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This printer, scientist and ambassador early formed a plan for himself and for the country he helped to found
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Steve King embarks on a whale-watching odyssey
Smithsonian astronomer Margaret Geller plotted the bubble structure of the universe. Now she's working to find out how it got that way
The star of one of nature's most spectacular spring shows is losing ground and may be headed for the federal Endangered Species List
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Guidebook writer John Thompson discovers a under-appreciated get-away - at the end of his own driveway
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Visiting the 49th state by sea means you're in for scenic grandeur and grand hotel comfort
In Pisa the tilted one is back in business after an 11-year effort to keep it from collapsing
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Roughing it 5,000 miles, the author and his companions went places few Russians ever see
Travel tips from this month's Journeys column
Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys
Treasures from The Smithsonian American Art Museum
First published in "Tomorrow" magazine
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