The first season won the 2019 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program and Outstanding Host in a Lifestyle, Children's or Special Class Program. After 20 years of doing television travel series, these were Samantha Brown's first Emmy awards.
According to Samantha Brown's Instagram, Season 8 began production on May 1, 2024 on North Carolina's Crystal Coast. It will consist of ten episodes; other locations include South Dakota and Route 66 in Missouri and New Mexico.