Places and Structures
Wild at Heart
A Yosemite program introduces kids to the great outdoors
July 2008 |
By Reid Pillifant
About Carleton Watkins
On the life and career of the 19th-century American landscape photographer who captured Yosemite in stereo
July 2008 |
By Bruce Hathaway
Golden Grail
Few U.S. coins are rarer than the never circulated 1933 double eagle, melted down after the nation dropped the gold standard
June 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Small Wonders
Europe's idiosyncratic house museums yield pleasures beyond their size
June 2008 |
By Tony Perrottet
The Smithsonian's Crystal Skull
How the museum's quartz cranium highlights the epic silliness of the new Indiana Jones movie
May 30, 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Showcasing Shams
At the Museum of Fakes, what's not real is still art
May 08, 2008 |
By Dina Modianot-Fox
Interview with G. Wayne Clough
Smithsonian Institution's 12th Secretary discusses his new role, his distinguished career in education and his favorite artifact
May 01, 2008 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
Ivory Merchant
Composer Irving Berlin wrote scores of hits on his custom-built instrument
May 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Turning a Page
Smithsonian regents tap engineer, educator G. Wayne Clough as the Institution's next Secretary
May 2008 |
By Beth Py-Lieberman
Acadia Country
Anchored by the spectacular national park, the rugged, island-dotted coastal region of Maine distills the down east experience
May 2008 |
By Jonathan Kandell
On the Job: Zoo Veterinarian
Suzan Murray talks about making house calls at the nation’s zoo
May 01, 2008 |
By Cate Lineberry
Dispatch from Stonehenge, Day 14
April 13: The Druids Bless Our Departure
April 14, 2008 |
By Dan Jones
What would you add to the Smithsonian Life List?
Add your own itinerary to the Smithsonian's list of places to visit in your lifetime
April 2008 |
By Smithsonian Magazine Staff
Daredevil
Evel Knievel took risky behavior (and showboating) to new heights
March 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
Unlocking Mysteries of the Parthenon
Restoration of the 2,500-year-old temple is yielding new insights into the engineering feats of the golden age's master builders
February 2008 |
By Evan Hadingham
Acropolis Now
A modern museum of ancient Greece rises near the Parthenon
February 2008 |
By Richard Covington
