Best YouTube videos on Travel & Culture
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Mansa Musa: The Life Of The 'Richest Man In History'
The life of Mansa Musa, the 14th-century ruler of Mali often called the richest person in history: the gold, the legendary pilgrimage to Mecca, and the West African empire and centres of learning he built. (Published 24 Oct 2025)
Petra: Lost City of Stone | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
How did the Nabataeans carve a metropolis of temples and tombs into desert cliffs, and engineer the water system that let it bloom? NOVA rebuilds Petra with archaeologists and hands-on experiments. (Published 14 Jun 2023)
Northern India: Empire of Senses | WIDE | FULL DOCUMENTARY
A journey through northern India, from the sacred Ganges to the deserts of Rajasthan: the landscapes, faiths and daily life that make this one of the most vivid cultural regions on Earth. (Published 15 Jun 2021)
Peru - Life at extreme altitudes above 4,000 meters | DW Documentary
DW follows the communities who live and work above 4,000 metres in the Peruvian Andes, showing how the human body copes with thin air and how culture and livelihoods are shaped by extreme altitude. (Published 5 Jun 2026)