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Curious Traveler Season 1 Episodes

  • 2015-2024
  • 7 Seasons
  • American Public Television
  • Reality
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Curious Traveler is a 3-time National Daytime Emmy Nominee and the nerdy traveler's dream. Remember when you were a child constantly asking: Who? What? Where? Why? and How? Well, this is an enriching, entertaining field trip for grown-ups who have never quite grown up. Curious Traveler takes you to the most intriguing places in the world to dig deeply into the mysteries of each destination's art, architecture, and hidden histories. Emmy Award-Winning travel, arts, and culture journalist Christine van Blokland brings her passion and curiosity for history, the arts, quirky characters, storytelling, and lifelong learning to this fascinating series. Each episode begins with a list of Curious Questions: Why are there so many French chateaux in the Loire Valley? Is Rome's Pantheon really an ancient sun dial? Why do Viking ships look different than Venetian gondolas? Why is there a floating church off the coast of Montenegro? Curious Traveler takes you to explore the real story behind your favorite travel destinations, so come along and learn on Curious Traveler.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

6 Episodes 2015 - 2015

Episode 1

Curious About ... New York City

Wed, Apr 1, 201525 mins

Explore New York and ask: why are the constellations backwards in Grand Central? Why does the Great Hall at the Met look like the Baths of Caracalla? Why is there a golden Diana statue in the middle of the Metropolitan Museum of Art? Why is Rockefeller Center's Atlas statue permanently grimacing at St. Patrick's Cathedral?

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Episode 2

Curious About ... London

Wed, Apr 1, 201524 mins

Join us in London and ask: why is St. Paul's Cathedral such an iconic symbol? Why do so many London neighborhoods end in -gate? Why is Temple Church round? And what did the secretive Knights Templar do here? And what does all of this have to do with Magna Carta - and why has a copy remained at Salisbury Church for 800 years?

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Episode 3

Curious About ... Wales

Wed, Apr 1, 201525 mins

Why is there a dragon on the Welsh flag? Why does the man next-in-line for the British throne hold the title the "Prince of Wales"? What are the Walls of Constantinople doing here in Wales? Who is King Longshanks? Where is Britain's smallest church? And how the heck do you pronounce the 2nd longest place name in the world: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch?

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Episode 4

Curious About ... Montreal

Wed, Apr 1, 201526 mins

Why did the French settle here? Why is there a Paris Metro Stop in the middle of the city? Why is Notre-Dame Basillica bathed in blue? Why does the Hotel de Ville look like DC's Eisenhower Building? And is there really an archaeological dig going on under your feet at Place Royal?

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Episode 5

Curious About ... Asheville, North Carolina

Wed, Apr 1, 201525 mins

Why is there a French Loire Valley castle in the middle of the American Deep South? Did you know that the name "Biltmore" is completely made up? Why did the most famous architects put their stamp on this small town? Why did Henry Ford, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Edison all stay in the same hotel? And how did Scots-Irish immigrants create American country music?

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Episode 6

Curious About ... Victoria, British Columbia

Wed, Apr 1, 2015

Why does British Columbia share its name with the District of Columbia? Why is this Canadian city named after a British Queen? Why are some sidewalks filled with purple glass? What is a Bonanza Castle? Is it pinkies up or pinkies down at teatime? Why does Victoria exhibit such a strong British influence?

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