Before watching the new movie adaptation, here's what you need to know about the history of the fantasy role-playing game
Lynn Riggs wrote the play that served as the basis of the hit 1943 musical
The innovations of a forgotten genius who laid the groundwork for the nation's signature music
From Norway to Nepal, this year’s winning images span the globe to capture the extraordinary
The Stars Are Aligned at the National Museum of American History
Get the inside scoop on the iconic prop, now on view in the exhibition “Entertainment Nation”
A new film offers a sympathetic portrait of the 15th-century ruler, who seized the crown from his nephew before dying on the battlefield
The 8,000-year-old rock carvings were likely created by the Tlingit
Police suspected the 19-year-old Spanish expatriate of harboring anarchist views
The smoky snack captures the state’s love for both salmon and preserved foods
A new exhibition of rarely seen images and artifacts chronicles the African American religious experience
A new television series portrays the French queen as a feminist, drawing criticism from historians
A proposed design looks to automatically adjust the exterior lighting on the Anholt Island building to the moonlight
A new film explores Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole's efforts to unmask a serial killer believed to have murdered 13 women between 1962 and 1964
Take a journey back to your elementary school cafeteria with a visit to the Georgia outpost
Experts have been unable to verify the existence of Mr. Electrico, whose 1932 electric chair act supposedly affirmed the young author's interest in writing
Smithsonian podcasts explore the legacy of Executive Order 9066 and the camera that almost didn’t make it to the Juno spacecraft launch
A prolific writer, he inspired such luminaries as Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes
Seven artists compete for a $100,000 purse and an exhibition at the Hirshhorn in this ground-breaking show airing on the Smithsonian Channel
This 19th-century vessel, made to store meat, carries a powerful backstory of Drake's defiance of the laws of enslavement
Intricate designs painted by biscuit artist Ella Hawkins are part of a lengthy baking tradition