For this renowned travel writer, no place has proved harder to decipher than his home for the past 22 years
Read the new poem by the American poet and professor
With one big bet, an art-loving professional gambler has made the Australian island into the world’s most surprising new cultural destination
The dusty village where Barack Obama’s father was raised had high hopes after his son was elected president. What has happened since then?
Mitt Romney’s father was born in a small Mormon enclave where family members still live, surrounded by rugged beauty and violent drug cartels
Few places let you get as close to the raffish birds—many of which are endangered—as South Africa’s Robben Island
To visit the brutal prison that held Mandela is haunting, yet inspiring
Smithsonian Best Small Towns 2012
From the Berkshires to the Cascades, we've crunched the numbers and pulled a list some of the most interesting spots around the country
With the spacecraft poised to leave our solar system, the writer who helped compile the time capsules they carry reflects on our foray into outer space
Be it ever so humble, it's more than just a place. It’s also an idea—one where the heart is
Birds must be geniuses because they use quantum mechanics to navigate
The island’s most famous inhabitant is under attack by a diabolical disease
Get a sneak peak at the new project that will search for mysterious cosmic energies that drive our universe
Twenty-five years after The Simpsons made their TV debut, the show's creator talks about Homer's odyssey—and his own
A photographer's images of domestic tranquility pay tribute to U.S. service members
An ode to surfing’s fiercest, most successful competitor – who now has a place in the Smithsonian collections
A new addition to the Smithsonian collections tells a new story about the legendary disaster
Readers Respond to the April Issue
Secretary Clough writes on the benefits of being an environmentally savvy institution
The man who helped make the banana an American favorite also mercilessly used his company’s power to topple foreign governments
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