Go on a cultural journey across America as Smithsonian.com explores some of the country's most remarkable places. Learn why the Kentucky Derby is called "the most exciting two minutes in sports," experience what it was like to be a prison guard at Alcatraz and discover how people spend Saturday nights in Cajun country.
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Derby Days
Thoroughbreds, mint juleps, big hats—the Kentucky Derby's place in American history
By Amy Crawford
Life Aquatic
The sailing world docks in Annapolis
By Whitney Dangerfield
Blues Alley
How Chicago became the blues capital of the world
By Katy June-Friesen
Breaking into Alcatraz
A former guard's inside look at America's most famous prison
By Eric Jaffe
From the May 2007 Issue:
Beyond Jamestown
After the colony was founded, 400 years ago this month, Capt. John Smith set out to explore the riches of Chesapeake Bay. With Smith's journals to guide him, a modern-day sailor retraces that historic voyage
By Terence Smith
Cajun Country
Zydeco and étouffée still reign in western Louisiana, where the zesty gumbo known as Acadian culture has simmered since 1764
By Wayne Curtis
The Berkshires
The hills are alive with the sounds of Tanglewood plus modern dance, the art of Norman Rockwell and a literary tradition that goes back to Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville
By Jonathan Kandell
Galena, Illinois
Ulysses S. Grant's postwar retreat is not the only reason to visit this restored Victorian showcase
By Ulrich Boser
Highlights & Hotspots
A selection of the season's noteworthy events
By Amy Crawford
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