The castles were built roughly between 660 and 750, under the caliphs of the Umayyad dynasty who had made Damascus their new capital in 661; after 750 the capital moved to the newly-built Baghdad, and some of the buildings were never...

Moray is the name of the Incan agricultural laboratory that was likely used to cultivate resistant and hearty varieties of plants high in the Andes. The site is not on the typical tourist agenda; however, it is included in the boleto...

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Lebanon.

Countless towns, cities and civilisations have risen and fallen over the years, but in rare cases we get to see them preserved to some degree - sometimes entirely. Here's 10 Places Frozen in Time.

On the 26 April 1986, the world faced one of the worst man made disasters in history. Nuclear meltdown in Chernobl Ukraine. Three decades later, the location where things transpired become somewhat mythical, oddly attracting tourists by...

Explore the ancient wonders of Luxor, Egypt. Travel into the desert to witness the Valley of the Kings and Queens, where legendary pharaohs and royalty rest in sacred tombs adorned with mesmerizing reliefs and hieroglyphics. Luxor offers...

According some legends there was a chapel dedicated to Virgin built by Afonso Henriques after the reconquest of Sintra. On its ruins another chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Monserrate was constructed on the top of the hill In 1540. The...

Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...

MOT 1953: OLD GOA, INDIA: Unidentified boy (8,9 years old) playing harmonica near ruins, standing up, walking away. MS TRACKING Boy walking by tall vegetation, TU WS Crumbling wall sections BG.

The Basilica Julia was a structure that once stood in the Roman Forum. It was a large, ornate, public building used for meetings and other official business during the early Roman Empire. Its ruins have been excavated. What is left from...

We’re hanging out with our founding fathers on this episode of Travel Thru History as we visit the very place where revolutionaries, decried “Liberty will reign in America!” Today Philadelphia is a booming city that is as alive with new...

In this video we explore the amazing site of Machu Picchu and wonderful history.

You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 12

Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael R

osen.

A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking Abo

ut Doughnuts’.

Frank is back among the ruins of the past again, this...

Among the earliest settlers of this area are the Indo-European speaking Tocharians,who had populated the Tarim and Turfan basins no later than 1800 BC. From the years 108 BC to 450 AD the city of Jiaohe was the capital of the Anterior...