Program 616a: Zagreb; Natchez; Leave Only Footprints

Hear how Croatia's capital city Zagreb is a hidden gem of Central Europe, a respite from the tourist crowds of other more-famous cities. Listen in as author Richard Grant tells us why Natchez is called the quirkiest town in Mississippi. Plus, find out from TV reporter Conor Knighton about visiting each one of the U.S. National Parks in a year.

• Zagreb-based tour guide Darija Gotic  
• Historian and guide Benjamin Curtis, author of "A Traveller's History of Croatia" (Interlink)
• Richard Grant, author of "The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi" (Simon and Schuster)
• CBS-TV correspondent Conor Knighton, author of "Leave Only Footprints" (Crown)

• Tour guide Darija Gotic in Zagreb can be contacted through the Zagreb Guides website.
• Ben Curtis has written "A Traveller's History of Croatia" and "The Habsburgs: The History of a Dynasty." 
• Publications Richard Grant writes for include Smithsonian magazine and the New York Times.  He is the author of "The Deepest South of All."
• The website for Visit Natchez.  
• Richard's friend, Chef Regina Charboneau, is known as the "Queen of the Biscuits" and offers cooking classes in Jackson, Mississippi.
• Richard Grant talks with Rick about his experiences renovating a farmhouse on the Mississippi Delta on Travel with Rick Steves program #434a, in July 2018.
• He also describes touring options in the Mississippi Delta region on program #449 from July 2016.
• Conor Knighton writes about visiting each of 59 US national parks in one year, in his book, "Leave Only Footprints." Since writing his book, the Park Service has expanded to 63 parks, with the latest one, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, near Conor's hometown in West Virginia.