Samantha Brown's Great Weekends

Sam taps into her rugged side and trailblazes her way through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She gets a backpacking primer before exploring underground caverns and taking a daring night hike in pitch black.

Sam heads to Nashville to fulfill her dream of becoming a country music star. She discovers all the town has offer as she looks for her big break in Music City.

Sam gets a backstage pass to the best music, food and entertainment Memphis, TN, has to offer. She cuts her own track at the legendary Sun Studios, goes inside Graceland and attends a Battle of the Bands contest.

Sam drops the top on her convertible and heads for the Florida Keys for a "throw caution to the wind" weekend with all the fixings.

Sam leaves the States to savor the international city on our doorstep -- Montreal, Canada. She takes on the Canadian Oyster shucking champion, samples Quebecois-inspired poutine and plays cricket

Sam lands in the heart of Colorado's Rocky Mountains, ready to turn into a snow bunny. She experiences a weekend of fire and ice as she skips between the ski resorts of Breckenridge, Copper and Keystone.

Sam's livin' large in Dallas, the city where she was born. From transforming into a Texas debutante to riding an 18-wheel big rig, she digs deep into her roots on a non-stop, no-hold-barred adventure.

Sam explores the adventurous side of Santa Barbara,CA. She tries the fastest-growing water sport on the planet and searches for Oprah Winfrey at the exclusive San Ysidro Ranch.

Sam turns film buff and heads to the Sundance Film Festival, where celebrities and free swag abound. She also takes some time to enjoy the natural beauty of Park City, UT, with former Olympian snowboarders and bobsled drivers.

Sam Brown is going Sam Green as she soaks up all the excitement of Maui without leaving a carbon footprint in the process.

Sam brings her mom and four of her best friends aboard the Carnival Freedom for a fun-filled week at sea.

Sam skips the history lessons and dives into Boston's great food and drink. She even stays active doing some sailing, swing dancing, a Dragon Dance and has an afternoon at the races.

Sam explores everything Chicago has to offer. From the delicious art of molecular gastronomy to the improvisational comedy of Second City, can the Windy City teach this die-hard New Yorker a thing or two about cool?

Sam explores the cultural and spiritual pastimes of the real Hawaii. She gets up close and personal with rivers of molten lava, blesses a newly built outrigger canoe and feasts her senses at an authentic luau.

No expense is spared as Sam gets a taste of Atlanta's VIP lifestyle, from strutting the catwalk during fashion week to learning how to throw a curve ball with the Braves' star pitcher.

Sam has the perfect scare package in store as she heads down south to Charleston, SC, and Savannah, GA, where haunted jails, swarms of bees and creepy cemeteries await.

Sam gets out of her comfort zone and into the great white north. With temperatures of minus 10 degrees in the frozen wilds of Minnesota, she's pushed to the limit in an extreme weekend of dog sledding and ice camping.

Sam heads to the City of Brotherly Love with a mission to keep costs down. Whether getting a boxing lesson or smashing glass for a continuing arts project, she spares no expense when it comes to pure enjoyment.