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  <strong>Spring is in the air!</strong> It's a great time to
  take advantage of the <strong> outdoor
    offerings</strong> – like guided canoe trips at our
  Environmental Research Center on Maryland's Eastern Shore or a
  visit to the Asia Trail at the National Zoo.</p>
<p>Even if you can't visit in person this month, you can still
explore the world with the Smithsonian online. Visit one of our
Webby Award winning websites, like <a href="javascript:ol('http://go.si.edu/ct/OpxPtaS1UBIa/SmithsonianEducation');"></a>, Cooper-Hewitt's <a href="javascript:ol('http://go.si.edu/ct/6dxPtaS1UBWK/People-sDesign');"></a> and the </p>
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across the globe to your doorstep not only through our
websites,</strong> but with traveling exhibitions, festivals,
educational programs, and e-newsletters like <em>.</em></p>
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culture of Asia and Africa coming to life at <a href="javascript:ol('http://go.si.edu/ct/g7xPtaS1UBWT/AsiaTrail');"></a> and the. Meet performers, craftspeople, and
cooks from places like the Mekong River and Latino Chicago at
the <a href="javascript:ol('http://go.si.edu/ct/gpxPtaS1UBWH/Folklife');"></a> on the National Mall. At
the <a href="javascript:ol('http://go.si.edu/ct/tdxPtaS1UBWp/zoo');"></a>, get close to endangered
species from across the globe while scientists work behind the
scenes to save their populations. <b>The world is a big place,
but the  delivers it to your doorstep.</b></p> 
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Trail Adventures</a></li>
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Tours, Air and Space Family Day, Great Britons, more</a></li>
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