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A Full-Circle Moment • MORE THAN JUST A MERRY-GO-ROUND, A SMITHSONIAN LANDMARK AND HISTORIC SYMBOL OF EQUALITY RETURNS TO THE NATIONAL MALL

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The Scenic Route • A full-throttle celebration of 100 years of miles and smiles on America’s main street

ROAD SHOWS • IN THESE CLASSIC MOVIES—BRASH, GRITTY, SOMETIMES OUTRAGEOUS—ROUTE 66 PLAYS A STARRING ROLE

BEHIND THE WHEEL • An ambitious new exhibition draws us deeper into Duchamp than ever before

The Other Founding Father? • In Corsica, Pasquale Paoli helped lead his nation to independence—and inspired Americans to fight for their own

The Hungriest Heart • The rise, fall and restoration of Anzia Yezierska, one of America’s great immigrant novelists

The Boomer Chronicles • A NEW BIOGRAPHY OF GARRY TRUDEAU OFFERS A LIVELY PORTRAIT OF THE COMIC STRIP THAT DEFINED A GENERATION

Vessel of History • A delicate gunboat, sunk in the battle for independence, is now coming back to life

AUTHENTIC ASIAN ARTISTRY • Crafted using the ancient technique of cloisonné, examples can be found in our National Museum of Natural History’s Asian ethnological collection.

INSPIRING BEST SELLERS

STAMPS OF APPROVAL • A traveling salesman built an empire on savings—and changed shopping forever

THE FOX FAMILY OF MOUNT RAINIER • OUR PHOTOGRAPHER SPENT A SEASON DOCUMENTING ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE—AND ENDANGERED—ANIMALS IN NORTHA MERICA

PLUNDER at the PINK TEMPLE • A YOUNG FRENCH COUPLE, A SACRED SHRINE AND THE CENTURY-OLD CRIME THAT HELPED IGNITE THE UNFINISHED BATTLE TO RECLAIM CAMBODIA’S LOOTED ANTIQUITIES

DRAFTING THE REVOLUTION • Taverns, PUBLIC HOUSES AND INNS SERVED AS UNOFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE AMERICAN REBELS. SOME ARE STILL STANDING—INCLUDING THESE EIGHT, WHERE YOU CAN RAISE YOUR GLASS IN MEMORY OF the founders

TALES FROM A Prehistoric DEATH TRAP • IN LOS ANGELES, SCIENTISTS AT THE La Brea Tar Pits ARE DECODING ONE OF THE RICHEST FOSSIL RECORDS ON EARTH

A Most Unusual Monkey • On Borneo, an endangered primate with a supersized proboscis finds refuge in replanted trees

HOW THE DIE IS CAST • IN ARIZONA, ONE EXACTING EXPERT HAS ASSEMBLED THE WORLD’S LARGEST—AND STRANGEST—COLLECTION OF VINTAGE JEWELRY-MAKING TOOLS

WONDERS GREAT & Small • CAPTURING INTIMATE MOMENTS AND BOLD DISPLAYS OF COLOR, THIS YEAR’S WINNERS DEMAND ATTENTION

AUSTRALIA’S WILD PANTRY • FROM KANGAROO GRASS TO KAKADU PLUMS, FARMERS AND CHEFS ARE REDISCOVERING THE CONTINENT’S ANCIENT BOUNTY—AND INVITING DINERS TO EXPERIENCE A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE LAND.

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