Smithsonian Channel

Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic...

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

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

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

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

From the Legends of King Arthur and Robin Hood to the recent events of the Russian Revolution, history is full of fascinating and evocative unsolved...

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...

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

Bill Pullman introduces and narrates this four-part documentary on the world's first national park, Yellowstone.

Experts take a deep dive into modern history's worst disasters to highlight ten crucial missteps behind each catastrophe.

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

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

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

The Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland, a lush environment where a tangled web of lives comes together. Tree-dwelling capuchin monkeys,...

Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek takes apart some of the world's mightiest machines and uncovers their secrets.

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

Join us as we tell the tales of history's most iconic female fighters, from the legendary Amazons of Central Asia to the gladiators of the Roman...

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

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