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Home to a giant amusement park, a vintage trolley and an old-time variety show, Blackpool is northwest England's glittering beach city
May 2010 | By Rick Steves

The park-like city of Baden-Baden, nestled in the Black Forest, is renowned for its restorative spas and elegant casino
May 2010 | By Rick Steves

On Portugal's south coast, The Algarve is home to both sun-seeking tourists and working fishermen with their colorful boats
May 2010 | By Rick Steves

On this small island on the south edge of Denmark, visitors wander down picturesque streets of thatched cottages and savor the coastal views
May 2010 | By Rick Steves

Feathered dinosaurs, white-coated horses, giant redwoods and more...
April 2010 | By Amanda Bensen, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Erica R. Hendry and Sarah Zielinski

Pollinating crickets, the longest migration, puffed up toads and more...
March 2010 | By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Abigail Tucker and Sarah Zielinski

Theaters and other architectural gems lined Hollywood's famous boulevards during its Golden Age and now hold restored star appeal
March 01, 2010 | By Laura Kiniry

John Gurche, a “paleo-artist,” has recreated strikingly realistic heads of our earliest human ancestors for a new exhibit
February 25, 2010 | By Abigail Tucker

Octopuses, Dinosaurs, Pandas and More...
February 2010 | By Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Megain Gambino, Abigail Tucker, Sarah Zielinski

From Waldi the dachshund to Mukmuk the marmot, test your memory of the the Olympic Games' colorful representatives
July 19, 2012 | By Jesse Rhodes

These athletes took home gold, but also stole our hearts. Choose your favorite winter Olympian in our poll
January 19, 2010 | By Megan Gambino

In addition to the well-known Venus flytrap, many other plant species feed on bugs or crustaceans
January 08, 2010 | By Sarah Zielinski

Vanishing dinosaurs, breeding birds, redback spiders and more
January 2010 | By Amanda Bensen, Abby Callard, T.A. Frail and Laura Helmuth

The collections inside this museum hold intriguing objects that tell the story of 19th century American medicine
January 01, 2010 | By Brian Wolly

Geologist Bernhard Edmaier has been photographing the majestic beauty of active and dormant volcanoes for over 15 years
December 02, 2009 | By Abby Callard

Butterfly GPS, glowing mushrooms, bat-hunting songbirds and more
December 2009 | By Amanda Bensen, Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Abigail Tucker and Sarah Zielinski

No matter if the civilization was Mesopotamian, Egyptian, or Mayan, its legacy today is in part marked by towering pyramids
November 20, 2009 | By Amanda Bensen

Over the course of the 40 years that the program has been on the air, Sesame Street has spawned versions in countries around the world
November 06, 2009 | By Abby Callard

Geckos, tiny dinosaurs, cave man couture, and more
November 2009 | By Amanda Bensen, Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Ashley Luthern and Sarah Zielinski

Dozens of talented women preceded Amelia Earhart, and thousands have followed, and each has her own groundbreaking story to tell
October 22, 2009 | By Patricia Trenner

Invasive beetles of various colors and sizes have infiltrated U.S. forests, despite efforts by government experts
October 18, 2009 | By Sarah Zielinski

Light your pumpkin and read about the real places behind some of the world’s classic spooky tales
October 16, 2009 | By Robin T. Reid

The artist’s eye for the off-kilter and unusual offers a distinctive portrait of the West at the turn of the 20th century
October 05, 2009 | By Donna M. Lucey

Toucans, Orchids, Monkeys and more
October 2009 | By Amanda Bensen, Abby Callard, T.A. Frail, Ashley Luthern and Sarah Zielinski

Who hit the first grand slam? Who was the first pinch hitter? Presenting the nine players of Smithsonian’s "They Did It First" All-Star Team
September 14, 2009 | By Mark Strauss

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