Most Viewed From Smithsonian Channel

Some of the most coveted and valuable treasures from history's greatest games and players are missing or misidentified. It's up to the Sports...

It begins at Minnesota's Lake Itasca and ends in the Gulf of Mexico. From top to bottom, the mighty Mississippi River is a 2,300-mile marvel and...

Follow regular people as they turn their curiosity, excitement and love of the skies into extraordinary feats of aviation.

Unleash your imagination and embark on mankind’s next giant leap into space exploration.

Meet five inventive, courageous, and hardworking entrepreneurs, who led the charge during one of the most exciting eras in economic history. Levi...

Venture into one of South America's most scenic locales, abundant in both dense cityscapes and rolling natural landscapes, and see the beauty of...

Secrets of the Pyramid Builders is an ambitious docudrama series shot in 4K that brings to life extraordinary true stories from the age of the...

Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution is a documentary television series hosted by award-winning actor Morgan Freeman. Documentary footage, expert...

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

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...

"Boomtowners" plunges into a modern-day "gold rush" that's attracting thousands of people from all over the country to the Bakken, a region of North...

They provide shade in blistering heat, shelter to animals in desperate need, and feasts when the rest of the region has dried up. They are the...

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

Witness history's most compelling and life-altering events as they've never been seen before.

Tasmanian devils are the bruisers of the animal kingdom: feisty, fearless, and always up for a fight. But despite being at the top of the food chain,...

Uncover the stories behind Princess Diana's life and the British monarchy like never before.

As the deadliest war in history draws to an end, the bloodshed is far from over. For ten soldiers and civilians caught in this theatre of war's final...

Across the planet, every animal--predator or prey--has survival advantages honed by millions of years of evolution. Watch some of nature's most...

Take a soaring tour of America from above.

New technology and the opening of previously closed societies are ushering in a golden age of archaeology, uncovering the secrets of some of...