When an Illinois turboprop crashes after losing battery power, investigators uncover a series of errors made by the pilots.

Experts examine what caused the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy and the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster; what were the consequences, and how could they have been avoided?

Experts investigate the West Air Sweden Flight 294 crash and how the cargo jet nosedived into the Swedish Arctic at speeds nearing 600 mph.

When a Bulgarian airliner is taken over by violent hijackers, the crew and authorities on the ground devise a daring plan to save the airliner.

From pilot error to meltdowns within air traffic control, investigators dig deep into three mid-air collisions that seem to defy logic.

A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.

Investigators try to figure out why a private Learjet carrying Payne Stewart went rogue before crashing in a South Dakota hayfield.

A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic when passengers cannot escape the burning aircraft.

Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences.

Investigators struggle to determine why a 757 strayed off course during its final approach to a Colombia airport and crashed into a mountain.

Experts investigate an unfortunate string of events that caused the freshly serviced Air Astana Flight 1388 to become completely uncontrollable.

Three last-resort water landings, all handled differently yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.

A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

When a commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine in 2014, examiners must conduct an investigation in the middle of a war zone.

A miraculous rescue is launched after a 747 plummets toward the Pacific.

Two identical plane crashes involving the same icy conditions and the same plane design are examined, revealing why neither disaster should have happened.

An MD-82 crash lands in Arkansas during a severe thunderstorm; but investigators believe weather is not the main reason for the accident.

Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold.

Experts examine what caused the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy and the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster; what were the consequences, and how could they have been avoided?

Napoleon's disastrous defeat at Waterloo; failed strategies and human dramas.

A comprehensive look at the events leading up to the Battle of the Little Bighorn as well as the myths and legends it spawned, and its impact on history.

On D-Day, Allied forces land in Normandy, France, to beat back the German troops and liberate France; previously unseen archival footage captures the 85-day struggle to liberate Europe and includes rare images of the battle itself.

Footage of the Pacific campaign during World War II and Japan's downfall.

It is considered the largest sea battle in history: the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII was three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes.

A portrayal of a crucial September 1950 military operation that helped the UN and ROK gain the upper hand over North Korea in the Korean War.

Examining some of maritime history's most effective lightning strikes; how the French frigate Nivôse set a trap to lure Somali pirates; how the HMS Illustrious captured a well-defended Mediterranean harbor in WWII; a surprise attack on Tokyo in 1942.

A 1994 terrorist bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots into a daring emergency landing.

When a plane carrying Russian tourists crashes in Egypt, investigators face political tensions and terrorist claims in their search for the truth.

A Korean Airlines passenger plane is shot down by a Soviet fighter jet in 1983; political tensions nearly escalate into war.

Fifteen minutes after taking off from Puerto Vallarta for San Francisco, the pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane.

An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land killing most of the 96 passengers.

The Paul Gauguin offers five-star luxury while sailing near the coral reefs, mountainous islands and tropical playgrounds of French Polynesia.

New luxury liner Le Soleal navigates the uncharted waters of Indonesia to give her passengers one-of-a-kind encounters at exotic destinations.

Cruise among the icebergs of Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic aboard the expedition cruiser Ocean Endeavour.

The Sky Princess carries passengers from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to three Central American stops.

Facing Australia's fierce heat, Celebrity Solstice provides guests with views of waterfalls, jumping crocodiles, koalas and the Great Barrier Reef.

Visit Stonehenge, kiss the Blarney Stone and hunt for Nessie on a magical tour of the British Isles, aboard Marina.

Passengers are treated like royalty on Indian Railways' Maharaja's Express.

Norway's Bergen Line stretches from Oslo to Bergen, passing through 182 tunnels; Nordland Line transports passengers and freight; Flam Railway boasts one of the steepest railway climbs on Earth.

Exploring Vietnam by rail aboard the Reunification Express; a three-day ride from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City rich in views of rivers, rice paddies and dragon fruit orchards; steeped in the nation's war-torn past.

The Norwegian Epic is a billion-dollar showboat with more than 20 bars and restaurants and pool decks that transform into nightclubs.

Le Boreal is built to take on the demanding waters of the Southern Ocean.

MSC's biggest cruise ship navigates tight Mediterranean harbors, offering a brand new water park, classic excursions and Cirque du Soleil at Sea.

Follow mega cruiser Regal Princess as she whisks guests to Germany, Russia, and Scandinavia in style.

The Carnival Vista is the new flagship for one of the world's largest cruise lines, carrying more than 4,600 passengers and boasting 10 restaurants, nearly 2,000 staterooms and a crew of 1,400.

The Blue Angels run through their unique, specialized training.

The Indian Pacific is a four-day, 4,352-kilometre transcontinental journey across Australia, a trip which features the world's longest straight stretch of railway and steepest incline.

A crew of 2,200 on the Symphony of the Seas tends to more than 5,500 passengers as they sail to ports in Spain, France and Italy.

Costa Diadema's seven-day cruise around the Mediterranean offers Italian delights to its passengers and challenges to its captain and crew.

Go behind the scenes with NTV's two Italo trains - the AGV and the EVO - as they expand to cover more of the Italian railway network, connecting passengers from Turin to Venice, and Naples to Milan, on two of the world's fastest trains.

The White Pass and Yukon route was built in 1869 to take miners and supplies to the Klondike gold fields.

Royal Clipper is the largest sailing cruise ship in the world, celebrating tall ships of the 19th century while offering modern-day service for its guests.

Set a course for breathtaking sights on Koningsdam's 15-day voyage from Amsterdam to the northern tip of Norway.

Take a river tour through some of Europe's greatest cities--Budapest, Vienna, and Amsterdam--on Viking Longship Gefjon.

Azamara Journey travels the rivers of Southeast Asia, delivering passengers to exotic cities and hidden treasures that larger cruise ships cannot reach.

On inadequate foundations, San Francisco's MOMA triples in size creating an exterior light enough to prevent collapse; a 1970s Sydney skyscraper is recycled into a 21st century tower; in Dallas, a five acre park is created.

A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.

Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.

Exploring behind-the-scenes of design and construction of revolutionary buildings in Spain, New York and a university campus in Florida.

A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.

Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

Mike works with the Army Corps of Engineers on a massive project to restore essential flow of fresh water to the Florida Everglades. He also joins scientists, python hunters and the Miccosuke Tribe to eliminate invasive species.

At Cirque Du Soileil in Las Vegas, Mike embeds with the talented teams that maintain the amazing machines behind Cirque Du Soleil's stage shows.

Diving into retrofits on the world's only underwater habitat, where NASA astronauts train for space missions; Mike joins a crack repair team who breathe new life into this oceanic environment after a global pandemic shut it down.

Mike helps fix the vessels that the U.S. Coast Guard use to keep the oceans safe; he replaces key parts of ship engines, removes a large crane from a buoy tender, and fixes a helicopter for a critical exercise.

Defy gravity in an Amsterdam high-rise that hangs 164 feet above the water; marvel at three interconnected towers in Chicago that have a road running through them; examine the revolutionary framework of Paris' controversial Pompidou Centre.

Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.

A dazzling new 1400 foot tapering skyscraper is built right next to New York's Grand Central. A curving wine museum requires ingenious engineering in Bordeaux, France. And possibly the world's most glamorous parking garage.

The engineering secrets behind a massive sky garden in Singapore, the world's most slender tower in Brighton, and a railway station in the shadow of Vesuvius.

A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.

Experts examine what caused the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy and the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster; what were the consequences, and how could they have been avoided?

On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight, crashes near its destination of Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, in poor weather conditions; out of the fifteen passengers and crew members, only three survived.

A look at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and onboard avionics are a factor, and the causes of those problems.

Midair tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.

When a cargo plane crashes at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan, investigators reach a conclusion that ultimately proves incorrect.

When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.

Alaska Airlines 261 nosedives into the Pacific leaving investigators stumped . A rare storm and a deadly design flaw intersect cause American Eagle 4184 to fall from the sky. And, investigators suspect a fatal flaw in the Boeing 737.

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, investigators examine the data, the wreckage, and the pilot's actions for clues.

A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.

Recounting some of maritime warfare's explosions, from world wars and Vietnam to the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.

The story of one of the world's most effective war machines: the Viking longship, seeing how its design evolved from swift war canoe to versatile and feared ship that would change the course of history.

A look at the most famous wooden warships over the course of 500 years.

The ships that made mighty empires, from the lone wolves that patrolled the high seas for imperial Britain to the USS Laffey's heroic WWII battle against kamikazes at Okinawa.

A look at some of the rescue ships of the past 200 years of wartime and the brave men and women who risked their lives to save others.

A look at experimental ships and revolutionary designers that have changed the tide of war through the centuries.

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have transformed maritime warfare.

Vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies, from secret missions that helped win World War II to modern stealth ships using strange shapes and technology to avoid spying ears and eyes.

A look at how maritime task forces and the Coast Guard are keeping commercial vessels and US shores safe from pirates and drug smugglers.

A retelling of the D-Day invasion and its critical naval operation involving an armada of diverse and ingenious vessels.

An inside look at the Panavia Tornado's evolution from a Cold War low-level bomber to a high-level fighter-interceptor.

The inside story of the Avro Lancaster, the British bomber that was rushed into service to fight back against Nazi Germany.

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most lethal bombers of the U.S. Air Force in WWII's European and Pacific campaigns; among other things, the plane delivered food to the German-occupied Netherlands.

A look at the rise and fall of the infamous Nazi dive bomber Ju-87 Stuka, an aircraft of World War II.

The Spitfire's legend and role in the Battle of Britain.

The inside story of how the AH/MH-6 evolved over the decades to become an irreplacable aircraft for the U.S. Military.

The inside story of Britain's flagship super jet of the Cold War era, the Hawker Hunter, and its most thrilling flights during the late 20th century.

The history of the F-111 and how the fighter-bomber no one wanted went on to dominate both air and battlefields in the late 20th century.

The naval fighter designed to counter the Japanese Zero turns the tide of the war in the Pacific.

The true story of the F-14 Tomcat, the military aircraft made famous in "Top Gun"; how it served as the US Navy's top carrier fighter for a generation.

The massive AC-130 provides unparalleled close air support to U.S. and allied ground troops.

An inside look at the P47 Thunderbolt and the critical role it played in both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II.

The Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey.

The F-15 Eagle's conquests in Iraq, Yugoslavia and even space.

A soaring tour over Southern California explores the stunning beaches, vast deserts, sprawling city and unique culture.

A coast-to-coast tour over America's man-made structures, old and new; the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Taking an aerial tour of Virginia.

A high-flying tour of Connecticut; exploring the safe harbors, buildings and rich maritime history; the home state of Mark Twain, PT Barnum and Katharine Hepburn; the exclusive Gold Coast, the Thimble Islands and the historic cities.

From battlefields where hundreds died to Beale Street where musical legends were born.

Northern state's green forests; red-painted barns and sugar maples.

An aerial view of Arkansas, where settlers' westward journeys began and the scene of Bonnie and Clyde's most serious crime; a view of the land of raging rivers, vast wilderness and legends of the Wild West.

Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.

Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami on December 19, 2005, killing 20 people.

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain's busy M1 motorway, and it seems like a rare case of dual engine failure, but investigators learn the real cause was a tragic misunderstanding.

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

A propeller breaks off and rips a hole in the fuselage of an aircraft en route from Alaska to Washington 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.

On 12 November 2001, just two months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 587 spirals out of control shortly after taking off from John F. Kennedy Airport and crashes into Queens.

On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai Shek airport in Taipei while attempting to take off on the wrong runway in a typhoon, killing 83 of the 179 people on board.

From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide critical data about what to do in an emergency.

A shocking error in the cockpit causes the crash of a 737 on takeoff and leaves an entire nation reeling.

On its final approach to Charlotte, N.C., US Air Flight 1016 is engulfed in intense rain obstructing the view from the cockpit; the pilots abort the landing, but the aircraft crashes to earth, hurtling along a road and breaking apart.

Experts examine what caused the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy and the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster; what were the consequences, and how could they have been avoided?

The crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders.

Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.

On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashed shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 19 passengers and the pilot.

A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane after it takes off from Baghdad International Airport.

Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world, but it's still up to investigators to determine what went wrong.

A coast-to-coast aerial tour celebrates the best small towns in the United States and tells stories about the men and women who called them home.

The South's famous landmarks, historical milestones and unique culture.

An aerial tour of Florida's peninsula and panhandle celebrates the state's sights, unique history and lavish lifestyles.

The Lone Star's rugged canyons, historic ranches and modern cities.

A journey over America's western landscape featuring "wild" history and stories of colorful characters.

Tour the Wisconsin State Capitol and Milwaukee City Hall, once the tallest building in the world.

A cross-country flight over icy landscapes in Alaska's Denali, vast wetlands in Florida's Everglades, and over 100 million acres of badlands, deserts, and mountains.

The Wright Brothers gave the state its slogan "First in Flight"; civil rights leaders in Greensboro; NASCAR.

A cross-country flight across America reveals the nation's most iconic industries, the people behind them and the stories of how they came to be.

A flight over North and South Dakota reveals the shared history and the vast differences of these sibling states.

An aerial view of New Mexico; exploring its landscapes and landmarks, while revealing its many legends and secrets.

An aerial journey across Montana celebrates the Treasure State's adventure-filled history while showcasing its sprawling farms and rugged terrain.

A small state has a whole lot of history.

An elite group of British paratroopers launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment.

American paratroopers are dropped behind German lines on D-Day in order to secure territory behind the beaches.

British Commandos raid two occupied Norwegian islands to wipe out fish oil factories used to make explosives.

The first invasion of the Italian Campaign of WWII: Operation Husky.

A secret British regiment in 1942 led a daring raid on a Nazi-occupied Libyan harbor.

An elite squad of Norwegians destroy a power plant in 1943 that the Nazis may have been using for nuclear weapons research.

SAS Flight 686 takes off from Milan's Linate Airport and moments later collides with a Cessna on the runway.

Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max 8 -- one of the world's best-selling new airplanes -- plunged into the Java Sea.

TAM flight 402 slammed into a residential neighborhood and burst into flames, just seconds after lifting off from Congonhas airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 95 people on board and three people on the ground.

On December 21, 1992, Martinair Flight 495 crashes off the right side of the runway while attempting to land at Faro Airport in Faro, Portugal, in severe weather conditions, killing 56 of the 340 people on board.

After losing two engines near enemy territory, U.S. Air Force pilots abort their refueling mission and try to land their damaged plane.

An aerial tour over the places made famous by America's most influential men and women.

A view of Idaho from the air reveals a state filled with agricultural fields, lands untouched by human hands, and riches in the form of gold, ski resorts and spuds.

Louisiana's wetlands and underwater oil fields.

A coast-to-coast aerial journey across America, visiting locations made famous by movies such as Rocky, Citizen Kane, Forrest Gump and others.

Explore the forests, shores, bridges and tunnels of one of American's 13 original states, New Jersey.

Home to some of America's highest mountains; Mount St. Helens.

Natural wonders, manmade marvels, hidden treasures and places of inspiration.

Viewing Oklahoma from the sky reveals a state filled with tall-grass prairies and man-made wonders; the Dust Bowl, Tornado Alley and buffalo-filled plains; it also shows a history steeped in tragedy and devastation.

A flight over Arizona explores the state's storied past, architectural achievements and landscapes, including America's natural wonder, the Grand Canyon.

An aerial tour over America's Great Plains tracks the prairies, farms, oilfields and wildlife.

Vast cotton fields, Gulf coast beaches; famous Civil Rights marches; NASCAR's most dangerous track; steel factories.

An aerial tour of Nevada; the state's deserts, ghost towns, neon cities and Hoover Dam; its history built on epic booms and busts.

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

Experts examine what caused the Zeebrugge ferry tragedy and the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster; what were the consequences, and how could they have been avoided?

Experts examine how engineering failures allowed Hurricane Katrina to devastate New Orleans and cause the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

The 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco shocks the nation.

Experts examine how engineering failures allowed Hurricane Katrina to devastate New Orleans and cause the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Following three horrifying crashes, investigators uncover fatal flaws in the very operations designed to prevent aircraft from flying into mountains.

Experts examine how engineering failures allowed Hurricane Katrina to devastate New Orleans and cause the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

A plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team crashes just ten miles from the airport in 2016.

A look at three commercial planes that became targets over the Sinai Desert, the Sea of Japan and Ukraine.

The FBI and NTSB join forces to determine how terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

TANS Perú Flight 204 crashes into a muddy swamp while attempting to land at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a thunderstorm, killing 40 of the 98 people on board.

A plane crash lands in Guam after losing sight of the airport in a storm.

A large cargo jet slices into an apartment complex in Amsterdam and reveals a potentially lethal problem threatening every 747 in the sky.

How routine flights can turn catastrophic in mere seconds when the pilots become momentarily distracted; three flights end in a disaster.

Investigators hunt for answers when the pilots of three aircraft skip protocols, ignore their training and crash.

Investigators race to determine the cause of the deadliest single aircraft accident in history: the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123, which claimed 520 lives.

With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming passenger train, resulting in tragedy.

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes less than a mile from the runway while approaching Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

In the skies above the Mojave Desert, the VSS Enterprise accelerates toward the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, guided by test pilots; the aircraft breaks apart and falls from the sky, killing the flight's co-pilot.

A simple error years prior causes the deadliest single-plane crash in history.

The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.

Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.

A passenger plane veers off the runway in Denver sparking an investigation into the airport's proximity to the Rocky Mountains.

Experts examine how engineering failures allowed Hurricane Katrina to devastate New Orleans and cause the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

An elite group of British paratroopers launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment.

American paratroopers are dropped behind German lines on D-Day in order to secure territory behind the beaches.

British Commandos raid two occupied Norwegian islands to wipe out fish oil factories used to make explosives.

The first invasion of the Italian Campaign of WWII: Operation Husky.

A secret British regiment in 1942 led a daring raid on a Nazi-occupied Libyan harbor.

An elite squad of Norwegians destroy a power plant in 1943 that the Nazis may have been using for nuclear weapons research.

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm.

A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.

SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude.

Three flights headed for disaster are saved at the last moment by heroes in the cockpit.

Pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011, tragically distracting them.

An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.

This 50-year-old ocean liner offers off-season Baltic tours, battling unpredictable weather to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences.

One of Holland America Line's largest cruisers makes its debut in the Caribbean, highlighted by a visit to an exclusive private island resort.

Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience.

The world's latest, most-advanced expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen whisks passengers on an adventurous voyage to Antarctica.

Japan's largest cruise ship brings East and West together on a cruise featuring cherry.

We hop aboard a seven-day cruise to the Canary Islands and Madeira aboard the first large liner to run purely on cleaner-burning liquefied natural gas.

Hector Rail's trains haul timber to a pulp mill in Ostrand, Sweden on some of the most difficult railways in the country.

A trip through Lima details the voyage's breathtaking scenery and engineering challenges.

The Glacier Express features cutting-edge technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.

The Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship sets sail on her first voyage, and her captain faces a tough decision when a North Atlantic tempest forms.

Follow the building of the Norwegian Breakaway at Germany's Meyer-Werft shipyard; it is the largest ship they've ever built and they have only 18 months to finish it.

The world's most adventurous cruise ship, MS Fram, battles ice-choked fjords of Greenland to visit wildlife and icebergs.

Sailing from Chile and Peru to Ecuador and Costa Rica, the luxurious Seven Seas Explorer cruise ship is full of marble, granite and almost 500 chandeliers.

Norwegian Joy sails amid icebergs in Alaska's Inside Passage, treating guests to glaciers, humpback whales, and the largest zip line in the world.

SOFIA, the largest airborne observatory in the world, boasts a 17-ton telescope capable of making observations impossible for ground-based telescopes.

On Europe's high-speed rail network, between Barcelona and Madrid, crews work to expand the infrastructure for a new train.

We follow passengers and crew aboard Viking Star during its two-week tour from Barcelona to its home port in Bergen, Norway.

The new Viking Sea cruise ship whisks guests away on a journey across the Arctic Circle and into the heart of Norway.

VIA Rail's passenger train travels between Vancouver and Toronto on four-day, four-night journey that cater to everyone.

Travel aboard the colourful trains of the State Railway of Thailand and explore the famed Death Railway; the trains travel through ancient areas, historic tunnels, and raging rivers.

Take a cruise where the guests choose the ports to visit and the captain and crew work overtime to make it happen.

The only cruise ship designed specifically to navigate the treasures and dangers at the southern tip of South America.

Follow mega cruiser Regal Princess as she whisks guests to Germany, Russia, and Scandinavia in style.

The Carnival Vista is the new flagship for one of the world's largest cruise lines, carrying more than 4,600 passengers and boasting 10 restaurants, nearly 2,000 staterooms and a crew of 1,400.

Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed.

Visiting the Vancouver House, Norway's Under restaurant and the Seattle Central Library to discover how these visionary buildings were created.

A towering bridge in France; upside-down hotel in China; Italy's forest into the sky.

The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.

Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse.

Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.

Mike joins the Assault Craft Unit 5, the U.S. Navy's team for Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs); LCACs carry heavy vehicles and troops onto beaches; Mike helps fly & fix an overhauled LCAC during a U.S. Marines beach assault training mission.

Nevada has over 40,000 abandoned mines posing dangers; Mike joins contractors for a week to secure five sites; alongside biologists, they explore and document wildlife; reaching these isolated mines requires barges, helicopters and bulldozers.

A ride on the Panama Canal Railway reveals the track repairs, engine overhauls and dangerous searches involved in keeping vital freight runs rolling.

A crew and its massive air crane helicopter haul millions of pounds of timber while battling the elements and handling emergency repairs.

Uncovering the design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Audain Museum and more.

The inside stories behind a new, horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam, a rock-shaped opera house in China and a makeover of the British Museum.

Exploring the engineering and architectural masterpieces like The Copper in Manhattan to Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.

Engineers grapple with an apartment building, ripped apart by a man-made canyon; the Gateway Arch takes shape in St. Louis; an unpromising plot in Copenhagen, Denmark, is transformed by a gleaming new triangular office.