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Lose Yourself in the White Sands
The New Mexico national monument is a barren and desolate place with an otherworldly appeal
July 28, 2011 |
By Erik Washam
Events July 25-29: Harry Potter, Portraits Alive, Owney, the Negro Leagues and Apollo 15
See The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in IMAX, meet Owney the postal dog, look inside the photography of the Negro Leagues and have the chance to meet Al Worden, an Apollo 15 astronaut
July 25, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
Anacostia Community Museum Attempts Record-Breaking Ring Shout
Prepare your ears for this traditional dance in which participants dance counterclockwise in a circle to the beat of clapping and a stick that is banged on a wooden surface
July 22, 2011 |
By Julie Mianecki
Weekend Events July 22-24: Forensic Science, a Summer Concert and an Afternoon of Poetry
This weekend join the Smithsonian Institution in offering you a look into the FBI Explosives Unit, the Pappy Johns Band and Gullah Inspirations at the Anacostia Community Museum
July 21, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #3: How to date a fossil
The Bighorn Basin’s colorful stripes reveal an ancient riverbed
July 20, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Making Beautiful Art out of Beach Plastic
Artists Judith and Richard Lang comb the California beaches, looking for trash for their captivating, yet unsettling work
July 14, 2011 |
By Jeff Greenwald
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #1: Why 56 Million Years Ago?
What did the earth look like during the Paleocene Epoch? A Smithsonian researcher investigates
July 13, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Wyoming Dispatch #2: The Scene at Field Camp
Before digging, the paleobiologists must go through the arduous process of setting up camp
July 13, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Dispatches From a Smithsonian Dig Site
Follow paleobiologist Scott Wing as he looks for 56-million-year-old specimens in the fossil-rich fields of Wyoming
July 13, 2011 |
By Smithsonian.com
Go-Go at the Anacostia Museum this Saturday
Mention “go-go music” to non-Washington, D.C. natives, and images of Belinda Carlisle or shiny white boots may come to mind, as opposed to thoughts of the city’s pulsing rhythmic musical micro-genre. But if those folks happen to be children of the eighties, they may not even realize that they’ve heard go-go before. D.C. go-go group [...]
July 07, 2011 |
By Jeff Campagna
Fort Monroe’s Lasting Place in History
Famous for accepting escaped slaves during the Civil War, the Virginia base also has a history that heralds back to Jamestown
July 05, 2011 |
By Andrew Lawler
Turning Bamboo Into a Bicycle
A cycling entrepreneur has turned to the durable plant as a low-tech and affordable option for building bikes
June 29, 2011 |
By Jeff Greenwald
Events June 27-July 1: Trivia Night, Book Signing, the Butterfly Garden and an American Indian Museum Film
Join the Smithsonian Institution this week in offering a look into questions of race, a Hollywood inspired trivia game, a fun filled afternoon with the butterflies and more.
June 27, 2011 |
By Brittany Dant
The Historic Saloons of Central California
Not even rumors of apparitions could stop a group of eager drinking companions from investigating these ghost town bars
June 24, 2011 |
By Matt Kettmann
June 1861: Anticipating the Onslaught of the Civil War
The "Races at Philippi" and Virginia is split in two and more from what happened in the Civil War in June 1861
June 2011 |
By David Zax
The National Museum of Health and Medicine
Once it re-opens in its new Silver Spring, Maryland location this fall, this site will scare and educate, with displays of prosthetic eyes, amputated limbs and incomplete skeletons
June 2011 |
By Tony Perrottet
The Ava Gardner Museum
What started as a childhood friend's collection has grown into a full-fledged museum just miles from the movie star's hometown
June 01, 2011 |
By Jesse Rhodes
The New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
Wooden masks, portraits and the occasional human skull mark the collections of this small museum near the French Quarter
June 2011 |
By Abigail Tucker
Titan Missile Museum
In Sahuarita, Arizona, in the midst of a retirement community, tourists can touch a Titan II missile, still on its launch pad
June 2011 |
By Tom Miller
Ladew Topiary Gardens
Clipped hedges and a house full of antiques are the main attractions for this museum north of Baltimore, Maryland
June 2011 |
By Robert M. Poole
