To walk in Scott and Shackleton’s footsteps

Scott and Shackleton's first Antarctic trip were aboard a ship constructed in Dundee. This was the RRS Discovery, and she still stands sentry over the V&A next door on the riverfront here today. It's difficult to think that this slim wooden ship brought 48 men, 23 screaming dogs, and 45 scared sheep south to Antarctica in 1901, in temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees. Don't miss Discovery Walk, a collection of ten bronze plaques in the refurbished waterfront that honor Dundee's gifts to the world, including the Dandy and Beano.

The ultimate Antarctic expedition to the heart of Antarctica. The Ross Sea is one of the world's most isolated places, accessible only for two months each year when the ice melts. Sir James Clark Ross found the entrance in 1842, and it is steeped in history. Many of history's greatest notable explorers and adventurers traveled to the Ross Sea region. Borchgrevink, Scott, Shackleton, Amundsen, Richard Byrd, Sir Edmund Hillary, and others were among them.