Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: The Danube | smithsonianmag.com

The Unhurried World of Pre-War Vienna

Wed, 18 May 2016 12:00:00 +0000

Author Stefan Zweig, who inspired Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, recalls Austria at the dawn of the 20th century

Try Your Hand at Organic Farming in Southwest Romania

Tue, 17 May 2016 16:25:28 +0000

By hosting travelers, local farmers hope to reverse the impact of big industry

The Hollywood Bombshell Who Invented an Indispensable War Technology

Thu, 12 May 2016 18:50:49 +0000

In 1942, Hedy Lamarr received a patent for frequency hopping, but was told to devote her efforts elsewhere

The Appalling and Beguiling History of Budapest's Margaret Island

Tue, 10 May 2016 14:37:02 +0000

A Hungarian-born writer recalls a princess' defiance of her father, Nazi atrocities, and the island's role as sanctuary

Traveling to the Danube? Here's What You Should Read, Watch and Download

Tue, 10 May 2016 10:30:00 +0000

Know before you go

Is Europe Returning to Pre Cold War Divisions?

Mon, 09 May 2016 13:06:43 +0000

Author Robert D. Kaplan notes the beginnings of a complex map, caused by Russian revisionism, the refugee crisis and a structural economic crisis in the EU

These Black and White Images Reveal a Vienna Most Travelers Don’t See

Thu, 05 May 2016 13:26:14 +0000

Photographer Carl Yurttas captures the city's many moods

Nine Unique Gifts to Buy in Vienna

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:33:17 +0000

From specialty fruit preserves to Habsburg figurines, Austria's capital has it all

Nikola Tesla's Struggle to Remain Relevant

Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:07:38 +0000

An offbeat Belgrade museum reveals the many mysteries of the prolific, late-19th-century inventor

Is Bratislava's Communist-Era Architecture Worth Preserving?

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:48:28 +0000

For residents of Slovakia's capital, Cold War structures recall a painful past