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Fairhope, Alabama’s Southern Comfort
Memorist Rick Bragg finds forgiving soil along the brown sand stretch of Mobile Bay
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Day 4: Peak Conditions for a New Telescope
Secretary Clough scopes out the site for the Giant Magellan Telescope and bids goodbye to Las Campanas
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Day 2: Stargazing in the Andes Mountains
Up high among wild burros and llamas, a Smithsonian astronomer observes and studies the millions of stars in the sky
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Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough explores Santiago before heading to the Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Andes
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In France’s Loire Valley, domesticated cave dwellings, known as troglodyte homes, offer a history as rich as the region’s chateaus
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A trip back in time
Musings of a native
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Highlights & Hotspots
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What the Heck Was Manna, Anyway?
The unknown fifth question of the Passover seder
The city that has it all
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A beautiful stop between St. Louis, Mo. and Denver, Co.
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Siena and its Crazy Horse Race
Il Campo, the main square of Florence’s next-door-neighbor, is urban living at its best
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This short journey features famous monuments and historic estates
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Three spots you might miss but shouldn’t on a visit to the Cotswolds
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By car or bicycle, this self-guided tour offers spectacular views and plenty of Irish history
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