Wonders of the World

Wonders of the World

96 episodes

In this podcast, we'll visit 200 Wonders of the World, from the Pyramids to the Great Barrier Reef, to tell the story of our people, our civilization, and our planet. My name is Caroline Vahrenkamp, and I'm a travel junkie. The world is filled with amazing places that reflect the greatest achievements of human accomplishment. In these uncertain times, understanding our great shared history may help to bridge the divides between us. And if not, it will be a fun ride anyway! We'll discuss the history of each place and the story of the men and women who lived there. We'll cover travel notes, examine what else to see while you're in the area, and dig into the local cuisine. Expect a new episode every two weeks. And thanks for listening!

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100 - The Wieliczka Salt Mine

Published: Sept. 7, 2023, 4 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 41 seconds

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098 - The Suleymaniye Mosque of Istanbul

Published: Aug. 15, 2023, 1:10 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 10 seconds

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097 - Machu Picchu

Published: Feb. 9, 2023, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 29 seconds

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Mental Health Hiatus

Published: Dec. 7, 2022, 6:20 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 51 seconds

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096 - The Humble Administrator's Garden of Suzhou

Published: Aug. 18, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 40 seconds

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095 - The Migration of the Monarch Butterflies

Published: July 14, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 59 seconds

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Update and Intelligent Speech

Published: June 12, 2022, 5:41 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 37 seconds

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094 - Chambord Chateau

Published: April 28, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes

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093 - Vatican City

Published: March 31, 2022, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes

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092 - The Hieronymites Monastery of Lisbon

Published: March 10, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 22 seconds

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091 - The Great Mosque of Djenne

Published: Jan. 20, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 59 seconds

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090 - The Bioluminescent Bay of Puerto Mosquito on Vieques, Puerto Rico

Published: Jan. 6, 2022, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 22 seconds

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089 - The Kremlin of Moscow

Published: Dec. 23, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 39 seconds

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088 - The Tower of London

Published: Nov. 12, 2021, 1:01 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 22 seconds

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Where the Heck Is Caroline?

Published: Nov. 4, 2021, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 41 seconds

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087 - The Topkapi Palace of Istanbul

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 25 seconds

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000 - Introduction

Published: Aug. 26, 2021, 8:12 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 46 seconds

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086 - Shwedagon Pagoda of Yangon

Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 8 seconds

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085 - The Registan of Samarkand

Published: July 22, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 15 seconds

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084 - The Duomo of Florence

Published: July 1, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 31 seconds

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083 - The Karst Islands of Halong Bay

Published: May 28, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 22 seconds

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082 - The Forbidden City of Beijing

Published: May 13, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 21 seconds

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Bonus - The Floating Rock Gardens of Ryloth

Published: May 10, 2021, 9 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 7 seconds

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081 - The Temple of Heaven of Beijing

Published: April 22, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 32 seconds

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080 - Malbork Castle

Published: April 1, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 6 seconds

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Just Like Starting Over

Published: March 15, 2021, 4 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 8 seconds

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079 - Kinkaku-ji of Kyoto

Published: March 15, 2021, 4 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 19 seconds

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078 - The Monasteries of Meteora

Published: Feb. 20, 2021, 5:42 p.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 25 seconds

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077 - The Alhambra of Granada

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 7 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 56 seconds

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076 - Cologne Cathedral

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 3 seconds

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075 - Bali

Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 54 seconds

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036 - The Pantheon of Rome

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 2:18 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 42 seconds

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074 - The Madrassas of Timbuktu

Published: Nov. 26, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 41 seconds

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011 - Santorini

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 1:17 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 24 seconds

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020 - The Staircases of Persepolis

Published: Nov. 15, 2020, 3:11 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 seconds

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073 - The Canals and Belfries of Bruges

Published: Nov. 7, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 31 seconds

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072 - The Great Wall of China

Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 20 seconds

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071 - The Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres

Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 8 seconds

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070 - The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela

Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 54 seconds

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069 - The Grand Canal of Venice

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 43 seconds

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068 - Mont-Saint-Michel

Published: July 23, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 1 second

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Bonus - Your Questions, Answered

Published: June 25, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 6 seconds

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067 - The Djemaa el-Fna of Marrakesh

Published: June 11, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 24 seconds

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066 - Angkor Wat

Published: April 23, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 57 seconds

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065 - Monument Valley

Published: April 2, 2020, 6 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 4 seconds

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064 - The Old City of Sanaa

Published: March 19, 2020, 4 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 36 seconds

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063 - The Western Group of Temples at Khajuraho

Published: Feb. 13, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 49 seconds

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062 - The Bayeux Tapestry

Published: Jan. 16, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 56 seconds

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Bonus - Lake Ohrid

Published: Dec. 25, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 56 seconds

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3rd Anniversary Bonus - Fifty States Ranked

Published: Nov. 11, 2019, 9:25 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 50 seconds

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061 - The Volcanic and Geothermal Features of Iceland

Published: Oct. 10, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 29 seconds

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060 - The Fjords of Norway

Published: Sept. 19, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 48 seconds

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059 - The Pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza

Published: Aug. 29, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 55 minutes 52 seconds

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058a - The House of Wisdom

Published: Aug. 15, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 49 seconds

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058 - The Medina of Fes

Published: July 18, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes

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057 - Aachen Cathedral

Published: July 4, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes

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056 - The Underground Cities and Rock Formations of Cappadocia

Published: June 6, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 31 seconds

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055 - The Mezquita of Cordoba

Published: May 16, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 44 seconds

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Bonus - Notre-Dame de Paris

Published: May 2, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 8 seconds

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054 - The Giant's Causeway

Published: April 25, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 40 seconds

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053 - Borobudur

Published: March 28, 2019, 2:34 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 21 seconds

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052 - The Kailashanatha Temple of Ellora

Published: March 14, 2019, 4 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 11 seconds

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051 - The Stelae of Copan

Published: Feb. 28, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 4 seconds

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050 - The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus

Published: Feb. 14, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 39 seconds

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049 - The Giant Buddha of Leshan

Published: Jan. 24, 2019, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 25 seconds

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Bonus - The Murals of Panjakent

Published: Dec. 20, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 12 seconds

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048 - The Temples of Tikal

Published: Dec. 13, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 45 seconds

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047 - The Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque

Published: Nov. 22, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 35 seconds

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Crater Lake and Oregon: 2nd Anniversary Bonus Episode

Published: Nov. 10, 2018, 3:43 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 27 seconds

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046 - The Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock

Published: Nov. 4, 2018, 5:15 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 29 seconds

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045 - The Hagia Sophia

Published: Oct. 11, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 25 seconds

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044 - Sigiriya

Published: Sept. 27, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 43 seconds

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043- The Nazca Lines

Published: Sept. 13, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 20 seconds

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BONUS! History Fangirl Podcast: the Lost History of Angkor

Published: Aug. 31, 2018, 2:42 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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042 - The Mogao Caves of Dunhuang

Published: Aug. 23, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 51 seconds

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Exciting News

Published: Aug. 14, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds

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041 - Diocletian's Palace

Published: July 24, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 50 seconds

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040 - The Temple of Bel at Palmyra

Published: July 10, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 44 seconds

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BONUS! History Fangirl Podcast: the Grand Place

Published: July 2, 2018, 2:58 a.m.
Duration: N/A

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039 - The Temples of Heliopolis at Baalbek

Published: June 26, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 28 seconds

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038 - The Ruins of Leptis Magna

Published: June 12, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 28 seconds

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037 - The Backwaters of Kerala

Published: May 22, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 29 seconds

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035 - The Pyramids of Teotihuacan

Published: April 17, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 58 minutes 7 seconds

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034 - The Colosseum

Published: March 27, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 11 seconds

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033 - Pompeii and Herculaneum

Published: March 13, 2018, 4 a.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 58 seconds

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032 - Masada

Published: Feb. 27, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 56 seconds

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031a - The Two Bethlehems

Published: Feb. 13, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 55 seconds

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031 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Published: Feb. 6, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 23 seconds

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030 - The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

Published: Jan. 23, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 19 seconds

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029 - The Pont du Gard

Published: Jan. 9, 2018, 5 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 23 seconds

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028a - Demetrius, Besieger of Cities

Published: Dec. 25, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 55 seconds

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028 - Petra

Published: Dec. 19, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 3 seconds

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027 - The Roman Forum - Part II

Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 9:13 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 58 seconds

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026 - The Roman Forum - Part I

Published: Nov. 28, 2017, 9:58 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 21 seconds

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EPCOT: 1st Anniversary Bonus Episode

Published: Nov. 4, 2017, 12:13 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 35 seconds

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025 - The Terracotta Army of Xian

Published: Oct. 24, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 38 seconds

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024 - The Theater of Dionysus

Published: Oct. 10, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 5 seconds

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023 - The Parthenon

Published: Sept. 26, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 57 minutes 22 seconds

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022 - The Oracle of Delphi

Published: Sept. 12, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 1 second

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021 - The Eternal Fires of Mount Chimaera

Published: Aug. 29, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 19 seconds

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019 - The Mahabodhi Temple of Bodh Gaya

Published: July 11, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 2 seconds

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018 - The Ghats of Varanasi

Published: June 20, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 3 seconds

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017 - Mount Tai

Published: June 6, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 8 seconds

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016 - The Western Wall of Jerusalem

Published: May 16, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 49 seconds

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015 - The Dead Sea

Published: May 3, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 48 seconds

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014 - The Temple of Ramesses at Abu Simbel

Published: April 18, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 11 seconds

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013 - The Tombs of the Valley of the Kings

Published: April 4, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 48 seconds

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012 - The Temples of Karnak and Luxor

Published: March 21, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 52 minutes 58 seconds

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010 - Stonehenge

Published: Feb. 20, 2017, 6 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 43 seconds

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009a - Life in a Northern Territory

Published: Feb. 16, 2017, 12:10 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds

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009 - Uluru

Published: Feb. 7, 2017, 12:21 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 46 seconds

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008 - Ngorongoro Crater

Published: Jan. 24, 2017, 6 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 58 seconds

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007 - The Lighthouse of Alexandria

Published: Jan. 10, 2017, 6 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 45 seconds

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006 - The Colossus of Rhodes

Published: Dec. 27, 2016, 6 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 14 seconds

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005a - The Two Artemisias

Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 6 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 51 seconds

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005 - The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Published: Dec. 13, 2016, 6 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 15 seconds

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004 - The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

Published: Nov. 30, 2016, 4:30 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds

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003 - The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 5:30 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds

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002 - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Published: Nov. 11, 2016, 7:42 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 53 seconds

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001 - The Great Pyramid of Khufu

Published: Nov. 10, 2016, 5 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 10 seconds

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