigates Lock 20 of 57 along the 19th-century Erie Canal.

  11. Poughkeepsie to Albany

    5/15Michael Portillo visits an all-female university, alma mater of Meryl Streep.

  12. New York City to Garrison

    4/15Michael follows America's mighty Hudson River north on an Amtrak train.

  13. Brooklyn to Montauk

    3/15Michael learns the incredible story behind the world's first steel suspension bridge.

  14. Manhattan: Lower East Side to World Trade Center

    2/15Michael Portillo narrowly avoids a scrap with an historic gang of New York.

  15. Manhattan: Grand Central to Broadway

    1/15Michael Portillo boards the Manhattan subway system, the US's busiest rail transit system.