Travel | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/travel/RSS feed for TravelenWed, 08 Mar 2023 16:00:58 +0000Adventurer Elise Wortley Recreates the Journeys of Famous Female Explorershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/adventurer-elise-wortley-recreates-the-journeys-of-famous-female-explorers-180981763/For historical accuracy, the 33-year-old Brit wears only the cotton dresses, yak wool coats and hobnail boots that her predecessors would have hadWed, 08 Mar 2023 16:00:58 +0000For 100 Years, the Alaska Railroad Has Been a Critical Artery Pumping Passengers and Freight Through the Statehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/for-100-years-alaska-railroad-has-been-critical-artery-pumping-passengers-and-freight-through-the-state-180981751/Along with celebrations, the centennial offers a chance to consider the effects the rail system has had on the state and its peopleTue, 07 Mar 2023 15:59:09 +0000The River That's Kept Alaska Guessing for More Than a Centuryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-river-thats-kept-alaska-guessing-for-more-than-a-century-180981701/The Nenana Ice Classic, started in 1917, is a high-stakes guessing game over the date, hour and minute of the ice breakup on the Tanana RiverMon, 27 Feb 2023 16:17:14 +0000What Is Paczki Day?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/what-is-paczki-day-180981659/The Fat Tuesday tradition centered around eating fried, filled Polish pastries is celebrated across the Midwest, but especially in ChicagoTue, 21 Feb 2023 12:03:07 +0000An Abandoned, Industrial Ruin Bursts With New Life in Delawarehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/abandoned-industrial-ruin-garden-wilmington-dupont-crowninshield-180981544/Thanks to a few horticulturalists with an eye for history, a garden lost to time peeks out from the creeping vinesFri, 17 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0000The Best Mardi Gras Parades Beyond New Orleanshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-best-mardi-gras-parades-beyond-new-orleans-180981649/You may think of the “Big Easy” on Fat Tuesday, but other towns throughout Louisiana and the wider Gulf Coast play host to raucous celebrationsThu, 16 Feb 2023 12:30:00 +0000Author Jan Brett Pans for Creative Gold in Alaskahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/author-jan-brett-pans-for-creative-gold-in-alaska-180981628/Trips to the 49th state inspired the characters in the writer-illustrator's latest children’s book "Cozy in Love"Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:37:42 +0000Decorated With 4,000 Skeletons, This Roman Church Will Have You Pondering Your Own Mortalityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/decorated-with-4000-skeletons-this-roman-church-will-have-you-pondering-your-own-mortality-180981573/The bones of long-deceased Capuchin friars are painstakingly displayed in a crypt beneath the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate ConceptionWed, 08 Feb 2023 12:30:00 +0000Follow Pablo Picasso's Footsteps Through Spainhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/follow-pablo-picassos-footsteps-through-spain-180981531/A full slate of events honors the painter's life in timing with the 50th anniversary of his deathWed, 01 Feb 2023 14:59:55 +0000A Ring of Fire, Millions of Monarchs and Other Rare Natural Phenomena Worth Traveling Forhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/a-ring-of-fire-millions-of-monarchs-and-other-rare-natural-phenomena-worth-traveling-for-180981472/Be in the right place at the right time to witness these sublime sightsFri, 20 Jan 2023 12:30:00 +0000The Most Anticipated Museum Openings of 2023https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-most-anticipated-museum-openings-of-2023-180981465/Scheduled to launch this year are new institutions dedicated to punk rock, Amelia Earhart and robotsWed, 18 Jan 2023 12:30:00 +0000Where to Find Ruins of the Roman Empire’s Last Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/where-find-ruins-roman-empire-last-years-180981295/A visit to Ravenna and Rome can take you back to the fifth century, when everything seemed to be in chaosMon, 09 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000