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“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

The city’s famous Paseo del Rio, or Riverwalk, is the thread that weaves through the heart of the city.

San Antonio, Texas

The city hosts a number of annual festivals and has its own ballet and symphony.

Richmond, Virginia

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences features exhibits, dioramas of the state's natural habitats and the Acrocanthosaurus, also known as the "Terror of the South."

Raleigh, North Carolina

On Portland’s eastern skyline, the white pyramids of Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens are visible on clear days.

Portland, Oregon

The once bawdy past, centered along Two-bit Street, so named because you could buy most anything your heart desired for two bits, has been rechristened Historic 25th Street.

Ogden, Utah

The Oakland Museum of California is a first-rate history museum.

Oakland, California

A jewel in the bluegrass crown, the Keeneland Race Track, allows the public to watch morning workouts.

Lexington, Kentucky

Alachua Sink in Paynes Prairie State Preserve

Gainesville, Florida

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