Experiencing America: A Smithsonian Tour through American History

Dive into a rich, visual history of the United States of America, as told using the Smithsonian's one-of-a-kind collection of iconic and symbolic American artifacts.

• By This Expert
• 01: Star-Spangled Banner-Inspiring the Anthem
• 02: Presidents and Generals-Images of Leadership
• 03: Conscience and Conflict - Religious History
• 04: The Growth and Spread of Slavery
• 05: Emancipation and the Civil War
• 06: Gold, Guns, and Grandeur-The West
• 07: The First Americans-Then and Now
• 08: Planes, Trains, Automobiles ... and Wagons
• 09: Communications-From Telegraph To Television
• 10: Immigrant Dreams and Immigrant Struggles
• 11: User Friendly-Democratizing Technology
• 12: Extinction and Conservation
• 13: Kitty Hawk to Tranquility-Innovation and Flight
• 14: Cold War-Red Badges, Bombs, and the Berlin Wall
• 15: National Tragedy-Maine, Pearl Harbor, 9/11
• 16: For the Greater Good-Public Health
• 17: Women Making History
• 18: The Power of Portraits
• 19: Two Centuries of American Style
• 20: Hollywood-The American Myth Machine
• 21: The Hope Diamond-America's Crown Jewel
• 22: Sing Out for Justice-American Music
• 23: Exploring the Land, Exploring the Universe
• 24: "All Men Are Created Equal"-Civil Rights