Travel History

TravelHistory. org is a free website dedicated to the history of travel, bringing overlooked accounts of exploration, adventure, vacations, people, and places back to readers. It scans and photographs old books and magazines, then converts their articles and illustrations into web pages that preserve the look of the original publications.

Visitors can browse material by category, read multi-page features, explore notes and links, and download higher-resolution images. The collection ranges from accounts of journeys through Asia, Africa, Siberia, and the American West to historic descriptions of cities, travel routes, holidays, and outdoor recreation. It also features vintage travel advertisements, brochures, guides, and maps, alongside special projects such as coverage of the Trans-Siberian Railroad.

The site is free to use and invites readers to support its work by visiting advertisers or shopping at its online travel store, which offers travel-related items. TravelHistory. org also welcomes help with scanning, editing, and digitizing historical material, and can provide reproduction-quality images for writers, filmmakers, and other creators