SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Exploring Mexico City’s Private Worlds’ – Intimate treasures await in the sprawling capital’s newest museums, from artists’ homes to buried ruins.

The Marvelous Museums of Mexico City

The ancient capital has plenty of artwork and fossils, if that’s what you like. Or tour the writing rooms of a Nobel winner, the fortified home of an exiled Russian revolutionary and towers of skulls

Who Dwells in a Shell?

Before they become sandy souvenirs, the baubles in the bubbles of the shoreline serve as a veritable fortress for creatures like clams, mussels and conchs

A Flair for the Dramatic

Known for its elaborate courtship ritual, the white-headed duck is a conservation icon in Spain. Elsewhere, it’s fighting for a second act