Smithsonian Channel

The untold human stories behind some of the world’s greatest disasters.

Fascinating insights in the day and night life of some of America’s most famed metropolises. Along with showcasing each city’s iconic landmarks ...

Africa’s diverse terrain is as awesome as it is deadly. With scalding volcanic fields, scorched-earth deserts, and violent waterways, ...

The waters bordering the Arabian Peninsula are home to a host of unique marine animals: from predators like zebra sharks and giant stingrays, to ...

A half-hour documentary series set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure that provides a front-row seat for some of the closest ...

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

From the 1920s through the 1960s, America transformed from a young country on the rise into a global superpower. Using digital colorization ...

History buff Paul Shull is on a mission to find some of the world’s rarest weapons from military history. This series chronicles his ...

Documentary series investigating the evidence that supports some of the world’s most notorious conspiracy theories.

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

Ride along with the NTSB and its inter-agency partners as they work together towards determining the probable cause of aircraft accidents. These ...

Behind many million-dollar inventions are priceless stories of inspiration, controversy, triumph, and tragedy. Explore inventions large and ...

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. ...

Take off on a thrilling flight across America. This epic series offers rare glimpses of our nation’s most treasured landmarks, all seen ...

Mighty Planes explores the art and science of aviation, on planes that soar to faraway places on astounding missions. From preparation, loading ...

Buddhists, Hindus, and hundreds of thousands of travelers from around the globe flock to Cambodia every year to experience the grandeur of ...

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 ...