Name: Curious Traveler
Released: 2015-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Christine Van Blokland

TV Show · Documentary · Travel

Christine van Blokland travels through some of the most fascinating European and North American cities, where she explores the local art, architecture, museums and monuments.

2015 · 25m

Starring Christine Van Blokland

EPISODE 1

Curious About ... New York City

Why constellations are backwards in Grand Central; why there is an abundance of acorns around New York; why the Great Hall at the Met resembles the Baths of Caracalla.

25m
EPISODE 2

Curious About ... London

St. Paul's Cathedral; the City of London; why Temple Church is round; why a copy of the Magna Carta has remained at Salisbury Church for 800 years.

24m
EPISODE 3

Curious About ... Wales

The dragon on the Welsh flag; the title Prince of Wales; the Walls of Constantinople; how King Longshanks is related to King Vortigern and Magnus Maximus; Britain's smallest church.

25m
EPISODE 4

Curious About ... Montreal

Why the French settled in Montreal; Paris Metro stop; why Notre-Dame Basilica is blue; Hotel de Ville; Bank of Montreal; whether there really is an archaeological dig underfoot at Place Royal.

26m
EPISODE 5

Curious About Asheville, North Carolina

French Loire Valley castle; Biltmore; why Henry Ford, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Edison stayed at a hotel whose roof appears to be melting; Scots-Irish immigrants create country music.

25m
EPISODE 6

Curious About ... Victoria, British Columbia

A.B.C. Architect; Fan Tan Alley; "Canada's Castle"; why there is no sign above the main entrance to the Empress Hotel.

26m