Time Period: Late 13 th century Destination: Asia Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer known for the book ... departing from ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A cargo ship longer than the Comcast Technology Center is tall is now docked in Philadelphia. The CMA CGM Marco Polo made its way to the Port of Philadelphia on Friday morning.

These ships offer historians new insights into ... and textiles to European cities was clearly a dangerous enterprise. Venetian explorer Marco Polo (1254-1324), depicted in a mosaic at the Palazzo ...