Mike is in Las Vegas to meet the TD of the Le Reve diving show, Dale Hurt where he learns, up close, the danger of their death-defying feats; Mike then meets Leila Cohoon of the only hair museum in the world in Independence, Missouri.

Mike flies off to the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland, where Dr. John French and his team work to repopulate cranes; Mike then learns the art of creating neon signs with the unofficial Kings of Neon, Evan Voyles and Kirk Tunningly.

Mike learns oysters' environmental and economical benefits as he helps orchestrate an oyster orgy to save Chesapeake Bay

Thomas Coyne teaches people life saving skills in California; watermelon seed spitting in Texas.

Mike Rowe breaks bread with “Jesus” at the Pageant of the Masters, then dines with some fancy chicks!

A visit to Disaster City in Texas, the world's largest search-and-rescue training facility and despite having a sprained ankle, Mike runs with resue veteran Billy Parker.

Mike visits a museum of medical history, where he learns a little about life as a conjoined twin.

Mike experiences a few classic examples from Northern California's land of artisanal entrepreneurs.