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2009 U.S. and Canada Tours

Our U.S. and Canada tours offer exciting opportunities to experience new destinations and themes—from an insider’s arts and crafts event at the annual Smithsonian Craft Show and a spectacular weekend of fun at the colorful Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta to an adventurous cruise in Alaska’s majestic Inside Passage. And only Smithsonian offers insider’s tours and tickets to some of the nation’s most exhilarating performing arts events, including the Metropolitan Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, and more.

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Tour Type: Cruises | Cultural | Outdoors | Military | Trains

Cruises

Baja California aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion Feb 7-14	Springtime in the Old South aboard American Glory Mar 27-Apr 4
Chesapeake Bay Cruise aboard the American Glory May 22-30	Alaska's Coastal Wilderness aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird Jun 6-13
The Great Lakes aboard the Clelia II Jul 25-Aug 1	Art Along the Coast of Maine aboard the American Glory Aug 21-29
Canada's Maritime Provinces Sep 19-29	Art Along the Hudson aboard the American Glory Oct 16-24
In the Wake of Lewis & Clark aboard the National Geographic Sea Lion Oct 18-24

Cultural

Palm Springs Architecture Jan 14-18	National Treasures: American Art in Washington, D.C. Mar 12-15
Los Angeles Art & Architecture Mar 18-22	Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese Mar 18-22
Food Lover’s Vermont Mar 29-Apr 2	Masterpieces of Italian Opera at the Met Mar 31-Apr 4
Dallas Architecture Apr 15-19	Smithsonian Craft Show Apr 22-26
Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the Met Apr 27-May 3	Connecticut Art Trail May 6-10
Champions of Bluegrass Country May 20 - 24	Frank Lloyd Wright and Fallingwater Jun 10-14 and Sep 16-20
Toronto Renaissance Jun 24-28	Smithsonian at Chautauqua: The Brain Jul 11-18
Smithsonian at Chautauqua: What Makes us Moral? Jul 25-Aug 1	Smithsonian at Chautauqua: Looking at Films from Celluloid to the Digital Age Aug 1-8
On the Cutting Edge: Glass Art in Seattle Aug 5-9	Magnificent Mackinac Island Aug 20-23
A Taste of Oregon Sep 9-13	Railroading the Rockies Sep 13-20
Treasures of Nantucket and Cape Cod Sep 13-18	Dynamics of Climate Sep 23-27
Backstage on Broadway Nov 18-22	Santa Fe Christmas Dec 22-26

Outdoors

Winter Wildlife in Yellowstone Feb 1-7, Feb 8-14, and Feb 22-28	The Florida Keys and the Everglades Mar 1-6
Death Valley Adventure Mar 22-27	Big Bend’s High Desert Landscapes Apr 1-7
The Masters Golf Tournament Apr 11-14	Yosemite in Spring May 17-22
Grand Canyon Weekend Jun 19-22 and Jul 17-20	Alaska’s Best: Denali and Kenai Fjords Aug 6-13
Wildlife of Glacier National Park Aug 15-21	Northern Lights of Canada Sep 17-21 and Sep 24-28
Churchill’s Polar Bears Oct 17-23 and Oct 24-30

Military

Lincoln in Washington Apr 29-May 3	Civil War: Shiloh May 6-10
Battle of Little Bighorn Aug 5-10	The Spirit of Flight Aug 5-9
Breakup of the Confederacy Oct 14-20	Civil War: The Gettysburg Campaign Nov 4-8