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Dinosaur Diamond: Utah Field House of Natural History

The humor and use of specimens to highlight fossil mysteries make this dinosaur museum an essential stop

During the Civil War, Fort Monroe served as the key staging ground for Northern campaigns against Norfolk, the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the Southern capital of Richmond.

Fort Monroe’s Lasting Place in History

Famous for accepting escaped slaves during the Civil War, the Virginia base also has a history that heralds back to Jamestown

An example of Colombian highland weaving at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

July 4: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Castle serves as a backdrop to the the Motor City stage at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

July 3: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Presenters at the Peace Corps Home Cooking stage at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

July 2: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

On Day 3 of the Folklife Festival, taste traditional Moroccan food, try your hand at the marimba and get schooled on Afro-Colombian hairstyles

Amber Firefly

The Insect That Creates Its Own Lightshow

There are about 2,000 species of fireflies, a type of beetle that lights up its abdomen with a chemical reaction to attract a mate

Ronald Reagan, by Aaron Shikler

“One Life: Ronald Reagan” Opens at National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery tells the story, through portraits, of Reagan's ascension from radio announcer to president of the United States

Plastic dinosaur toys

Blog Carnival #33: Plastic Toys, Foiling a Poacher, Honored Musicians

This month's blog carnival highlights one blogger's old toys, an odd street intersection, why sketchbooks still matter and more

Kenyan basket weavers at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

July 1: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

On day 2 of the Folklife Festival, enjoy music from South America, doo-wop and Martha Reeves, as well as cooking lessons from the Peace Corps

This past June, racers, ages 8 to 17, took part in the 70th running of the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.

The History of Soap Box Derby

For nearly 80 years, kids have steered their gravity-powered racers toward a coveted national championship

To Fly, showing this weekend at the Air and Space Museum

Weekend Events July 1-3: Air and Space Museum’s 35th Birthday, Babe Ruth and Cave temples of China

What do you do with galangal?

What the Heck Do I Do With Galangal?

Galangal is a rhizome in the same family as ginger, which it resembles in appearance and, to some degree, flavor

Richmond 2010

A New Exhibition Features the Work of Smithsonian Staffers

Smithsonian magazine photo editor Molly Roberts is among the many Institution employees with work on view in this exhibit

A teaser poster for Terra Nova shows off an imaginary dinosaur called the "Slasher."

Terra Nova Previews “Slasher” Dinosaur

Slasher is a turkey—give me Suchomimus, Acrocanthosaurus or Cryolophosaurus any day

The tents go up for the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

June 30: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival

Today at the Folklife Festival: Colombia, The Peace Corps, and Rhythm and Blues

Michael Collins stands in front of the steel skeleton of the new National Air and Space Museum in July 1974

The List: Six Things You Didn’t Know About the Air and Space Museum on its 35th Anniversary

Since it opened on July 1, 1976, the museum has hosted a grand total of 303,674,128 visitors

Tropical Storm Arlene is predicted to make landfall in Mexico early Thursday morning

Hurricane Season Starts With Arlene

The first tropical storm of 2011 is a reminder to prepare for potential disasters

Chocolate Stout Milk Shake

Beer for Dessert

Pairing beer with savory foods is what most of us traditionally do. But who's to say you can't find beers fit for a dessert course?

Film still from Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers @ the Hirshhorn

It seems as though the film might have been exhibiting camp tendencies back in 1956, too

A Tyrannosaurus busting out of a fiberglass shop near Hindsville, Arkansas

Dinosaur Sighting: Bustin’ Out

To me, it looks like the dinosaur is trying to do a Kool-Aid Man impression: Oh Yeah!

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