Montgomery is the capital city of Alabama. The black granite Civil Rights Memorial and adjacent exhibition center commemorate the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, a hub for the Montgomery bus boycott. Close by is the domed, 1850s Alabama State Capitol. East of downtown, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts displays porcelain and American and African art.
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Views: ‘Washington D.C.’
Washington, DC, the U.S. capital, is a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia. It’s defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings – including the iconic ones that house the federal government’s 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. It’s also home to iconic museums and performing-arts venues such as the Kennedy Center.
Evening Walks: The High Line To Hudson Yards, NYC
The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line’s design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf.
Aerial Views: ‘Prague – Czech Republic’ (Video)
Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic, is bisected by the Vltava River. Nicknamed “the City of a Hundred Spires,” it’s known for its Old Town Square, the heart of its historic core, with colorful baroque buildings, Gothic churches and the medieval Astronomical Clock, which gives an animated hourly show. Completed in 1402, pedestrian Charles Bridge is lined with statues of Catholic saints.
Walks: ‘Kandersteg’ In Switzerland (4K Video)
Kandersteg is a high-altitude resort village in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Trails, like the challenging Allmenalp, and a cable car head east to Lake Oeschinen. Set at the foot of the Blüemlisalp massif, the lake is also a popular ski area, as is Sunnbüel to the southwest. In the forested Blausee Nature Park to the north, Blausee is a small, trout-filled lake fed by subterranean springs.
Winter Walk: Montmartre In Paris, France (4K Video)
Filmed February 10, 2021
Montmartre is a large hill in Paris’s 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city.
WALKING ROUTE TIMESTAMPS◄ 00:00 Intro, Map/ Place d’Anvers 01:20 Boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart 02:43 Rue de Steinkerque 05:17 Place Saint-Pierre 07:10 Funiculaire de Montmartre 07:47 Rue Foyatier 13:38 Rue du Cardinal-Dubois 15:00 Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre 18:33 Rue Azaïs 20:40 Rue Saint-Éleuthère 22:00 Église Saint-Pierre de Montmartre 23:36 Place du Tertre 25:28 Place du Calvaire 26:28 Rue Poulbot 20:20 Rue Norvins 29:47 Rue Saint-Rustique 31:44 Rue de Mont-Cenis 32:30 Rue du Chevalier-de-La-Barre 36:39 Square Marcel-Bleustein-Blanchet 39:20 Rue Saint-Vincent 41:00 Rue Mont-Cenis 42:54 Rue Cortot 45:08 Rue de l’Abreuvoir 48:05 Rue Girardon 51:40 Le Moulin de La Galette 52:44 Rue l’Epic 54:30 Rue Tholozé 57:00 Rue Durantin 1:01:16 Place des Abbesses 1:02:23 Mur des je t’aime 1:03:41 Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre 1:04:21 Rue des Abbesses 1:09:03 Rue l’Epic 1:12:43 Moulin-Rouge
Travel Guides: ‘Nihonbashi In Tokyo, Japan’ (Video)
Nihonbashi has deep roots in finance. In the Edo period this was the commercial centre of the city, with bustling canals, streets and markets. Recently, the neighbourhood has been attracting attention once again as exciting new businesses set up shop. Look behind the modern face to discover centuries of history.
Nihonbashi is a buzzing commercial quarter named for its landmark 17th-century canal bridge. The imposing Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi department store has been serving shoppers since 1904, while Coredo Muromachi mall has modern, stylish restaurants as well as shops for kimonos and lacquerware. The Tokyo Stock Exchange has a small museum and is surrounded by izakaya bars that fill up with off-duty traders at happy hour.
City Views: The Streets & Sights Of Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics.
Tours: ‘Top 10 Places To Visit In Argentina’ (Video)
Located in the southern region of South America in a large, elongated shape, Argentina was sparsely inhabited by a few indigenous tribes before Spain’s colonized it in the 16th and 17th centuries. Today, the country is an independent republic featuring varied landscapes from rich plains to thick jungle, majestic mountains, pastoral steppes and impressive glaciers. Here’s a look at the best places to visit in Argentina.
Travel: ‘The Berkshires’ In Massachusetts (Video)
In The Berkshires, Massachusetts, drive down roads framed by thick, multicoloured woods, explore giant white-washed mansions surrounded by endless fields and groves and sip cold brews at independent coffee shops with a backdrop of rolling, cloud-topped hills. Long sought out by eminent writers and jaded New Yorkers as a rustic base, this rural region has the ingredients for an all-American hideout.
The Berkshires is a rural region in the mountains of western Massachusetts dotted with villages and towns. A popular vacation destination, it’s known for outdoor activities, fall foliage–viewing, a farm-to-table food scene and thriving arts institutions. Renowned annual festivals include the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s residency at Lenox’s Tanglewood Music Center.