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Narrated by radio and television travel authority Rudy Maxa and written and selected by the editors of National Geographic Traveler, Walks of a Lifetime is a showcase of the world's greatest walking tours.
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London
London is a world hub of culture, business, and politics, and the center of the once-glorious British Empire, which can still throw its weight around the globe. Today, Rudy Maxa takes you on the "London Power Walk." In less than two miles, you'll see thef
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Tribeca
Consider Tribeca our emotional Ground Zero, and the launching pad for formerly devastated Lower Manhattan's renaissance. There's tons of space and much less population density than in other Manhattan neighborhoods. And lots of light-thanks to all the shor
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San Francisco
San Francisco is made for walking. Within this seven-by-seven-mile city on a peninsula, you'll find ethnic enclaves such as the Latino Mission District, leafy parks like the Presidio and Golden Gate, tony residential areas such as Nob Hill, and the gleami
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Paris
Paris. The City of Light, the City of Love, the City of Wonderful Walks. Today, we'll take you into the beating heart and soul of this glorious city. We'll cross the meandering Seine and explore one of the most vibrant neighborhoods of the Left Bank: St-G
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Miami
Not so long ago, South Beach, Miami, was a drug lord-infested slum. During the 1970s and 80s, visionaries restored the area's buildings, namely a large concentration of art deco hotels. Today, we'll take you by these hotels, while keeping our eyes postedf
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Berlin
Welcome to Berlin, the political hub of Germany. After several years of struggling to redevelop, this formerly war-torn and politically divided city has finally come into its own. Today, a new energy rocks the streets. You'll encounter a blend of historic
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Chicago
Our walk on the windy side takes us to Chicago, the largest city in the Midwest and the third most populous city in the U.S. It offers a masterful mix of architecture---from the Rookery Building to the Tribune Tower---and a world-class culinary and cultu
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Tokyo
Tokyo has an economy larger than Canada's and a population of 33 million---over three times that of Paris. So our tour of the world's biggest city covers a lot of ground---by foot, boat, and subway. Like something out of Bladerunner, this is a fascinati
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Washington, D.C.
Welcome to Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America. Today, we will walk along the National Mall, from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial. With its stately white marble buildings, memorials to American heroes, fountains, pools,g
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Rome
One of Europe's oldest cities, Rome dates back almost three thousand years. With an unparalleled concentration of world-class art and architectural works, it also encompasses the headquarters of the Catholic Church. Starting at the Basilica of St. Peter i
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Boston
Boston, founded by English Puritans in 1630, is America's hub of revolution. Starting in Boston Common, we'll take you on a three-mile walk along the popular Freedom Trail, stopping at some must-see sites along the way like Faneuil Hall and the Paul Rever
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Sydney
Today we'll take you on a tour of Sydney's main attraction: its natural beauty. With its lush parks, rolling hills, and gleaming harbor, a walk around the Emerald City is a visual feast. On the Mellow Metropolis Walk you'll explore the compact and walkab
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Savannah
Step into Old Savannah, a living museum of the antebellum South. This two and a half square mile district near Georgia's shoreline invokes images of true Southern charm, from the towering oaks tangled with Spanish moss to the stately mansions that frame t
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Venice
Welcome to Venice, Italy, the city writer Gore Vidal called the "most beautiful cliche on earth." Today, we'll cruise through Venice's Grande Canal in a waterbus--or vaporett--covering sites from the Church of the Scalzi to the Rialto Bridge.
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Charleston
Charleston is a Southern belle of a city--a real charmer, as lovers of fine antebellum homes, stately gardens, and eclectic shops quickly discover. It's a place where history is found everywhere you look, with some 300 buildings surviving from before 1840
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam remains one of Europe's most exciting capitals, thanks to its canals, historic buildings, and progressive, contemporary style--legacies of its beginnings, in the 17th century, as a merchant city open to the world and responsive to new ideas. Tod
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Los Angeles/Santa Monica
It really doesn't get better than this saunter through Santa Monica, CA--beach town USA. Not only does this walk celebrate sophisticated California culture, it also embraces the natural. The mix here is civilization and the beach. Today, we'll give you th
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Vienna
Welcome to Vienna, a city that beguiles visitors with its old-world charm: Gothic and Baroque palaces, churches, 19th-century buildings, and its classical music. Divided into 23 districts, we'll spend today in the first district (or city center) where we'
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia. We all know it as the home of the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and Ben Franklin. But today, we're going to leave founding-father history for another day and head just a few blocks north of Center City, to a neighborhood many outsiders ha
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Barcelona
Take a ramble with Traveler on tree-lined Las Ramblas, a thoroughfare in Barcelona that actually incorporates five streets and comprises one of Europe?s most electric pedestrian foot fairs. Some say it's the most famous street in Spain. For our money, it'
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Minneapolis
Take an easy stroll along the Mississippi River in the city that was built on flour-Minneapolis, MN. Take a walk along the wood plank road, arguably one of the most important streets in America at the turn of the century. See the only significant waterfal
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Montreal
Explore one of North America's greatest cities--Montreal. This is a city of both cobblestones and Cirque De Soleil; Celine Dion and second empire architecture. Look beyond the historic façades and you'll find modern art galleries, fusion cuisine restauran
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New Orleans
Take an historic walk through the French Quarter in New Orleans, which offers much more than the booze and beads of Bourbon Street. Stroll through the Garden District and the Warehouse District, the two areas that were first to re-open after Hurricane Kat
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San Antonio
Take a stroll through the oldest city in Texas--San Antonio. This "Fiesta Town" has plenty of action for any tourist, whether you're looking for history, cuisine, art, or world class golf. Visit the Alamo, hit one of the restaurants along the River Walk
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Santa Fe
Take a jaunt through the oldest capital city on the North American continent--Santa Fe, New Mexico. Formally founded in 1610, the city harbors hidden nooks and historic crannies. Visit the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, catch a performanc
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