One of America's greatest highways is barely visible from the ground. It's only from the air that you can pick out the remains of the Oregon Trail
Arsenic Complexion Wafers? A whole new world of yesteryear cosmetics just got a refresh
While Boston landmarks like the Old North Church still stand, the Liberty Tree, gone for nearly 250 years, has been lost to history
Even amid the carnage of the war, the battle in the Dolomites was like nothing the world had ever seen—or has seen since
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The artwork, by famed artist Jacob Lawrence, captured the turning point in the Civil Rights Movement
The chance discovery beneath a nearly 2,000-year-old pyramid leads to the heart of a lost civilization
The beauty of the national park became clear long before Ansel Adams
Author Stefan Zweig, who inspired Wes Anderson's <i>The Grand Budapest Hotel</i>, recalls Austria at the dawn of the 20th century
A Smithsonian librarian journeys through history and time on a quest to explore salads throughout antiquity
A new book details the sensational exploits of Harrison G. Dyar, Jr., a scientist who had two wives and liked to dig tunnels
With more than six thousand-year-old history of viniculture, Armenian wines are gaining popularity
From the Netherlands to Kashmir, get lost in tulip mania
At least 250 Shoshone were killed by the Army in the 1863 incident, but their remains have yet to be found
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: The Danube
In 1942, Hedy Lamarr received a patent for frequency hopping, but was told to devote her efforts elsewhere
Mary Anning was a 19th-century working-class woman from Dorset with no formal education. She became one of the most celebrated fossil collectors in history
A Hungarian-born writer recalls a princess' defiance of her father, Nazi atrocities, and the island's role as sanctuary
The remarkable tale of insanity, espionage, and conspiracies remains unanswered after 75 years
Author Robert D. Kaplan notes the beginnings of a complex map, caused by Russian revisionism, the refugee crisis and a structural economic crisis in the EU
An archeologist notes that King Tut's chamber was designed and decorated differently from other Egyptian pharaohs
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