Five of the Best Beaches for Beachcombing in the U.S.
On the hunt for seashells and other buried treasure? Here’s where to look
Eight Awesome Maps From Stanford’s New David Rumsey Map Center
A collection of 150,000 historic maps merges paper and digital images in new ways
Teddy Roosevelt’s Epic (But Strangely Altruistic) Hunt for a White Rhino
In a new book, a Smithsonian naturalist tells the gritty, controversial tale of how one of America’s presidents felled a threatened species
Where Museums Go to Shop for Rare Works of Art
In the south of Holland, a Dutch city plays host to the art world’s biggest collectors
Muggles Are Selling the Chair in Which ‘Harry Potter’ Was Created
The decorated dining room chair J.K. Rowling used to write her iconic novels is going on sale
Instead of Cheesy Pickup Lines, 19th-Century Americans Gave Out Calling Cards
Consider it the Victorian-era version of OKCupid
One Man’s Obsession With Antique Toys Resulted in a Museum
The Portland, Oregon, attraction is more than just the stuff of Kidd’s play
The World’s Most Interesting (and Accessible) Library Collections
From the Magna Carta to Winnie the Pooh, what you can see at some of the world’s great libraries
The King’s Keepers: Five Quirky Locations for Finding Elvis Beyond Graceland
From Georgia to Connecticut, Elvis’ spirit lives on in unexpected places
Lewis Carroll Hated Fame So Much He Almost Wished He’d Never Written His Books
At least, that’s what he said in a letter, now in the University of Southern California library
Welcome to the World’s Only Museum Devoted to Penises
In Iceland, a man has collected 283 preserved penises from 93 species of animals—including Homo sapiens
How David Mamet Became a Memorabilia Addict
The famed playwright reminisces about how he got hooked on collecting artifacts from the golden era of air travel
The Tucker Was the 1940s Car of the Future
Visionary inventor Preston Tucker risked everything when he saw his 1948 automobile as a vehicle for change
Would You Like Some Salt and Pepper? How About 80,000 Shakers’ Worth?
Over the course of just a couple of decades, the Ludden family has amassed enough novelty shakers to fill two museums
More Astounding Modern Art Collectors
Like the Steins, other collectors and patrons influenced 20th-century art by supporting new genres and unheralded artists
An Eye for Genius: The Collections of Gertrude and Leo Stein
Would you have bought a Picasso painting in 1905, before the artist was known? These siblings did
From the Castle - FDR’s Stamps
FDR’s Stamps
Portraits of Baseball’s Tinker, Evers and Chance
The famed Chicago Cubs infielders were immortalized in verse—as well as through Paul Thompson’s lens
A Collection of Baseball Firsts
Who hit the first grand slam? Who was the first pinch hitter? Presenting the nine players of Smithsonian’s “They Did It First” All-Star Team
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