566 Atlas Obscura for Kids; D-Day Sites; Lisbon 2019
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 1 June 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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The co-founder of Atlas Obscura, the online almanac of unusual places, recommends destinations sure to fascinate curious kids. Then a military historian from Normandy offers insights and advice for visiting the beaches where, 75 years ago this week, D-Day turned the tide of World War II. And tour guides from Lisbon share tips for enjoying Portugal's vibrant capital city.
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| 0:00.0 | When it comes to choosing a vacation the kids will never forget, Dylan Thuris of Atlas Obscura knows some truly bizarre destinations. |
| 0:08.0 | All of these places aren't places you would actually necessarily want to take a family vacation or even could go. |
| 0:14.3 | He's written a new guide for the world's most adventurous kids. |
| 0:18.4 | D-Day expert Elwood von Seibold recommends what to see in Normandy to commemorate the events of June 6, 1944. |
| 0:25.0 | If you want one cemetery without any question of doubt, it's the National Cemetery at |
| 0:29.3 | Torville-Sumur above Omar Beach. |
| 0:31.8 | It's also a busy time of year in Lisbon. |
| 0:34.0 | Everything happens in June. We call it the month of the popular Saints. |
| 0:38.0 | Guides from Portugal get us ready to enjoy their charming capital. |
| 0:42.0 | They are doing lots of beautiful renovation in the facades, with the tiles, with the azulazu as we say. |
| 0:49.0 | Find out what's new in Lisbon, explore the sights of the D-Day battles battles and surprise the kids with the world's |
| 0:54.0 | curiosities on today's travel with Rick Steve's. |
| 1:00.1 | It's a trip that many Americans rate among the most moving of their lives. |
| 1:05.0 | We'll commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day, with the advice of historian Elwood von Seibold. |
| 1:12.0 | He covers the sites you can explore from the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France. |
| 1:17.0 | That's in just a bit. And guides from Lisbon update us on what to see and maybe even what to skip this year when you visit their lively city. |
| 1:25.0 | The world really does offer an endless parade of wonders for travelers. |
| 1:29.0 | Atlas Obscura started as an online collection of bizarre and obscure places and things around the globe. |
| 1:35.0 | Then it became a best-selling book. |
| 1:37.0 | To stimulate curiosity at an early age, they've now published The Atlas Obscura Explorers Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid. |
| 1:45.0 | It profiles 100 of the most extreme, mysterious, and weird but true places across 47 countries. |
| 1:52.8 | For a look at what they found, we're joined now by Atlas Obscura co-founder Dylan Thuris. |
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