The Great American Rail-Trail is potentially America's greatest idea to date. At least in the realm of outdoor recreation tourism, it is a staggering 1.3 billion-dollar driver in today's tourism ...

Make room for the Zen Master. The Los Angeles Lakers have announced the club will honor former coach Phil Jackson with his ...

The Detroit Institute of Arts debuts a rare exhibit exploring the architectural side of artist Georgia O'Keeffe.

See artifacts up close at museums, attend discussions among experts or catch a musical about the unity that followed the ...

The third floor of the Smithsonian American Art Museum often flies under the radar — and is full of hidden treasures.

Dear America,” on view at the National Gallery through Sept. 20, is conceived as a letter from its artists to the public.

It’s the final long weekend of summer! If you’re holding on to the last bit of warmth, head towards the water. It’s one of your last chances to go tubing at spots like Watermelon Park or around ...

Olivia Mahoney retired as a senior curator in 2018. But she’s back for “Threads of a Nation: Preserving Presidential Clothing ...

Have you ever wondered how long it would take to read through every single exhibit at every Smithsonian museum?

Beloved singer, songwriter and philanthropist Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on Instagram. Parton's nephew, Brian Seaver, appeared i ...

The Freedom 250 Grand Prix was an elaborate 250-mile spectacle with few expenses spared to celebrate the country’s semiquincentennial birthday.

A Washington, D.C., appeals court sided with conservative activist James O’Keefe in a case revolving around undercover video clips he published regarding Democratic consultant-backed violence outside ...