The summer festival, held annually since 1967, will not take place as usual on the National Mall, which will instead host the president’s Great American State Fair.

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the Smithsonian is taking its oldest and largest public ...

It’s an adorable baby girl! The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed its first baby Asian elephant in 25 years early Monday ...

The Smithsonian announced today that the “Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future” has surpassed its $2.5 billion ...

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, the Smithsonian is taking its oldest and largest public event—the annual Folklife Festival—on the road to communities across the country ...

The Year of the Fire Horse arrives with traditional food and music, and lions dancing in the streets of Chinatown.

The Smithsonian Institution is restoring a gunboat that sank in a 1776 Revolutionary War battle. As part of a series with the ...

When Union forces retreated, soldiers and civilians fled together in panic, clogging roads and worsening the rout. The event ...

A forgotten grave near the Black Sea holds the world’s oldest processed gold, and a chilling clue to the rise and fall of ...

The Trump administration is planning to match teen participants with celebrity coaches for its celebratory “Patriot Games” ...

Super Bowl 60 flip coin crafted by Central Florida company celebrates US' 250th anniversary ...