Classic Travelogues (27 books)

From Marco Polo to John Muir, travelers have been eager to share their experience with the world.

This list is for travel narratives that have passed into the PUBLIC DOMAIN.

A word of warning: Many of these books reflect antiquated views of international relations and include positions and anecdotes that would be considered extremely offensive if written today. When embarking with the authors on voyages through time and space, bear in mind the words of George Santayana: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

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1	The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain 3.84 avg rating — 14,871 ratings score: 795, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea by Richard Henry Dana Jr. 4.03 avg rating — 14,588 ratings score: 592, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin 4.02 avg rating — 8,423 ratings score: 498, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sailing Alone around the World by Joshua Slocum 4.15 avg rating — 11,171 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Travels by Marco Polo 3.57 avg rating — 8,180 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain 3.86 avg rating — 2,970 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.62 avg rating — 2,977 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Brendan Voyage: An Epic Crossing of the Atlantic by Leather Boat by Tim Severin 4.25 avg rating — 1,911 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Aku Aku: The Secret of Easter Island by Thor Heyerdahl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,450 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Sindbad Voyage by Tim Severin 4.13 avg rating — 342 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Marsh Arabs by Wilfred Thesiger 4.19 avg rating — 1,495 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Travels and Other Writings by William Bartram 3.99 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux 3.93 avg rating — 11,657 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Roughing It by Mark Twain 3.87 avg rating — 10,255 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Travels into the Interior of Africa by Mungo Park 3.89 avg rating — 711 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Florida of the Inca by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega 4.02 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile (Dover Books on Travel, Adventure) by John Hanning Speke 3.57 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Juan Pardo Expeditions: Exploration of the Carolinas and Tennessee, 1566-1568 by Charles M. Hudson 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 3.87 avg rating — 15,517 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir 4.05 avg rating — 7,408 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark by Mary Wollstonecraft 3.53 avg rating — 1,045 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf: The American Naturalist's 1867 Journey Through the Post-War South by John Muir 3.86 avg rating — 1,643 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Voyage by Washington Irving 3.22 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Rural Life in England by Washington Irving 3.14 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Captain Cuellar’s Adventures in Connaught and Ulster, A.D. 1588 by Francisco de Cuellar 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	رحلة ابن فضلان إلى بلاد الترك والروس والصقالبة by Ahmad ibn Fadlān 3.88 avg rating — 2,576 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Works of Ida Pfeiffer by Ida Pfeiffer 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars