9/11 memorials pay tribute to victims’ sacrifice [video]
Check out this 360-degree video that lets you experience the three memorials built in the U.S. after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
How Labor Day is celebrated in America [video]
The U.S. celebrates Labor Day every year on the first Monday in September. Watch how Americans honor workers on this day.
Broadway play with Middle Eastern setting wins top honors
An improbable Broadway hit, "The Band's Visit" is an award-winning musical that emphasizes the common humanity of people thrown together in a remote desert town.
Smithsonian honors Special Olympics athletes and history
A new museum exhibition traces the roots of the Special Olympics organization, focusing on founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver and four accomplished Special Olympians.
Change is in the air at a popular Smithsonian museum
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is often called “America’s favorite museum.” Learn how its new director plans to extend its reach.
The ‘Wakanda Generation’ unites for Africa
Learn about a new effort to enable young African leaders to join forces with the African-American diaspora to advance development in Africa.
Living history museums bring the past to life
Found in regions across the United States, living history museums create an immersive, hands-on experience so visitors can learn about different eras of American history.
America’s Midwest has vast natural beauty
Beyond the rolling farmlands and growing metropolises, America’s heartland is home to some of the nation’s most beautiful natural wonders.
Jehovah’s Witnesses: Champions of religious freedom
Jehovah's Witnesses are law-abiding people of faith who follow a unique interpretation of the Bible. Russia's Supreme Court decided Witnesses' views make them “extremists,” and now 50 face criminal prosecution.