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Behind the shamrocks and gold-tipped rainbows, Ireland is packed with surprises—both in its history and in the ways it has shaped culture far beyond its shores.
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Smithsonian's educational travel program was one of the first of its kind when it debuted nationally in 1970, and it quickly found an audience eager to explore places both familiar and far-flung—from New Mexico to post-Mao China and the Soviet Union.