Turns out Washington County, WI is interesting.

TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Washington County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.

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Washington County

When the Lakeshore Drew Its Own Line

How distance, trade, and geography pushed a Wisconsin county apart.

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Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians

From Pilgrimage Hill to Twin-Towered Shrine

How a glacial hill became one of Wisconsin’s best-known Catholic destinations.

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Washington County

Where Worn-Out Farms Became Forest Again

How Washington County’s Kettle Moraine units joined a larger act of restoration.

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Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians

When Pilgrims Wore a Path Up Holy Hill

How immigrant Catholics turned a Wisconsin hill into a regional crossroads of devotion.

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Washington County

When Washington County Was Much Bigger Than the Map

A frontier county shrank as Wisconsin filled in around it.

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Washington County

Where the Ice Left Its Handwriting

How glaciers shaped Kettle Moraine—and why people saved the evidence.

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Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians

How Holy Hill Became Wisconsin’s Pilgrimage Landmark

A hilltop devotion grew into one of Wisconsin’s best-known Catholic shrines.

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Lizard Mound County Park

Where the Ground Still Remembers

A quiet walk among surviving Native effigy mounds in Washington County.

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