23K views · 336 reactions | Last Christmas, our lucky host Julie Montagu had a chance to visit Highclere Castle, the setting of the TV show Downton Abbey. This is just a sneak preview into the soaring entryway - get the full tour on Monday at 9pm when An American Aristocrat's Guide to Great Estates: Christmas at Mapperton premieres." | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook

Welcome to Inveraray Castle, home of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. You can take a full tour of the property on An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates: Inveraray Castle. It premieres this Sunday at 9PM. 🏰 https://bit.ly/2YKbD3Z | Smithsonian Channel

Behind-the-Scenes Smithsonian Castle Tour with author Steve Berry Sunday at 6pm & 10pm ET on C-SPAN3 Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution was originally housed in a red stone building on the National Mall known as the Castle. We take a behind-the-scenes tour of castle spaces not open to the public with novelist Steve Berry and curator Richard Stamm. Much of Mr. Berry's work of historical fiction, "The Lost Order," takes place here. Richard Stamm is the author of "The Castle: An Illustrat

Fly over the mansion William Randolph Hearst built and George Bernard Shaw deemed, ""The place God would've built if he had the money."" 🎥Aerial America | Smithsonian Channel

9K views · 103 reactions | How do you preserve and protect nearly 1,000 years of history? Meet Emma Dent, the woman who transformed Sudeley Castle after it had fallen into neglect and disrepair. For more on this magnificent estate, watch An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates: Sudeley Castle, tonight at 9PM.  https://bit.ly/2YK7Yn4 | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook