What happened to it?
See the towns you remember, then and now.
- 40 town case files
- Cruise ships, rentals, insurance, water
- Can it be saved? The honest verdict
The tourist town series
Three books from the channel: what ruined America's favorite getaways, the 100 towns still worth the trip, and the red flags to check before you buy or retire in one.
390 pages · 140 towns · less than 27¢ a town · Instant PDF
Checked, not guessed
55 figures from 41 towns, each linked to the public record it came from. Check them before you pay.
See the sourcesof voters limited cruise ships. The state overruled them.
cap on vacation rentals per neighborhood
lowest water since the lake was first filled
towns that still feel like the old days
The whole series
Everything for $37. Save $48, or 56%, versus buying separately.
| Where to Go Instead 180 pages · 100 towns | $32 |
|---|---|
| Tourist Town Red Flags 90 pages · 25-town watchlist | $29 |
| Dying Tourist Towns 120 pages · 40 case files | $24 |
| Then · Now · Next map printable | Bundle only |
| Pocket Town Scorecard printable | Bundle only |
| Large-print editions of all three 16pt | Bundle only |
| Bought separately | |
| You pay today | $37 |
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Why the complete series
One book tells you what happened. The other two tell you what to do about it.
See the towns you remember, then and now.
Find the places that still feel the way they used to.
Check a town before you put money into it.
Where this series started
"Key West in the 70s and 80s was rustic and affordable… Now it's lost its soul."
"Beautiful there but certainly not worth what the hotels are charging."
"I had no idea about the water situation."
The books answer all three. What happened, where to go now, and what to check first.
From the channel
More than 230,000 views on the channel's first three videos, in its first 11 days.
Key West, Florida
In 2020, about 60% or more of voters approved each of three limits on cruise ships. In 2021 the state legislature overruled them.
Watch the Key West video
Palm Springs, California
In 2022 the city capped vacation rentals at 20% of homes in each neighborhood. Ten neighborhoods were already over the cap.
Watch the Palm Springs video
Lake Havasu, Arizona
In August 2026, Lake Mead upstream fell to its lowest level since it was filled in 1937.
Watch the Lake Havasu videoTown index
140 towns across the series: 40 case files on the towns that lost their way, and 100 towns still worth the trip.
Case file in Dying Tourist Towns Go instead in Where to Go Instead
Not on the public list. The full index is inside the books, or ask Simon in the comments.
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