Smithsonian Channel

A monument that may explain why the people of a thriving ancient city vanished from Earth. A tablet that reveals a towering truth about one of ...

Follows the action at Johannesburg’s two biggest international airports, as well as urban helicopter crews flying life-or-death medivac missions ...

Take in the sights and sounds of Italy from the sky and learn about Europe’s boot from heel to toe.

Take a soaring tour of America from above.

Around the world, a group of scientists are risking their lives to come face-to-face with the most fearsome sharks in the ocean. From researchers ...

“Boomtowners” plunges into a modern-day “gold rush” that’s attracting thousands of people from all over the country ...

Best friends come in all shapes, sizes, and species, from America to Australia, and from Britain to Zimbabwe. This six-part series looks at the ...

World War II was marked by its epic battles, which decided the fate of nations and changed the course of history. From Germany’s Blitzkrieg ...

The parched and barren landscape of the Arabian Peninsula offers a vivid backdrop for life in the harsh desert. Water is scarce and death due to ...

The story of Qin Shi Huang is as epic in life as it is in death. Crowned as a boy king over 2,000 years ago, he grew to unify China for the first ...

Nowhere is the full range of nature’s force more apparent than during a volcanic eruption. Join us on daring odysseys to the fiery hearts ...

A number of iconic species call the vast biodiversity of Africa home. From close-knit communities of hamadryas baboons to graceful herds of ...

Across the globe lie a number of little-known, breathtaking natural settings. Get acquainted with these areas of outstanding natural beauty, ...

This documentary series brings to life Egypt’s great pyramid builders and traces one remarkable century of epic construction at Giza, shining a ...

An exploration of how some of the world’s biggest man-made structures were built.

This series follows the stories of the orangutans and the staff at the world’s biggest orangutan rehabilitation center.

A chronicle of the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) open, freight ...

Join Elizabeth McGovern as she takes an in-depth look at the young American heiresses whose real life stories inspired the acclaimed TV drama ...

Aerial Africa reveals the fascinating stories you’d never find if you weren’t in the air.

Journey to Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, a landscape abundant with prey. In the spectacular wilderness, two neighboring lion prides lay claim to ...

From the exquisite brown bears and aquatic salamanders of Predjama Castle, to the Neuschwanstein Castle that inspired the fictional fortresses of ...

In this series we explore the unknown corners of Africa, delving past the fame of the Big Five we uncover a treasure trove of Hidden Kingdoms, ...

Modern historians, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and newly discovered evidence, rewrite the nation’s most iconic stories.

Take a journey back in time and immerse yourself in a 150-year-old battle that nearly split our nation in two. This three-part series explores ...

The very first submarine, which legend claims lurked beneath New York Harbor during the American Revolutionary War. The small ships that rescued ...

Follow the evolution of advertising from the 1950s through the 1980s, via interviews with the industry’s top ad executives, and through ...

They were U.S. paratroopers, Norwegian operatives, and British Commandos, Allied teams leading high-risk operations throughout Europe, Africa, ...

Hell Below is an event-based series charting the stealth game of sub sea warfare, tracking the dramatic narrative from contact to attack of the ...

They are the high-flying pride of the U.S. military, one-of-a-kind warriors that, over the decades, collectively revolutionized aerial warfare. ...

Discover the true stories involving very real people, places and events — some known to the public, others hidden from it — that went ...