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Explorers

Tangier, Morocco

Tomb of Ibn Batutta

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

Lower Largo, Scotland

Statue of Alexander Selkirk

A cottage built at the birthplace of Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who inspired the novel 'Robinson Crusoe.'

objects of intrigue

The Intrepid, Furry Explorers Who Mapped Antarctica

Peek inside the "employment records" of Great Britain’s sled dogs.

Andrew Avery January 19, 2023

Scoresby's Polar Bear

Whitby, England

Scoresby's Polar Bear

A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'

Remembering the 'Ice Widows' of a Doomed Antarctic Expedition

For more than a century, their stories were ignored—until now.

Sarah Durn September 15, 2022

Sign for Wilson's Stone Igloo

An Explorer's Guide to Exploration Itself

10 of our favorite monuments to the search for new frontiers.

Jonathan Carey September 8, 2022

Harpreet Chandi took 40 days to complete her solo 700-mile trek to the South Pole, skiing while pulling a 200-pound pulk, or cargo sled. Here, she trains for the adventure in Norway.

This Is What a Polar Explorer Looks Like

Thirty-three-year-old Harpreet Chandi recently became the first woman of color to make the difficult solo trek to the South Pole.

Amy Crawford March 29, 2022

Tookoolito is credited with saving the lives of the crew of the USS <em>Polaris</em>.

What Tookoolito Taught Explorers About the Arctic

In the mid-19th century, white ship captains relied on the Inuit woman and her husband to survive the unforgiving conditions of the Northwest Passage.

Tom Ward March 15, 2022

Bristol, England

Replica of the Matthew

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

The James Caird at Elephant Island, preparing to set off for South Georgia Island.

Remembering a Little-Known Chapter in the Famed Endurance Expedition to Antarctica

The epic survival story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew included a harrowing journey to Elephant Island.

Ranulph Fiennes January 18, 2022

This bronze statue celebrates his 1770s expedition from Mexico to northern California.

Los Angeles, California

The Bust of Juan Bautista De Anza

Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

Parkville, Australia

Burke and Wills Monument

This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.

Source du Nil monument

Musenyi, Burundi

Source du Nil

For millennia, explorers were obsessed with discovering the source of the Nile—is this small mountain stream really the answer?

Hobart, Australia

Mawson's Huts Replica Museum

The world's only full-size replica of the research hut used by Douglas Mawson for his 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition.

Ernest Shackleton, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, and Edward Wilson (right to left) as they were preparing to explore the Ross Ice Shelf as part of the British National Antarctic Expedition in November 1902.

Why Did Antarctic Explorer Ernest Shackleton Keep 'Conking Out'?

A vitamin deficiency may have changed the course of a continent's history.

Gemma Tarlach May 13, 2021

Durham, New Hampshire

Milne Nature Sanctuary

A quiet spot commemorating two naturalists who had to choose between love and the university at which they both taught.

Permanently Closed

De Leon Springs, Florida

Old Spanish Sugar Mill

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

William Hughes, like other Europeans in the Americas, learned—and often stole—from indigenous people.

A Pirate Botanist Helped Bring Hot Chocolate to England

William Hughes was a buccaneer with an early recipe for “the American Nectar.”

Reina Gattuso November 14, 2019