No Place Like Home

Stories from the Vaults: No Place Like Home

Tom tries to unravel the idea of "Home Sweet Home." He visits the National Air and Space Museum's collection of space suits, learns about Native American tipis at the National Museum of the American Indian, and finds an astonishing array of life in a thimble of sand.

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No place like home

Tom Cavanagh takes you inside the Smithsonian to discover the key elements that make a house, or a suit, or a car - a home.

There's MORE to the story. Discover the inspirations, see the artifacts and meet the experts of the Smithsonian Institution.

  • AMERICA ON THE MOVE

    As every crowded highway, airport and rail station proves, America loves to move. Explore the history of American transportation through the National Museum of American History's online exhibit and game America on the Move.

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  • THE HISTORY OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT

    Interested in space suits? Explore the history of human spaceflight at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

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