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Two Americans retrace the steps of the 13th-century Italian merchant through a harsh land of tough, hospitable people
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Intrepid travelers pay cold hard cash to chill out in the world's coolest hotel
Any other year, giving reactionary author V. S. Naipaul a Nobel Prize would have sparked debate
A new exhibition tracks the turbulent nine weeks that artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin lived and painted together in the South of France
It turns out the America portrayed by printmakers Currier and Ives was not all sleigh rides in the snow
Zane Grey went West, fell in love with the desert and redefined the modern cowboy novel
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Making the Smithsonian an even more splendid presence on the American landscape than ever before
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Arizona Naturalist Pinau Merlin celebrates life in the desert by keeping a close eye on it
Scientists are trying to fathom why Hawaii's fish population is declining
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A long-outdated approach to sulfur mining sends hundreds of Javanese workers deep into the crater of an active volcano
A great fossil find high in the Chilean Andes began with a delayed flight in New York City and ended with a horseback ride from hell
For much of the 20th century, hoopsters from pro to pickup loved their Converse Chuck Taylor All stars
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