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Illustrative American mountain town beside a winding road at sunrise
United States flag THE INDEPENDENT PETER SANTENELLO ATLAS

There’s more
to America.

Past the headlines. Beyond the highway.
Discover the places—and the people—in Peter’s stories.

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287 STORIES · 38 STATES + D.C.Illustrative landscape · AI-generated
WHERE WILL YOU GO?Pick a place. Follow a story.
EXPLORE THE ATLAS

America, one story at a time.

Find a place. Meet its people. Get a different perspective.

287videos
238mapped episodes
39states & D.C.
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A growing American atlas

One country. Hundreds of stories.

Explore the U.S. catalog, state by state. Locations are mapped only when the available evidence supports a visit. This is an independent discovery guide, not an official Peter Santenello product.

What’s verified — and what still needs review?

Catalog checked November 14, 2026 against Peter’s official U.S. and state categories, with the U.S.–Mexico border collection checked for additional U.S. visits. This covers the official indexed catalog, not a claim that every YouTube upload or filming stop has been found. Descriptions and available transcript text were reviewed; the videos have not all been watched frame by frame. Pins are approximate town, neighborhood or regional reference points, not camera coordinates. Stop lists can be incomplete. Town panels include paraphrased facts from official descriptions or transcripts, with source links. Speaker accounts are attributed, and no fact is added where supporting text is unavailable. Wikipedia excerpts provide separate background, under CC BY-SA; unmatched places link to Wikipedia search. Locations mentioned in passing are not automatically mapped. No driving routes or timestamps are inferred. Unverified episodes remain in the index without pins. States without indexed entries are labeled accordingly; that does not establish Peter has never visited. Titles are the creator’s, and historical episodes do not establish current conditions. The national view combines duplicate videos across states; state views show their respective location notes. Alaska and Hawaii are included; choose either state to zoom there. State outlines are bundled; detailed street tiles and video thumbnails require an internet connection.

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