Why You Need To Watch "Hunting Nazi Treasure" On HISTORY

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The eight-part investigative series Hunting Nazi Treasure (premieres Oct 24, 2017) chronicles one of the greatest thefts in history, and the epic quest that an international team of experts embarked on to locate billions in art, gold, and other treasure that was stolen by the Nazi's during the Second World War.

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Reads For The Road: "The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu" by Joshua Hammer

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I'll admit it.

I definitely judged this book by its cover.

And man, oh man, did the cover make me want to read it!

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The 10 Most-Visited Museums In The World

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Put your hand up if you are one of those people who LOVES to geek-out in museums when you travel!

Well, I definitely am.

On every trip I take, I make it my goal to visit at least one well-known and one totally quirky museum (looking at you chocolate museum in Barcelona!) before leaving the city.

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The Most Interesting Discoveries Made In 2016 Using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)

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New technology is completely changing the fields of history and archaeology, as the use of innovations like Ground Penetrating Radar archaeology are resulting in new discoveries all over the world. This tech is even changing the way we look at old discoveries, as new chambers, burials, buildings, and more are being discovered in previously excavated areas. Before I share some of the most fascinating discoveries that have been made recently using GPR, let's start with one very important question.

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In The News: Has A Lost Nazi Train Full Of Treasure Been Discovered?

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During World War II, Hitler was obsessed with tracking down and confiscating treasure in the form of art, relics, jewellery, gold, weapons, etc. He amassed massive secret caches of these items all over Nazi occupied territories, including — according to Polish lore — a train loaded with gold, weapons, and art that vanished into the mountains in Poland at the end of WWII and has never been found!

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Must-See New York: Stunning Egyptian Art And Adornments at The Met

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On my last trip to New York, I spent hours (and hours and hours) at The Met walking around in awe at all the incredible artifacts that seemed to appear at every turn. The only place I've seen anything comparable is at the Louvre or the British Museum. One thing I found different from both of these museums, however, was the unique and fascinating pieces that were in The Met's Egyptian exhibits.

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Lion City: The Chinese "Atlantis" Preserved Under Water For More Than 50 Years!

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About 130 feet under Qiandao Lake in China sits a perfectly preserved city that disappeared under the water in 1959 when the valley where it sat was purposely flooded to make way for the Xin'an River Dam. Almost 300,000 people were relocated.

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