Step into the largest religious complex on earth, the temples of Angkor. Started as a mausoleum for a 12th-century Khmer king, it was expanded into a representation of the celestial world. The proportions here are astounding. The so-called the city o...
Hi, I am Paddy Kim. Today, were heading to East Africa, famous for sights like the Serengeti Plain, but theres a whole lot more of this place than just safaris(野生动物园) and savanna（大草原）. It is also home to mountain jungles, fiery vo...
Unlike most Polish cities, Krakow's architecture escaped the ravages of World War II. Gothic churches exalt the heavens; angels still dance over Baroque doorways. But these ancient monuments are threatened. High on a hill, Wawel Castle(瓦维尔城堡...
The River Thames runs over 200 miles through the British countryside and on to the city of London. Each day, thousands of visitors enjoy the pleasures of just being on the river. But as little as 40 years ago, this body of water had become one of Eur...
Where once only salt miners traveled, today, tourists trek(艰苦跋涉), through tunnels hundreds of feet deep into the caverns(大洞穴) of Zipaquir Mountain in Colombia. Their destination: a Catholic cathedral carved from the mineral deposits of...
The secret of the diamond lies in the carbon bond. Carbon is one of the most plentiful substances known to science. We find carbon in plants, animals and our bodies. Carbon everywhere. And yet diamonds are some of the rarest, most beautiful of all su...
This accident of nature holds an unrivaled place in society. Large diamonds are so rare and so prized (that) they have become the emblem of the elite. In the elegant halls of Christie's Galleries in New York City, an auction of fabulous jewels is abo...
The workshops are hidden throughout the narrow streets of Oltrarno. Artisans ply trades learned not in schools but through apprenticeships and years of experience. Silversmith Donato Zaccaro has been creating silver furnishings and tableware for over...
This partially submerged palm tree is a stark(鲜明的) reminder that climate change is bringing real changes to the world's landscape. The vanishing Indian island of Ghoramara is part of Sundarbans, the world's largest delta, which straddles(横跨...
Experts have revealed what they believe is a previously unknown portrait of Leonado da Vinci. It shows Da Vinci as a middle-aged man with piercing eyes and long flowing hair. The painting was found in December by a medieval historian, studying in the...
While Europe lingered in the Dark Ages, the splendor of the Maya world was reaching its zenith. Their temples soared hundreds of feet into the heavens. They developed a system of hieroglyphic writing. Works of art and sculpture displayed the Maya's i...
In the coastal Mexican city of Catemaco, indigenous traditions have mixed with Catholicism to create a unique brand of spirituality that sometimes puts spells ahead of crucifixes. People patronize brujos, or witches, like Julia Garcia to remedy physi...
The cool waters of Wakulla Springs makes it a popular place to beat Florida's heat. Tourists lounge on the May beach, while the locals prefer the opposite bank. Despite the cold-blooded company, people have visited these historic springs for years. B...
Transcript by myconsent One thousand years before Columbus, there were pyramid builders, warriors -- the architects of an empire in South America. The Tiwanaku(蒂瓦纳科人) lived in a valley of Lake Titicaca（的的喀喀湖） for 1,500 hundred...
The ancient city of Machu Picchu attracts visitors from all over the world. The most famous archaeological site in Peru, this Inca ruin floats among the clouds, 2,000 feet above the Urubamba River that runs below, and 7,700 feet above sea level. Hist...
