History of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

Heritage

Opening the Door to Discovery Hut Through Virtual Reality

September 01, 2026

For most people, Antarctica remains a place of imagination rather than experience. Its remote location and harsh conditions mean that only a small number of visitors ever have the opportunity to stand inside the continent’s historic expedition huts. A new virtual reality reconstruction of Scott’s Discovery Hut is helping to change that, bringing one of Antarctica’s most significant heritage sites to audiences around the world.

Richard Byrd on Antarctica.
History

Richard Byrd’s Epic Flights

October 26, 2015

US Navy Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd was one of the greatest American polar explorers, leading the first flight over the South Pole in 1929.