City Walk

Episode 1

Cars Mean Nothing to Me.

Thu, Sep 25, 201428 mins

Imagine a school with no chairs, no desks, no paper and no roof. You've just described THE WALKING CLASSROOM, a 21st century approach to learning with your ears, your brain and your feet. Walking also turns out to be the best way to explore New York. Historian Matt Postal proves it when he takes us on a memorable tour of the undiscovered architecture of Union Square in the fall. It's summertime in Las Vegas and walking turns out to be primary mode of transportation in the Penn and Teller Theatre. Meet legendary illusionists Penn and Teller, who reveal how people get onstage and off. There's nothing better than Chicago-Style pizza and hot dogs in the windy city except maybe walking. Join us on a visit to the Chicago Loop and feast your eyes and feet on a pedestrian paradise packed with parks, skyscrapers and Lollapalooza. Alison Bonds Shapiro once dreamed of illustrating her own children's book but several debilitating strokes destroyed that dream along with her ability to walk. Alison's determination to walk again not only got her back on her feet but also rekindled her dream. An amazing herd of dreamlike creatures are the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen. When these new forms of life walk on the beach, they inspire awe and delight from disbelieving eyes. Is it better to be fit and fat or skinny and unfit? What CITY WALK MD: Dr. Bob Sallis has to say about weight loss may surprise you. Less surprising is the fact that Las Vegas is known as sin city but there's a pedestrian revolution downtown that could change all that. We visit Fremont St. and discover why. Why would anyone enter into a one-man walking contest on the streets of New York? Comedian Daniel Koren demonstrates the answer in an insightfully funny walk around town.