Early thrill rides dared our adventurous ancestors to step to the front of the line for a hair-raising, white-knuckling scream-fest. If you’re picturing your grandmother’s great-grandmother gripping a bottle of smelling salts while she’s dragged onto a ride, think again. Early thrill rides took off in the mid-1800s
Inventions and Discoveries of the Industrial Revolution defined today’s world.
Strange nineteenth-century customs, holidays and events echo in today’s world.
Victorian Age fashion pushed forward into greater freedom.
Advances in the Industrial Era spawned secret places, many of which you can still visit.
Nellie Bly and other Victorian Era visionaries blazed trails to your future.
Explore pets, plants and other 19th century natural wonders and people who protected them.
Rival journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland raced around the world in 1889. Facing treacherous…
