690a Hamburg; The Art of Europe; Extreme Sports
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
4.5 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Find out why Germany's "second city," the industrial northern port of Hamburg, is a first-choice getaway for many of the country's residents. Then get the inside scoop on Rick's "Art of Europe" TV miniseries, which explores the backstories of the continent's greatest artworks. And consider what drives some death-defying athletes to go all-in for "extreme sports."
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| 0:00.0 | You could never comprehend it all in one lifetime, but it's sure fun trying. |
| 0:05.0 | Coming up, join me in celebrating the great art of the Western world, from the Stone Age to the Eiffel Tower. |
| 0:11.0 | You just see the whole sweep of history in how one civilization and one art style and one people evolves into the other. |
| 0:19.0 | My collaborator on a series of TV specials we produced |
| 0:22.5 | joins us for a look at what it's been like |
| 0:24.6 | to frame the great art of Europe for public television. |
| 0:28.4 | Also, a pair of German tour guides |
| 0:30.3 | helps us see what makes Hamburg such a great city to explore. |
| 0:34.1 | It's traditional, but it's also very forward-looking, |
| 0:36.3 | modern, a city that reinvents itself. |
| 0:38.5 | It's the most worldly and cool city. |
| 0:40.6 | And New York Times sports journalist John Branch tells us how he covers the kinds of people |
| 0:45.4 | that are drawn to the adrenaline rush of extreme sports. |
| 0:49.2 | A lot of people I report on do things that I wouldn't do myself. |
| 0:52.8 | Come along. |
| 0:53.6 | It's Travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:00.6 | Hey, I'm Rick Steves. In just a bit, we're going to take a second look at a TV series I produced |
| 1:05.5 | a few years ago. I'm still quite proud of how we were able to profile the greatest art |
| 1:10.3 | and architecture of Europe, |
| 1:12.3 | and a sports journalist from the New York Times tells us about some of the greatest thrill-seekers |
| 1:16.6 | he's met. |
| 1:18.1 | Lately, I've been singing the praises of many of Europe's second cities when the A-list cities |
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