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  1. La Jolla to San Diego

    20/20Clad in khaki boiler suit and dark glasses, Michael joins the US Navy Pacific Fleet.

  2. Los Angeles to Laguna Beach

    19/20Michael strikes oil in the suburbs of LA and paints a pretty picture in Laguna Beach.

  3. Los Angeles

    18/20Michael heads for the Warner Brothers studio.

  4. Monterey to Santa Barbara

    17/20Michael raises the Bear Flag of the one-time Republic of California.

  5. Santa Clara to Santa Cruz

    16/20At tech giant Intel, Michael glimpses the future on a test drive in an autonomous car.

  6. Berkeley to Yosemite

    15/20Michael visits the seismology department at UC Berkeley.

  7. San Francisco

    14/20Michael hears about the huge contribution Chinese immigrants made to the economy.

  8. San Francisco to Sausalito, California

    13/20Michael Portillo's rail journey takes him to the commercial metropolis of San Francisco.

  9. Sacramento to Napa Valley

    12/20Michael pans for gold in the clear waters of the American River.

  10. Reno, Nevada, to Colfax, California

    11/20Michael takes to the skies over the dramatic Sierra Nevada mountain range.

  11. Toronto

    10/20Michael Portillo begins his Toronto tour with the engineering works at Union Station.

  12. Thousand Islands to Oshawa, Ontario

    9/20Michael Portillo's rail odyssey through Canada continues along the Grand Trunk railway.

  13. Montreal to Ottawa

    8/20In the hills of Vaudreuil, Quebec province, Michael explores a Canadian icon, maple syrup.

  14. Montreal, Quebec

    7/20In Montreal, Michael discovers the influence of French and British colonial roots.

  15. Burlington to Plattsburgh

    6/20Heading for the Canadian border, Michael stops in Burlington, Vermont.

  16. New Haven, Connecticut, to Mount Washington, New Hampshire

    5/20Michael Portillo's rail voyage goes river deep and mountain high.

  17. Providence, Rhode Island, to New London, Connecticut

    4/20Michael Portillo joins in with a legendary open-air 'clambake'.

  18. Plymouth to Nantucket

    3/20Michael Portillo heads for Plymouth, the home town of America.

  19. Boston to Concord, Massachusetts

    2/20Michael Portillo visits the Parker House Hotel, where he whisks up a Boston cream pie.

  20. Boston

    1/20Michael joins the Sons of Liberty aboard ship in Boston harbour.