Product Details

• Actors: Megan McCormick & fellow travelers
• Directors: Ian Cross
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Pilot Productions
• DVD Release Date: September 24, 2002
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006HAXU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,185 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Everywhere you go in the world, you find monuments to a different age. Each civilization has left its mark, from the New World Mayans to the mysterious statues on Easter Island in the Pacific. Pilot Guide to Great Historic Sites gives you insight into ancient people and the world they lived in. Megan McCormick and her fellow travelers take you on a journey through history and time, exploring some of the most fascinating sites across Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. Along the way ¨ Visit the great pyramids of Egypt ¨ Walk the ancient city of Delos in Greece ¨ See the spectacular mosque of Esfahan in Iran ¨ Journey to the awe inspiring city of Angkor Wat ¨ Admire the magnificent 2200 year old terracotta army of China Enhanced with special additional footage, Pilot Guide to Great Historic Sites invites you to time travel our world

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No less than a tour of the remains of our failed societal experiments!, November 24, 2005

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W. Chen "circusoflife" (TiERRA / EARTh / TERRAin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Globe Trekker: Great Historic Sites (DVD)

I've enjoyed many Globe Trekker episodes in the past, but this one outdid them all. Not only from an entertainment perspective, but from a - Oh My Gosh! - perspective. This 2 hour DVD visits sites in 25 countries - all of them UN World Heritage sites (Read: spectacular) most likely.

This DVD shows us 1st hand, the remains of our previously failed experiments in trying to build a sustainable society. I have traveled extensively to 35+ countries all over the world for many months at a time - as a backpacker and businessperson - and was still impressed with this DVD. There were quite a few places I had never even heard of (Despite having the 2005 official UN World Heritage Map on a wall!). Leptis Magna in Libya was particularly interesting to view.

Seeing the collage of all these places at once, helps to connect the dots of what they all mean. If you enjoy this video you may enjoy reading A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright (Only 132 pages!), and Why We Lie by David Livingstone Smith.

As for DVDs - other titles to enjoy are Globe Trekker Great Festivals, Frontline Persuaders, Charcoal People, Commanding Heights, National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth, and NG's Beyond the Movie series for Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring, and Return of the King. As for fiction - Rapa Nui - which is another name for Easter Island, the last destination on this DVD.

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely five stars! Exciting AND educational, February 1, 2010

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C. Jones "bascelflt" (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Globe Trekker: Great Historic Sites (DVD)

Educational and historically placed through time with excerpts from Globe Trekker episodes - some of the best! This covers the world with great aerial as well as on the ground views of many places you and I might never get to see. The narrations are well done and clear. Wonderful DVD. Good for the family or history classes for all ages.