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Five Great Places to See Evidence of First Americans
Encounter the fossils and other remnants of the lives left behind by the continent’s original settlers
The Berger Cookie is Baltimore’s Gift to the Chocolate World
For nearly 200 years, the true black-and-white cookie has been delighting residents of Charm City
The House Where Darwin Lived
Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
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March is the traditional time to view the fab flora in Joshua Tree National Park
March 15, 2012
| By Susan Spano
What is it we look for over mountains and across oceans? What do we find, or hope to find? Answer our survey and we'll publish responses in the May issue of Smithsonian
March 12, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Tell us what you think about traveling the world and your answer may appear in a future issue of the magazine
March 08, 2012
| By Smithsonian magazine
Which hikes are the best in the world, and which ones did we miss?
March 08, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
The fact that people opt to walk today, in the age of the wheel and the combustion engine, tells us there is something virtuous and irresistible in the plodding of one foot forward after the other
March 06, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
From Stewart Island in the far south to the Surville Cliffs in the far north, New Zealand is a country almost as geographically diverse as the United States
March 01, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Wild camping isn't just a pleasure; it's a necessity for many cyclists
February 28, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
The food truck revolution is in full force as mobile restaurants around the country dish out tacos, BBQ and other great eats
February 23, 2012
| By Megan Gambino and Aviva Shen
To see this place on a globe, home of the world's southernmost tapas reastaurant, one must lift it upward to expose the underbelly of the planet
February 23, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Our new food columnist traces the food truck revolution back to its Los Angeles roots
March 2012
| By Jonathan Gold
A Christchurch gentleman claimed to have knocked two cyclists off the road with his black H-2 Hummer and threatened to "nail" more
February 21, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Cyclists in New Zealand see these handmade, unguarded food stalls in the distance, usually first as a cardboard sign advertising some product of the homestead
February 16, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Traveling does seem to facilitate encounters—especially between like-minded people searching for similar things
February 14, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Where marriage is a form of defiance and matchmaking is a game of chance
February 13, 2012
| By Susan Spano
Give Paris its due, but the place has at least its share of unromantic features
February 10, 2012
| By Susan Spano
The abandoned boulevards and blocks of condemned buildings look like a scene from an unhappy future in which the world's cities are only inhabited by ruins, ghosts and silence
February 09, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Tell us what you would do on your dream vacations in our quick poll
Kiwi recommendations for stopping the biting beasts: DEET, geranium leaves, garlic, rancid bacon, Marmite, Vegemite. Does anything really work?
February 07, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
There is something liberating in running out of food. Concerns about rationing are out the window and the world is simplified into a playground for foraging
February 02, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Sure, the view along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor has its share of grime. But there are also sights that'll make you want to put away your smart phone
February 02, 2012
| By Susan Spano
When Felicity Aston, on skis, caught sight of Antarctica's coastal mountains, she told me, "they were like a neon sign flashing at me saying, 'You have finished!' "
February 01, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Could football players last 80 minutes in a rugby match? The great debate continues
January 31, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
A group including the actor Jack Nicholson has tried to get Dirt Mulholland on the National Register of Historic Places
January 30, 2012
| By Susan Spano
After leaving her job and home to bike around the world, a cyclist finds New Zealand a little too comfortable
January 24, 2012
| By Alastair Bland
Long-gone destinations have their own special appeal, don't you think?
January 24, 2012
| By Susan Spano
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