< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/BtLa9lQUqqC26gCBShsbkIYDXoE=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1000x567:1001 x568)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/e4/9a/e49a498f-f8fd-4afd-8d3c-66831cf87af2/entrance_puppets.jpeg" alt ="" > Every weekend, the wonderful workshop opens its doors for the…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/3ntrcF7rRzv2cxkOf33o0smBRPc=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1200x903:1201 x904)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/bf/0f/bf0f1973-e368-46ec-bbbd-dae0ac4a59b8/1_-f31d47e6-236a-46a4-adc3-a53e18f77783.jpg" alt=" "> Nothing symbolizes the promise of the country like the stars and…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/-d1pZYnNL5rsuUgOaatns9s2Q38=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (2016x1517:2017 x1518)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/17/cf/17cffb17-9d3f-48d3-b10b-f64031c3ff77/img_9579.jpeg "alt= "" > When there was no room on the ground, towns in…
< img src= "https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/tiICdPKZGjBnoh8u7WMGUX7CUrY=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (3657x2456:3658 x2457)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/d4/ed/d4ed10d6-17d8-4097-bb52-bc8592f20018/1_-_767c9d89-930f-4fbb-9a8f-3ec658f4d835.jpg" alt ="" > At the center of the concrete jungle, the green area…
More than a million individuals make the arduous ascent to this marvel of the world each year. And most of…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/69ZUCDcw302vAECG9MP9-fbpPJQ=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1000x752:1001 x753)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/5c/cb/5ccb05df-a4a3-4003-ab92-aae176cda457/of052026am-32.jpg "alt="" > More than a library and archives, the brand-new Chicago institution is…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/E2CoySJF5Qmu04hQZj1iKr1A5nc=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (512x344:513 x345)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/59/62/5962ae64-c2c9-47e1-931f-c7adf90237fb/gettyimages-2222786322.jpg" alt ="" > Revelers normally mark Self-reliance Day with a barbecue and fireworks…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ltToJRVQ1ofK-yX0Xa5ZxNO7P6k=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (960x640:961 x641)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a2/b3/a2b3649b-bbf2-4bc4-83b0-54c01f5ea583/petracca_smithsonian_catskills_035_1.jpg" alt= "" > Follow along as we backtrack the route one journalist laid…
< img src= "https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/0aSAnZJIllG_ycjzbcGl1eVA-pk=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (1061x707:1062 x708)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/85/b7/85b76345-ffea-4a48-b824-d7395179228a/gettyimages-963190754.jpg" alt ="" > In the Moroccan city, shared facilities, labor and routine generated…
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/I-G8IoO8n2pasRJxIpfzH_DNAXo=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (2500x1667:2501 x1668)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/2e/a4/2ea4fe68-e89e-4523-ae17-964f16d54e1a/3-7c29d739-5407-4318-a8a8-74a195d0561c.jpg "alt=" "> With its dynamic shades, large landscapes and a venerable history, there's…