November 6, 2015 5 free things in Oklahoma City Is Oklahoma part of the Midwest, Southwest or southern United States? Ask three different people residing in the Sooner State and you'll get three different answers.
November 6, 2015 Museum of the Confederacy opening Gettysburg show Among the swords, the wrenching letters home and the haunting photographs in the Museum of the Confederacy's new exhibit on Gettysburg, few artifacts embody the ferocious battle more than the eight battle flags recovered from the bloodied fields where Pickett's Charge was fought.
November 6, 2015 Seattle's Living Computer Museum: not just for techies For tourists with an interest in Seattle's role as a high-tech hub, there hasn't been much here to see, other than driving over to Microsoft headquarters in suburban Redmond to take pictures of a bunch of boring buildings.
November 6, 2015 Taking the Kids -- to the 9-11 Museum Museum officials suggest kids be 11 or older to visit the main historical exhibition.
November 6, 2015 True-crime tours draw tourists to grisly murder scenes These spooky tours aren't for the faint of heart.
November 6, 2015 Artists create mind-blowing sculptures with little more than sand and water Grab that bucket and shovel and get digging.
November 6, 2015 National Zoo panda cam online, zoo reopens Friday The Smithsonian's National Zoo's panda cam is back online.
November 6, 2015 Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution and will force unpaid leave for U.S. Park Police officers who guard the nation's monuments in Washington, New York City and elsewhere, agency officials told Congress on Tuesday.
November 6, 2015 The many ways to find Lincoln in Washington Whether you're interested in Lincoln the president or "Lincoln" the movie, Washington is a downright thrilling destination.