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Curious Traveler
Curious Edinburgh
Season 3
Episode 306
Where is 'Auld Reekie', and how did it get its name? What is underneath Edinburgh's Old Town? And what is so curious about its New Town? Why was Edinburgh Castle built on Castle Rock? What’s the connection between Edinburgh and Harry Potter? What is a 'Close' and why were they so necessary in Edinburgh? What is so royal about the Royal Mile? Who is Arthur, and why does he get his own Seat?
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Dukes of Pomerania Castle, Stare Miasto Square, Seven Cloaks Tower, Kasprowicz Park.

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28:35
Old Market Square, Rogalin Palace, Zamek Cultural Ctr, Enigma Cipher, Croissant Museum.

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28:33
Utrecht's Golden Age, canal boat tour, Dom Cathedral, DOMUnder, Kasteel de Haar.

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28:45
Lyon, France. Traboules, Roman origins, Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Les Halles food market.

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28:30
Regensburg, Germany. Radasbona; a town hall legend, Stone Bridge, a record-holding inn.

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28:36
Franconia, Germany. Nuremberg, Würzburg, Michelin-starred chef, historic vineyard.

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28:31
Storybook architecture, Town Hall, Meistertrunk, St. Jakob's Church, monastery museum.

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28:28
Upper Bavaria, Linderhof Palace, Mittenwald, Munich, swan legend, lüftlmalerei mural art.

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28:42
Allgäu & Füssen, Bavaria. St. Mang Monastery, Castle, cheesemakers, cowbell blacksmith.

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27:55
Old Town, Neptune Fountain, Amber Museum, Battle of Westerplatte, St. Mary’s Basilica.

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28:50
Warsaw Royal Castle, Sigismund’s Column, Lazienki Palace, Frederic Chopin, Pierogis.

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28:54
Kadriorg Palace, Alatskivi Castle, Palmse Manor, Vihula Manor.