Scientific discoveries and faraway voyages inspired fantastic tales—and a new Smithsonian exhibition
The shattering nature of violence. The resilience of the human spirit. The power of photographs. A Smithsonian special project
As children, they escaped ruthless state-sponsored violence. Now, these Armenian women and men visit the aching memory of what they left behind
Walking far-flung battlefields to picture the nation's defining tragedy in a modern light
How did a peace treaty signed — and broken — more than 800 years ago become one of the world's most influential documents?
Digital scholars are zeroing in on stories that were trending way back in the 19th century
Traveling back in time to visit Harper Lee's hometown, the setting of her 1960 masterpiece and the controversial sequel hitting bookstores soon
A rocky rollicking journey to Machu Picchu along one of the greatest engineering feats in the Americas
A fossil found in China may offer new clues about avian evolution
The events sparked by the killing of young Michael Brown gave rise to a new civil rights movement that's still growing
The famous archaeological treasure is falling into scandalous decline, even as its sister city Herculaneum is rising from the ashes
The author helped create a library in the last town he called home—and it's full of great summer reading suggestions
A new exhibition explains why the everyday objects of today and the recent past are so important to understanding who we are
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Inca Road
For a new exhibition, a Smithsonian curator conducted oral histories with contemporary indigenous cultures to recover lost Inca traditions
Hikers Erika and Helmut Simon stumbled upon a frozen body deep in the Ötztal Alps, little did they know it belonged to one of the oldest preserved corpses
Turtles, beavers and eel were once beloved staples of the continental diet. What happened?
This summer, ride the coasters that add history to their thrills
In the 1880s, LaMarcus Thompson was troubled by America's slide into hedonism and immorality. Out of that concern, we got the roller coaster
J.S. Lovering Wharton built this house on a rock off the coast of Rhode Island because, as legend has it, he wanted a place where no one could bother him
Ancient DNA sequenced from the skeleton adds to the controversy over the individual's ancestry
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