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Iceland

56m 18s

This one-hour special begins in Reykjavík, with endearing sights and thermal pools, plus a side-trip to the Golden Circle's gorges, geysers, and waterfalls. Then, after fording rivers in a desolate valley and spotting puffins on volcano-shaped islands, we drive the 800-mile Ring Road — connecting glaciers, fjords, geothermal hotspots, sod-roofed settlements, and majestic Icelandic nature.

Aired: 08/10/24 | Expires: 10/09/24
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Appraisal: Chinese Opal Ring with Egg-shaped Case, ca. 1900
Appraisal: 1909 Wright Brothers Homecoming Poster
Appraisal: 1968 TWA Foreign Accent Paper Uniforms
Appraisal: 1941 C. F. Martin 000-42 Guitar
Appraisal: Austrian Enamel & Ebonized Cabinet, ca. 1880
Appraisal: Louis XVI-style Porphyry & Bronze Mirror, ca. 1880
Appraisal: Arts & Crafts Roycroft Inn Desk, ca. 1910
Appraisal: 1905 Albert Valentien-decorated Rookwood Vase
Appraisal: Altered English Tea Table, ca. 1750
Appraisal: Marine Corps Transit Theodolite, ca. 1944
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