Americas

Hidden within Baja's backcountry, many rock-art sites are accessible only on foot or by mule. For most travelers, the starting point is the town of San Ignacio. Visitors willing to brave hardships will find themselves confronting prehistory directly. In the landscape surrounding the Cueva Pintada site, for instance, palms flourishing in the canyons may well be the same species paleolithic painters used in constructing scaffolding to create their monumental art.

Drawn from Prehistory

Deep within Mexico's Baja peninsula, nomadic painters left behind the largest trove of ancient art in the Americas

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Tumbleweeds are on a roll in Idaho

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Around the Mall & Beyond

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In Search of St. Augustine

Beyond the tourist trappings and sunny beaches, inquisitive travelers can find remnants of America's Spanish past

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Dear Smitty

Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys

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In the Realm of Virtual Reality

When skeptical Westerners seek the yeti in Bhutan, the fine line between myth and truth disappears

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Dear Smitty

Author Timothy Foote tells our travel editor, Smitty, a yarn about how his respect for the albatross soared and has continued to soar since his visit

Great Smoky Mountains

Bed and Breakfast

Most of the 256 shelters on the Appalachian trail are pretty rough. Then there's the Fontana Hilton

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Destination: Cruising through the Archives

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Tips for Cruising

National Museum of American History

Cruising through the Archives

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On the Totem Trail

Denali is the highest peak in North America

Cruise to Alaska

Visiting the 49th state by sea means you're in for scenic grandeur and grand hotel comfort

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No Place Like Home

Guidebook writer John Thompson discovers a under-appreciated get-away - at the end of his own driveway

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Ghost Towns by Night Light

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Finding West Out West

First published in "Tomorrow" magazine

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Lure of The West

Treasures from The Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Dear Smitty

Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys

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Travel Tips

Travel tips from this month's Journeys column

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Living a Tradition

At Sabbathday Lake in Maine, the eight members of the only surviving Shaker community carry on the old ways

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