The Smithsonian is here!

Innovation can happen anywhere, and it's happening right now in small towns across America. Rural Americans are creating new products, taking risks, meeting challenges together, and seizing upon exciting opportunities that change local life and sometimes reach far beyond. "Spark! Places of Innovation," an exhibition from the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street, highlights innovation in rural America from the perspective of the people who lived it! Their words, images, and experiences gathered through an ambitious crowdsourcing initiative are the heartbeat of the exhibition. Technological, social, cultural, artistic, or a combination of all of these - every innovation is as unique as each community.