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Curious Guanajuato City - Why is there a stone giant holding a flame, high in the hills overlooking Guanajuato City? How did silver help shape this town? Why are its streets and alleys so winding, and what happened to the Guanajuato River? What does Guanajuato's main church have to do with the King of Spain? Why does the town’s marketplace look like a Paris train station? And its theatre like the Paris Opera House?
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Why is French the official language? What's curious about Château Frontenac & Basse-Ville?
What's so curious in Jamestown, Yorktown & Williamsburg? What was colonial life like?
What's curious about Glasgow Cathedral? Who was Saint Mungo? Why is Glasgow so artsy?
What's a Royal Warrant? Who designed Princess Diana's gowns? Why is a Bishop stinky?
What is a Christkindlmarkt? What's the history of Silent Night? Who is Krampus?
Why is there a stone giant overlooking Guanajuato? What is the Alley of the Kiss?
What's curious about: Edinburgh Castle? Old Town's underground? Harry Potter connections?
How did this UNESCO town get named? Why is it so artsy? How did postcards build a church?
What's curious on Getreidegasse? Where was The Sound of Music shot? Where did Mozart live?
How are these connected: Quakers & chocolate? The Shambles & Harry Potter? Vikings & York?
Who were the Habsburgs? Where did Mozart play? Which symbol is on St. Stephen’s Cathedral?
How did Dublin get its name? Who was Maewyn Succat? Why is the harp a symbol of Ireland?
About Curious Traveler
Remember when you were young and had that childlike wonder about everything you saw? Well, Christine van Blokland, the Emmy-winning host and writer of CURIOUS TRAVELER, never quite outgrew that inquisitive phase. As an arts and travel reporter for the past 20 years, she now shares that insatiable curiosity for the exciting, inspiring and beautiful world around us in this unique travel series.
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