Year: 2017

EastCast’s East London

EastCast is a forecast you can rely on, a monthly podcast and radio show exploring the arts, culture and community of East London. These are some of the places you can discover through the voices of the people who are behind the scenes. This isn’t…

Exploring the Industrial Heritage of the City of Kingston

The City of Kingston administers much of Melbourne’s south-eastern ‘sand belt’. This local government area sweeps along the north-eastern shoreline of Port Phillip through well-known coastal suburbs such as Mentone, Aspendale and Carru…

Exploring Detroit’s Sculptures and Monuments Part 2

Welcome to Exploring Detroit’s Sculptures and Monuments, Part Two. I’m Dick Shafran and I’ll be your guide as we visit 15 locations to learn about the sculptures and monuments in and around Grand Circus Park. Total walking distance is …

Exploring Detroit’s Belle Isle

Due to spotty cell service on parts of the island, please download the exploration in advance. Look for the download button on the current screen. This audio exploration is not affiliated with the State of Michigan or …

Milan Highlights – 8 unmissable things in Milan for you

Hi, my name is Sarah and I’m one of the licensed guides of Leonardoamilano.com. I will share with you my passion for Milan, a city full of energy and cultural treasures, like the Last Supper, the Duomo, the Sforza Castle and many others!

Malmö Audio Guide

Don’t be sentimental. That is Malmö’s message to the world. In difference to most European towns, Malmö is not mainly a place to admire old castles and churches. Those are old signs of power, and Malmö does not care for those …

Wester-Amstel Park and Gardens

Wester Amstel is a Golden Age country estate on the outskirts of Amsterdam. It was established in 1662 by Nicolaas Pancras, mayor of Amsterdam, as the perfect country getaway. Jacques Lissone bought Wester-Amstel in 1900 with the fortune he made by pion…

The Dance Linden

Discover The Dance Linden in Kasendorf, Germany: For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.

The Brocken

Discover The Brocken in Wernigerode, Germany: On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.

The Broken Bells of St. Mary’s

Discover The Broken Bells of St. Mary's in Lübeck, Germany: The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

The Ludwigshöhe

Discover The Ludwigshöhe in Darmstadt, Germany: A former Nazi lookout tower with a magnificent view of the Rhineland.

The Living Fence

Discover The Living Fence in Ohrdruf, Germany: Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.

World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock

Discover World's Largest Cuckoo Clock in Schonach im Schwarzwald, Germany: A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

Destination: Virtual Reality

The Dream Wanderer takes patrons on a trippy virtual reality journey mediated by mediums from a psychic utopian community.

Sarona

Discover Sarona in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel: Tel Aviv's popular neighborhood went though endless waves of transformation.

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