Majestic and sturdy, the icon of the American South has offered protection time and again
The 8,000-year-old rock carvings were likely created by the Tlingit
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
America's Waterways: The Past, Present and Future
In a series of articles, <em>Smithsonian</em> magazine highlights all that draws our eyes to our nation's fresh and coastal waters
Take a journey back to your elementary school cafeteria with a visit to the Georgia outpost
For historical accuracy, the 33-year-old Brit wears only the cotton dresses, yak wool coats and hobnail boots that her predecessors would have had
Along with celebrations, the centennial offers a chance to consider the effects the rail system has had on the state and its people
The Nenana Ice Classic, started in 1917, is a high-stakes guessing game over the date, hour and minute of the ice breakup on the Tanana River
Following a six-year renovation, the revamped exhibition will open March 13 with three indoor aviaries
For more than a century, New Orleans' Black residents have donned Native-inspired attire to celebrate Carnival
The Fat Tuesday tradition centered around eating fried, filled Polish pastries is celebrated across the Midwest, but especially in Chicago
Thanks to a few horticulturalists with an eye for history, a garden lost to time peeks out from the creeping vines
You may think of the “Big Easy” on Fat Tuesday, but other towns throughout Louisiana and the wider Gulf Coast play host to raucous celebrations
Taken a half-century ago, her images strike a contemporary pose
Trips to the 49th state inspired the characters in the writer-illustrator's latest children’s book "Cozy in Love"
The bones of long-deceased Capuchin friars are painstakingly displayed in a crypt beneath the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Untold Stories of American History
The president's Nantucket nuclear fallout shelter could become a National Historic Landmark—but efforts to preserve its history have stalled
A full slate of events honors the painter's life in timing with the 50th anniversary of his death
The award-winning Beninese artist unveils a work dedicated to the president’s “generosity of heart”
Let the Journey Begin