bicycles
Annie Londonderry Barely Knew How to Ride a Bike When She Set Off Around the World
The record-setting 19th-century adventure was the result of a bet.
Articles by Tom Ward
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Stories shared by this traveler.
circus
Miss La La Soared Through Europe as the Victorian Era's Best-Known Aerialist
As a Black woman, the daring circus performer also confronted the racial politics of the times.
volcanoes
Scientist Katia Krafft Stood on the Edge of Active Volcano Craters
The things Krafft and her husband learned getting up close to eruptions advanced volcanology and saved lives.
women
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.
cryptozoology
When Edmund Hillary Went in Search of the Yeti
In 1961, the pursuit of the abominable snowman was still taken seriously.
