100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640

Phone: 570-826-6144
Fax: 570-655-1180

Copyright © 2025 WVIA, all rights reserved. WVIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Tell Your Senator: Don't Claw Back Public Media Funding

Curious Innsbruck

Season 5 Episode 502 | 28m 50s

Who lived in Ambras Castle because she wasn't allowed to live in Hofburg Palace? What was a copper-capped balcony built for? Where can you find some castle-loving peacocks? Why are so many Austrian window shutters red and white striped? When did some giants move out of a palace, to make way for Marie Antoinette? How fast does a bobsled go? Hold on tight, it’s time to get curious about Innsbruck!

Aired: 08/31/22 | Expires: 11/06/22
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Christine van Blokland gets curious about the world’s hidden histories and mysteries.
Curious Traveler Season 6 is here!
Kadriorg Palace, Alatskivi Castle, Palmse Manor, Vihula Manor.
Seto Lelo Polyphonic singing, Estonian folk costumes, Russian arts & crafts, smoke saunas.
Philippe le Bon Tower, Notre-Dame du Dijon, owl legend, Hôtel Dieu, Fallot Mustard Mill.
Bern’s Old Town, Zytglogge, Kindlifresserbrunnen, Bern Minster, Einstein’s bench.
Warsaw Royal Castle, Sigismund’s Column, Lazienki Palace, Frederic Chopin, Pierogis.
Old Town, Neptune Fountain, Amber Museum, Battle of Westerplatte, St. Mary’s Basilica.
Kraków’s Copernicus, Rynek Glówny, Wawel Castle, Collegium Maius and Wawel Dragon parade.
The Kinderdijk Windmills, Colonies of Benevolence, Beemster Polder and Van Nelle Factory.
Latest Episodes
All
  • All
  • Curious Traveler Season 7
  • Curious Traveler Season 6
  • Curious Traveler Season 5
  • Curious Traveler Season 4
  • Curious Traveler Season 3
  • Curious Traveler Season 2
Lyon, France. Traboules, Roman origins, Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Les Halles food market.
Upper Bavaria, Linderhof Palace, Mittenwald, Munich, swan legend, lüftlmalerei mural art.
Allgäu & Füssen, Bavaria. St. Mang Monastery, Castle, cheesemakers, cowbell blacksmith.
Storybook architecture, Town Hall, Meistertrunk, St. Jakob's Church, monastery museum.
Franconia, Germany. Nuremberg, Würzburg, Michelin-starred chef, historic vineyard.
Regensburg, Germany. Radasbona; a town hall legend, Stone Bridge, a record-holding inn.
Dukes of Pomerania Castle, Stare Miasto Square, Seven Cloaks Tower, Kasprowicz Park.
Old Market Square, Rogalin Palace, Zamek Cultural Ctr, Enigma Cipher, Croissant Museum.
Utrecht's Golden Age, canal boat tour, Dom Cathedral, DOMUnder, Kasteel de Haar.
Kadriorg Palace, Alatskivi Castle, Palmse Manor, Vihula Manor.