The Explorers Club may sound like something out of an '80s coming-of-age movie, but the exclusive society is not only real — and was founded in 1904 — but it explores depths beyond most people's ...

When James Beckwourth headed to California during the Gold Rush, he discovered, instead of riches, a pass through the Sierra Nevada. Around the time Florence Merriam graduated from Smith College in ...

Diego Cardeñosa has embarked on a career to disrupt the illegal shark fin trade. His efforts have caught the attention of the The Explorers Club, earning him a spot among this year’s EC50. EC50 ...

A 1620s table from the Prince of Portugal; one of only twelve 1727 bishop’s chairs to leave Westminster Abbey; a hatch from The Explorer, one of only seven ships to survive the sinking in Pearl Harbor ...