Series: Nickel Tours /tags/series-nickel-tours Series: Nickel Tours en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 06:00:00 GMT The Vintage Cadillac With The Memphis Soundtrack /2013-08-14/the-vintage-cadillac-with-the-memphis-soundtrack Tad Pierson has made a career out of his love for cars and American music. He says there are "fewer and fewer real-deal places to go and hear the real stuff," but it's his job to find and share it — one carload of listeners at a time. Wed, 14 Aug 2013 06:00:00 GMT /2013-08-14/the-vintage-cadillac-with-the-memphis-soundtrack Debbie Elliott Little Bighorn Tour Guide Brings Battle To Life /npr-news/2013-07-22/little-bighorn-tour-guide-brings-battle-to-life The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana is one of the most visited sites in the National Park System. And for more than two decades, seasonal ranger Mike Donahue spends his summers at Little Big Horn, teaching visitors all about the historic battle. Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:32:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-22/little-bighorn-tour-guide-brings-battle-to-life Jim Kent A Peek Inside A Once Top Secret Spot In Atomic Age History /npr-news/2013-07-15/a-peek-inside-a-once-top-secret-spot-in-atomic-age-history Want to take a tour of the world's first full-scale nuclear reactor? It's in Richland, Wash., and if you're lucky, your guide will be one of the people who worked here when the place was still new. Physicist Paul Vinther signed on at the plant in June 1950, and he now gives tours. Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:21:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-07-15/a-peek-inside-a-once-top-secret-spot-in-atomic-age-history Martin Kaste Banjo Billy’s Funky, Rambling Ride Through Boulder /arts-life/2013-06-26/banjo-billys-funky-rambling-ride-through-boulder Normally a place tourists associate with hiking and the outdoors, Boulder comes alive thanks to one popular tour guide who digs into the town’s past.Banjo… Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2013-06-26/banjo-billys-funky-rambling-ride-through-boulder Grace Hood