Go on a cultural journey across America as Smithsonian.com explores some of the country's most remarkable places. Learn why the Kentucky Derby is called "the most exciting two minutes in sports," experience what it was like to be a prison guard at Alcatraz and discover how people spend Saturday nights in Cajun country.
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From the May 2007 Issue:
Beyond Jamestown
After the colony was founded, 400 years ago this month, John Smith set out to explore the riches of Chesapeake Bay. With Smith's journals to guide him, a modern-day sailor retraces that historic voyage
Cajun Country
Zydeco and étouffée still reign in western Louisiana, where the zesty gumbo known as Acadian culture has simmered since 1764
The Berkshires
The hills are alive with the sounds of Tanglewood—plus modern dance, the art of Normal Rockwell and a literary tradition that goes back to Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville
Galena, Illiniois
Ulysses S. Grant's postwar retreat is not the only reason to visit this restored Victorian showcase
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At Play in the Adirondacks
Revisit the Gilded Age in one of the favorite summer retreats of America's affluent society
