Tuesday, August 11th TV listings for Explore Channel
America Outdoors With Baratunde Thurston Tidewater: Homecoming
Trekking along the coast of North Carolina and exploring a daunting swamp, soaring above the dunes on a Wright Brothers glider and tracking wild horses on the beach.
America Outdoors With Baratunde Thurston Minnesota: A Better World
Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, one of the last places to hike and paddle into remote wilderness; birders and harvesters of wild rice explain why wilderness means so much.
Joseph Rosendo travels to picturesque and ethnically rich destinations around the world.
Ireland With Michael The Pirate Queen of Mayo
Following the life of Grace O'Malley -- The Pirate Queen, on Achill Island; Billow Wood performs in Belleek Castle in Ballina; North Mayo Genealogy Center at Enniscoe; the village of Cong.
Rick Steves' Europe Switzerland's Great Cities
Lucerne, Bern, Zurich and Lausanne; art created by inmates of an asylum; Swiss innovations such as drug policies and underground arsenals.
Rick Steves' Europe Athens and Side Trips
The Parthenon, Agora and National Archaeological Museum in Athens; the ruins of the oracle at Delphi; traffic-free Isle of Hydra.
Farm Stay vacations give city children a chance to discover rural America; a special recipe for pasta; a Wisconsin dairy farm turns cow manure into an energy source.
In the Americas With David Yetman The Cascade Mountains of Washington: Gifts of the Volcanoes
The Cascade Range, born from volcanoes, reveals a stunning variety of landscapes and towns.
Musicians perform everything from rock and R&B to soul and grunge.
American Experience Chasing the Moon: Magnificent Desolation
The years 1969-1970 take Americans to the moon and back; what happens to scientific and engineering programs after national goals are achieved.
Tradfest: The Fingal Sessions Hothouse Flowers
Intimate performances and conversations with musicians in Fingal, Ireland.
ncImpact Health Care
America's Test Kitchen Turkey Lasagna and Chocolate Sorbet
Turkey sausage lasagna; sugar; a refreshing chocolate sorbet.
Cook's Country Chips on the Menu
Frito pie; a tasting of nonalcoholic beer; the story of the Potato Chip Queen of the West; chocolate-dipped potato chip cookies.
Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen
Lucy Worsley explores the life of Agatha Christie through documents and interviews and tries to understand what inspires her to write her novels.
Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen
Lucy Worsley explores the life of Agatha Christie through documents and interviews and tries to understand what inspires her to write her novels.
Travels With Darley New Jersey: Revolutionary Road Trip Part I
"Ten Crucial Days" refers to battles of Trenton and Princeton, N.J.; a look at original documents relating to the founding of the U.S. in the New Jersey State Archives; exploring period dress of the American Revolution at Princeton University.
Rick Steves' Europe Copenhagen
Copenhagen's Viking history; Europe's first pedestrian boulevard; palace treasury; bike ride through a hippie squatter community; Tivoli Gardens.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love Limerick and County Clare, Ireland
King John's Castle; the ancient game of hurling; the village of Adare; the history of the golden age of air travel; the origin stories of Irish coffee.
Best of Our State Echoes of the Forest & Haywood Ice Fest
Joseph Rosendo travels to picturesque and ethnically rich destinations around the world.
In the Americas With David Yetman Colombia: Capital & Coffee
Colombia's capital Bogotá serves as a social, cultural and economic center; the "Zona Cafetera" is a coffee growing region of Colombia.
Musicians perform everything from rock and R&B to soul and grunge.
American Experience Chasing the Moon: Magnificent Desolation
The years 1969-1970 take Americans to the moon and back; what happens to scientific and engineering programs after national goals are achieved.
Ireland With Michael The Pirate Queen of Mayo
Following the life of Grace O'Malley -- The Pirate Queen, on Achill Island; Billow Wood performs in Belleek Castle in Ballina; North Mayo Genealogy Center at Enniscoe; the village of Cong.
Tradfest: The Fingal Sessions Hothouse Flowers
Intimate performances and conversations with musicians in Fingal, Ireland.
Samantha Brown's Places to Love Big Sur and Monterey, California
Monterey Bay Aquarium; the Artichoke Center of the World; wine tasting at a boutique vineyard; a 14-year-old entrepreneur supplies honey to restaurants; riding along historic California State Route 1 on an electric bike.
Japanese food available at Tokyo's iconic market, from seafood to produce.
Rick Steves' Europe Italy's Highlights
Travels through Italy include Venice and Florence; the Italian Riviera and the hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria; the historical epicenter of Rome; Naples; the Amalfi Coast; Sicily.
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope Cruising the Mediterranean
A Mediterranean cruise aboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner includes Venice, Sicily and Tuscany, Italy, Croatia, and Malta.
Alan Carr's Adventures with Agatha Christie
Alan Carr goes on a personal adventure in search of the British places that inspired author Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen
Lucy Worsley explores the life of Agatha Christie through documents and interviews and tries to understand what inspires her to write her novels.
Hometowns Grayson County, VA
Mountain beauty, music and community shape a deep sense of home in Grayson County, Virginia.
Rick Steves' Europe Athens and Side Trips
The Parthenon, Agora and National Archaeological Museum in Athens; the ruins of the oracle at Delphi; traffic-free Isle of Hydra.