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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
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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
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Be it ever so humble, it's more than just a place. It’s also an idea—one where the heart is
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Birds must be geniuses because they use quantum mechanics to navigate
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The island’s most famous inhabitant is under attack by a diabolical disease
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Get a sneak peak at the new project that will search for mysterious cosmic energies that drive our universe
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Twenty-five years after The Simpsons made their TV debut, the show's creator talks about Homer's odyssey—and his own
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A photographer's images of domestic tranquility pay tribute to U.S. service members
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An ode to surfing’s fiercest, most successful competitor – who now has a place in the Smithsonian collections
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A new addition to the Smithsonian collections tells a new story about the legendary disaster
Readers Respond to the April Issue
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Secretary Clough writes on the benefits of being an environmentally savvy institution
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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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You ask, we answer – our Smithsonian experts fill you in on the truths behind your burning questions
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The Latin American artists discuss how their career began over 50 years ago
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Compare documents filed by the first and last homesteaders in the United States
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An index to houses great and small over the centuries
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Robert Caro, the esteemed biographer of Lyndon Baines Johnson, talks on the Shakespearean life of the 36th president
Travel pushes us. Home pulls
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