Discovering Lewis and Clark

Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark
On this interactive journey from the National Geographic Society, students help Lewis and Clark explore and map the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.

The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation presents this comprehensive history of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Learn of the vision of President Thomas Jefferson to open the West, and the accomplishments of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their "Corps of Discovery."

Lead the Way

Lewis and Clark in North Dakota

The Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery

Lewis and Clark:  Mapping the West

Lewis and Clark Scavenger Hunt

Lewis and Clark:  The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
This is the companion site to the PBS series by Ken Burns. It gives biographical information about the members of the Corps of Discovery, from the most famous to the virtually unknown, provides a partial list of the supplies Lewis and Clark brought on the expedition, and puts the expedition into a historical and political context, investigating popular misconceptions of the West, as well as Jefferson’s motivations for exploring it.  There is also a simulation called Into the Unknown in which you become the leader of the expedition.

Lewis and Clark Trail