March 2009
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Fenestrelle Fortress, Italy
The Great Wall of the Alps
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
Holy War
Chan Chan, Peru
End of an Empire
The Hill of Tara, Ireland
Where Kings Once Tread
The City of Hasankeyf, Turkey
A Sunken Treasure?
Xumishan Grottoes, China
Under the Gaze of Buddha
Historic Route 66, U.S.A.
The Mother Road
Endangered Site: Dampier Rock Complex, Australia
Written in Stone
Visoki Decani Monastery, Kosovo
A Medieval Refuge
Jaisalmer Fort, India
The Golden Stronghold
Bingham's List
As Jews in France tried to flee the Nazi occupation, an American diplomat named Harry Bingham defied his own government to speed them to safety
Out of Rembrandt's Shadow
Renowned in his day, Jan Lievens was later eclipsed by his friend and rival. A new exhibition establishes his reputation as an old master
Getting Past the Troubles
A decade after Protestants and Catholics agreed on a peace treaty in Northern Ireland, both sides are adjusting to a hopeful new reality
Happy As Clams
In the Pacific Northwest, fishermen and others are cashing in on the growing yen for a funny-looking mollusk turned worldwide delicacy
Departments
Monument Valley Girl
Cindy Sherman's self-portrait plays with our notions of an archetypal West
Devil's Half Acre
The excavation of a notorious jail recalls Richmond, Virginia's leading role in the slave trade
Steeped in Story
The lyrical novelist says the city is more than her hometown, it's her life
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Mosquitoes, New Zealand flightless birds, pink lizards and more
Under the Radar
The five-pound RQ-14A takes high-tech reconnaissance to new heights
Let a Thousand Bobbleheads Bloom
How China's "Great Helmsman" became the King of Kitsch