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Los Angeles’ Skid Row Is Getting a Golf Course
It’s a hole-in-one for performers with a point to make about gentrification
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Smithsonian Best Small Towns 2016
The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2016
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, our top picks this year are all towns close to America’s natural splendors
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Can Headphones That Shock Your Brain Help You Run Faster and Jump Higher?
They’re called Halo Sport, and they send electrical charges into the brain that their inventors say can boost athletic performance
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UC Irvine Becomes the First American Public University To Offer E-Sports Scholarships
The university jumps into the world of competitive gaming
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Switzerland Will Host the First Cyborg Olympics
The “Cybathlon” will show what happens when humans and machines collaborate
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Dive Between Two Continents in This Frigid Fissure in Iceland
Filled with pure glacier water, Silfra is the only place on Earth where divers can touch two continental plates at once
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These Five Objects Tell the Story of Soccer
Take an exclusive look inside the new FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich
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A Sports Curator at the Smithsonian Unpacks the Myths and Reality in the Film “Race”
Jesse Owens is best known for his performance at the 1936 Berlin Games, but curator Damion Thomas says there is more to the story
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For New England’s Snow Surfers, Surf’s Up Even When Temps Are Down
Catch a very cold wave at the New England Mid-Winter Surfing Championships
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Can This New Football Helmet Prevent Head Injuries?
The team behind the Zero1, a new four-layer helmet design, hopes so
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The Forgotten History of Women’s Football
Several women’s football leagues formed during the 20th century—one from the 1930s even became a national sensation—but they’re barely remembered today
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360-Degree Cameras and Other Cool New Tech for Super Bowl 50
This year’s game, held at San Francisco’s Levi’s Stadium, should be the most high-tech Super Bowl ever
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Here’s Why Nobody Made It Up Mount Everest Last Year
For the first time in over four decades, red tape and poor conditions prevented any climbers from conquering the mountain
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Dr. Gustav Zander’s Victorian-Era Exercise Machines Made the Bowflex Look Like Child’s Play
A Smithsonian librarian highlights the precursor to today’s gym enthusiasts
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Seven of the Most Innovative Gyms in the World
Go way beyond free weights and stationary bikes at these clever workout facilities
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Skaters Turned a 100-Year-Old Church Into a Mural-Covered Skatepark
Talk about holy rollers
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College Football Fans, Here Is a Vacation Rental Site for You
Looking for lodging near Penn State? How about Ole Miss? Notre Dame alum Mike Doyle wants you to “Rent Like a Champion”
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The World of Competitive Curling Has Its Very Own Scandal
Is new technology too dominant for the Olympic sport?
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Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
The art of Venetian rowing has sustained Venice for centuries. Spend the day learning to row from a local expert
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