With the holiday season upon us, toys are on the brains of children (and children at heart). This got us thinking about the incredible collection of toys at the Smithsonian Institution. From vintage t...

Did you know the Wright brothers’ airplane went to space? (Really! We’re not confused!) The Apollo 11 astronauts took a piece of the Wright Brothers’ airplane to the Moon in 1969! So why did the...

Did you know Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit weighs 80 pounds and consists of 21 layers? The iconic suit first went on display in the Arts and Industries Building after it was given to the Smithsonian by...

Millions of people across the United States will sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving meal, including turkey, potatoes, squash, corn, and cranberries. These foods have become synonymous with Thanksg...

Among the formal white buildings of Washington, D.C., the National Museum of the American Indian building stands out. One is immediately struck by its unique shape, not to mention the interesting feat...

WorldStrides Course Leader Gary McKechnie was so impressed by the middle school group from Rochester, Indiana he led last year that he sat down and wrote their mayor and city council members a letter....

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know it is election season. While elections have arguably become more chaotic in recent years, the passion behind political campaigning is nothing new. Th...

Trick or treat?! Halloween is here and it’s time to indulge. Over the years we have followed the amazing animals at the Smithsonian National Zoo. The animals’ regular diets are interesting and oft...

In 2002, Kevin Bazan traveled with his middle school class on a WorldStrides program to Washington, D.C. His mom, Debbie, joined him, and that one experience in our nation’s capital proved to be the...

We all know “there’s no place like home,” and the Smithsonian Institution is lucky enough to be home to a pair of Dorothy’s original ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz. After over a year of c...