Leonard Nimoy

Since 1884, Bigfoot has provoked controversy within the scientific community as the most-sighted mythical beast in the world. Is he real, or merely a popular legend passed on through the generations? Narrated by Leonard Nimoy.

"The pyramids of Giza. The hanging gardens of Babylon. The colossus of Rhodes. Magnificent and mysterious, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have captivated explorers for centuries."--Container.

Few modern authors have not been influenced by the medieval Middle Eastern literary classic "The book of a thousand and one nights." Over one thousand years ago, a legend was told about a beautiful young woman who attempted to prolong her impending execution by telling adventure tales to a murderous sultan for a thousand and one nights. The tales she wove are set in India, Persia, Egypt, Turkey, and China, and the collection came to be known by many...

For hundreds of years the Forbidden City was a place of mystery, its doors closed to the outside world. Video describes the history of the Forbidden City as well as the 24 emperors and 2 dynasties who lived there.

Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.

Known varyingly as a sorceress, an enchantress, and a devil's consort, the witch has haunted the human consciouness and captured the imagination for thousands of years.

The rich burial site of the Mochica Indians at Sipán in Peru came to the attention of archaeologists when a grave robber revealed its location. Tells the story of this pre-Incan civilization as it is revealed in its graves and artifacts.