Explore Chapultepec Castle, a historic landmark perched atop Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City. This virtual tour highlights the castle’s grand architecture, elegant halls, and stunning views over the ...

Enjoy a 4K virtual tour of Kasteel Geldrop in the Netherlands. Stroll through the castle grounds, elegant gardens, and ...

The look on the curator’s face said it all, and the intensity of the conversation was escalating by the moment. Confusion to worry. Worry to dread. “I want to do this,” the curator said. “But I don’t ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian Institution is staying open just a little while longer during the government shutdown. All Smithsonian museums are congressionally funded. During a shutdown, they're not ...

When Donald Trump published an August 12 letter addressed to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, informing him of “a comprehensive internal review” of the shows and explanatory materials at ...

As Halloween edges closer, the yearning to do more spooky and fun fall activities pulls me in. Every year, I attempt to pack my late September to end of October with the usuals: marathons of Halloween ...

Long rumored to be haunted, Preston Castle in Ione hosts several popular events throughout the year. Now you can walk the haunted halls of the historic Gold Country landmark just a short drive from ...

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This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's ...

At a 13th-century Scottish castle, researchers have excavated a medieval gravoir—a thin, pointed tool once used to style hair. The rare artifact is part of a cache of objects that reveal what daily ...

Every summer, scores of tourists take to the bustling streets of Barcelona, a city known for its breathtaking architecture. Nicolás Atanes Santos, a young Spanish mathematician, sees this as an ...