HIS 310 develops an understanding of the history of travel as a recreational pastime, beginning with the ancient Greeks and ending with 19th-century England. Students will explore changes in attitude toward confronting the "other" and the peculiarly Western impetus to leave home through the examination of journals of travelers and explorers, guide books both ancient and modern, pilgrimage records, histories and travel advice across the centuries. Tourism students will be required to build a 'tour-guide notebook' and research the history of a New England tourist destination. Required for all history majors with a tourism concentration. Open to other interested students.