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Top destinations in Italy.
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Visit These Ten Sites Celebrating Major Anniversaries in 2017
From Jane Austen’s 200th anniversary to the founding of Denali National Park, there are plenty of events to fill your calendar
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The Couple Who Saved China’s Ancient Architectural Treasures Before They Were Lost Forever
As the nation teetered on the brink of war in the 1930s, two Western-educated thinkers struck out for the hinterlands to save their country’s riches
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Meet the Researchers Who Scour the World’s Most Dangerous Corners in Search of Biological Riches
Militants, malaria and pirates are just some of the challenges these scientist-explorers face in their quest to map the world’s diversity
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Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Atlas of Eating
Take an in-depth look at food and culinary culture around the globe, including in-depth stories and favorite recipes
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Travel to the Birthplace of Pearls
Ago Bay is the pearl capital of the world
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10 of the World’s Best Snorkeling Destinations
Dive into the new year in these water wonderlands
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A Photographer Captures Emptiness and Longing in Longfellow’s Nova Scotia
Photographer Mark Marchesi spent four years tracing images from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, “Evangeline”
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A Project to “Rewild” Europe, Brings a Safari-Style Camp to Portugal
See Europe as it was five thousand years ago
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These Locally Grown Design Ideas Were Created by the People for the People
A Cooper Hewitt exhibition spotlights the innovative and sustainable designs generated by those in search of solutions
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Meet One of the Few Female Safari Guides in Kenya
Though outnumbered by their male counterparts in the field, women have begun to take the reins in ecotourism
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How Ancient Volcanoes Created Armenia’s Pink City
In the capital city of Yerevan, volcanic rock flows pink
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A Brief History of America’s Most Outrageous Dentist
Painless Parker and his dental circus live on in a Philadelphia museum
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The New Art Scene Transforming Santa Fe
The city’s image as a mecca of Southwestern-themed art and folksy spiritualism has begun to evolve, thanks to artists and entrepreneurs
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This German Town Is Embedded with Millions of Tiny Diamonds
Scientists estimate that Nördlingen and the surrounding area contain approximately 72,000 tons of the gemstone
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For the First Time, All 5,000 Objects Found Inside King Tut’s Tomb Will Be Displayed Together
Take a sneak peek at the collection of the new Grand Egyptian Museum, opening in early 2018
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Ten Exhibitions to See in Washington, D.C. Over the Holidays
Several innovative art shows, some which close early in the new year, are a must-see
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This Great Pumpkin Heralds the D.C. Arrival of Yayoi Kusama
The Hirshhorn’s 65-year retrospective boasts six mirror rooms by this hugely popular artist
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