Travel | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/travel/RSS feed for TravelenWed, 01 Nov 2023 17:08:11 +0000This California Museum Is Home to Hundreds of Nature's Scentshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/this-california-museum-is-home-to-hundreds-of-natures-scents-180983171/Perfumer Mandy Aftel's spellbinding collection of rare essences and artifacts is on display at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in BerkeleyWed, 01 Nov 2023 17:08:11 +0000Groundhogs Are Old News. In This Tiny Town, Caterpillars Predict the Weatherhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/groundhogs-are-old-news-in-this-tiny-town-caterpillars-predict-the-weather-180983146/Thousands of people flocked to Banner Elk, North Carolina, this year to watch the nation’s biggest woolly worm caterpillar raceFri, 27 Oct 2023 15:49:03 +0000These Beautiful Barns Tell the Story of the United Stateshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-beautiful-barns-tell-the-story-of-our-nation-180983110/In 1935, the nation was home to 6.8 million farms, and most had at least one barn. By 2007, only about 650,000 of these structures remained.Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:37:06 +0000These 15 Photos Capture the Beauty of Italyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/these-15-photos-capture-the-beauty-of-italy-180982988/Scenes from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest prove there’s always more to love about the bel paeseFri, 29 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000How an Ohio Cow Pasture Gave Rise to a Monument to Aviation Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-an-ohio-cow-pasture-gave-rise-to-a-monument-to-aviation-history-180982917/The National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, celebrates 100 yearsTue, 19 Sep 2023 13:40:59 +0000The Borscht Belt Was a Haven for Generations of Jewish Americanshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/pop-up-exhibition-on-the-catskills-borscht-belt-to-evolve-into-permanent-museum-180982906/A new exhibition examines the more than 1,000 resorts and hotels that dotted New York's Catskills Mountains and provided relaxation, dancing and laughsMon, 18 Sep 2023 16:21:43 +0000