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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 17
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On this field trip to Sydney, Australia, Gadget finds out what the life of an island-prisoner was like at the Hyde Park Barracks, he visits the first European colony at The Rocks, and steps aboard the Solaway Lass to get a feel for an old-time sea voyage. And he's not fooled by the ten sails on the Sydney Opera House-- they're just for show! / Next, Gadget escapes to Alcatraz to find out how three resourceful prisoners broke out of this former...
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 25
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Gadget is off to awesome Egypt to explore such sights as King Zoser's Step Pyramid and the famous Pyramids of Giza. He unravels the riddle of the Sphinx, wanders through the Cairo Bazaar and explores Tut's treasures at the Egyptian Antiquities Museum. He then travels to Dr. Ragabs Pharaonic Village where he learns to decipher ancient hieroglyphic symbols and walks along the Avenue of the Sphinxes which leads him to the Temple of Karnak and Temple...
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 2
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Inspector Gadget goes to Venice, Italy to check out St. Mark's Square, including the Campanile and the Winged Lion of St. Mark. He then takes off to the Leaning Tower of Pisa to find out why it leans, and along the way, he unravels the mystery of Galileo Galilei's Law of Falling Bodies. / On this trip to San Francisco, the ol' Inspector gets an in-depth look at the Golden Gate Bridge, from its three-inch thick cables to its over one million rivets....
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 8
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In the thriving metropolis of New York City, Gadget explores the symbolic Statue of Liberty, checks out some of the world's tallest buildings, including the Empire State Building and the World Trade Towers, and sits with delegates from all over the world at the UN. He visits the New York Stock Exchange to try his hand at the stock market, and then gawks at the thousands of gold bars in the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 24
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Blast-off with the Old Inspector to Florida's amazing Space Coast, home of the Kennedy Space Center and the Astronaut Hall of Fame! Feel the jolt of breaking through the earth's atmosphere inside a G-force simulator, watch the successful take-off of the Endeavor space shuttle, and get a taste of life in outer space inside the Virtual Reality Space Station. Even trek along the moon's surface in a lunar rover with Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, and...
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 5
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All gadgets lead to Rome, and there he takes in the sights such as the Boca Della Verite, the Trevi Fountain, the Roman Forum, and the Catacombs. He even takes in a sporting event or two at the Roman Colosseum and the Circus Maximus. Then Gadget boogie boards his way down the famous Roman Aqueducts to Vatican City where he marvels at sights such as the dome of St. Peter's Church and Michelangelo's spectacular painting on the ceiling of the Sistine...
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 22
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Would you believe The Great Wall of China is the largest man-made structure in the world? Would you believe Empress Dowager built her Summer Palace with funds intended for the navy? Would you believe the Chinese actually relieve pain by sticking needles into the skin with acupuncture? How about there are only about 1000 Giant Pandas left in the wild today? Find out on this remarkable field trip through China. / Take a royal ride through the canals...
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 13
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Follow Gadget to the fascinating country of China where he wanders through the Temple of Heaven, checks out Beihai Park, and marvels at the White Dagoba Shrine on Jade Island. He then stops off at the famous Five Dragon Pavilions and rests at the Jingxinzhai, or the Studio of Rested Heart. / It's go-go Gadget surfboard time as the Inspector takes off for the tropical state of Hawaii where he keeps cool under a 60-foot Banyun Tree in Lahaina, and...
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 18
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The Inspector weaves his way through the canals of Venice, Italy on a classic gondola, checking out the busy Grand Canal and passing under such beautiful bridges as the Accademia Bridge and the Rialto Bridge. He also stops off at St. Mark's Square, and travels to the little island of Murano to learn the age-old art of glass-blowing. / Gadget sails down the amazing Nile River in Egypt where he explores the many uses of papyrus, learns why camels...
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Inspector Gadget's Field Trip volume 4
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On this adventure through St. Augustine, Florida, the Inspector checks out the Castillo de San Marcos, stops off at the Oldest Store Museum, and refreshes his ABC's at the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse in the USA. He keeps his distance from the hungry gators at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, and tastes some of the world's hottest peppers at the Dat'l Do It Datil Pepper Farm. Then, unable to resist, Gadget sips from The Fountain of Youth and temporarily...
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