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Wild at Heart

A Yosemite program introduces kids to the great outdoors

Beirut, from an apartment damaged by Hezbollah shelling. As sectarian tensions flared this past May, hostilities escalated. The renewal of violence dashed hopes that Lebanon could soon become -- once again -- "a freewheeling place where everybody could live his own life.”

Precarious Lebanon

For decades, this tiny Mediterranean nation of four million has segued between two identities

A crowd watches newly hatched Kemp's ridley turtles make their way to the surf.

Points of Interest

Notable American Destinations and Happenings

The east side of Deer Isle is called Sunshine and is home to beautiful vacation houses, as well as some of the country's largest lobster-holding tanks. Sylvester Cove is in Sunset, on the island's western side, which is also home to the Island Country Club, where the roadside sign proclaims "public welcome."

Snapshot: Deer Isle

Natural beauty abounds on Maine’s second-largest coastal island

Washington State International Kite Festival

Destination America

Hotspots and Highlights

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The Morning After

My transition from senior to citizen

Cypress swamps along Natchez Trace

End of the Road

In the 1800s, travelers along the perilous forest trail known as the Natchez Trace called it the “Devil’s Backbone”

Young guests and living history staffers unload hay.

Back to the Frontier

At Conner Prairie, Indiana, living history is the main event

“My imagination runs away with me,” says Mozert (in an undated photograph). His underwater stills shaped the image of Silver Springs for more than four decades.

The Life Aquatic with Bruce Mozert

When the photographer gazed into the crystalline waters of Silver Springs, Florida, in 1938, he saw nothing but possibilities

The pueblo perches on a 365-foot mesa. In 1892, reporter Charles Lummis called the site “so unearthly beautiful...it is hard for the onlooker to believe himself...upon this dull planet at all.”

Ancient Citadel

At least 1,200 years old, New Mexico’s Acoma Pueblo remains a touchstone for a resilient indigenous culture

Mount Desert Island, where hikers trek and ponds beckon has long attracted visitors. “From our elevation,” wrote painter Frederic Church in 1850, “we had the whole of the seaward part of the island at our feet.”

Acadia Country

Anchored by the spectacular national park, the rugged, island-dotted coastal region of Maine distills the down east experience

Death Valley, CA

Points of Interest

Notable American Destinations and Happenings

Author Joan Acocella

My Kind of Town: New York

Why do New Yorkers seem rude? A noted critic and essayist has a few ideas

Muskrat lunch was also available in the school cafeteria.

Muskrat Love

An annual festival on Maryland’s Eastern Shore celebrates an unlikely mascot

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Snapshot: Hong Kong, China

A forward-thinking city with ancient traditions

Completed in 1345, this Roman Catholic cathedral named “Our Lady” is an example of Gothic architecture.

What would you add to the Smithsonian Life List?

Add your own itinerary to the Smithsonian’s list of places to visit in your lifetime

Am impressive array of condominiums, shops, and restaurants, connected by a riverwalk, run along the Christiana River.

Wilmington, Delaware

Architect Eero Saarinen’s famous Gateway Arch

St. Louis, Missouri

The highly acclaimed Sante Opera, holds performances throughout the summer in a memorable open-air theater.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Aerial view of San Luis Obispo-Chorro Valley from Cuesta Ridge

San Luis Obispo, California

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