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Smithsonian’s educational travel program was one of the first of its kind when it debuted nationally in 1970, and it quickly found an audience eager to explore places both familiar and far-flung—from ...

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Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley introduces two articles featured in this month's issue of the Smithsonian magazine, highlighting the major programs of the newly founded Woodrow Wilson ...

A billion-dollar cultural experiment is about to open its doors – and no one can agree on what, exactly, it’s meant to be.

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate in Spartanburg attracts more than 30,000 visitors annually. The museum opened in 2018 ...

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Once Thanksgiving comes and goes, holiday festivities get underway with markets, performances and light displays.

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In an unassuming warehouse in New Castle, Delaware, a retail phenomenon unfolds daily that defies conventional shopping norms and has created its own subculture of dedicated bargain hunters.

The 1562 likeness of Thomas Howard, Fourth Duke of Norfolk, was created by Hans Eworth, a Flemish artist whose Tudor-era ...