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The Best Episodes of Aerial America Season 4

Every episode of Aerial America Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Aerial America Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Aerial America Season 4 Episode 1 - Amazing Destinations
    8.5/10(42 votes)

    S4:E1

    From its Great Lakes to its Grand Canyon, its Rocky Mountain peaks to its Key West reefs, America is a land of amazing destinations. This adventure over the nation's most remarkable landscapes and landmarks captures her breathtaking beauty, while demonstrating how its sense of wonder has inspired countless artists, thinkers, and revolutionaries. Join us on this cross-country tour over iconic and unknown sights, and discover a side of America you've never seen before.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Aerial America Season 4 Episode 2 - Montana
    8.2/10(42 votes)

    S4:E2

    Big skies, big adventure, and big spirits: this is Montana. It's where fertile plains collide with the Rocky Mountains and the country's fastest land mammals run the grasslands known as the American Serengeti. It's also where Lewis and Clark faced towering stone obstacles and Custer faced an even more daunting foe. This aerial journey showcases the Treasure State's mountains and milestones, its legends and landmarks, all from spectacular heights.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Aerial America Season 4 Episode 5 - Made in the U.S.A.
    8.2/10(33 votes)

    S4:E5

    "Made in the USA" isn't just a label. It's a testament to American ingenuity and the pioneers and risk takers who have given us everything from jumbo jets to microchips, and ketchup to cornflakes. This cross-country journey celebrates the nation's crowning industrial achievements and the people behind them. Soar above Starbucks headquarters, Motown Records, Talladega Superspeedway, and more, exploring stories of inspiration, innovation, and invention.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Aerial America Season 4 Episode 7 - Beyond Hollywood
    8.1/10(45 votes)

    S4:E7

    Virtually anywhere you go in America, Hollywood has already been there, telling a story and sharing it with the world. Join us on a coast-to-coast tour of countless locations made famous by Hollywood's greatest films. From the Manhattan skyline that Woody Allen romanticized to the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art that Rocky Balboa climbed, we bring you America as it's been captured and immortalized in film.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Aerial America Season 4 Episode 6 - West Virginia
    7.9/10(40 votes)

    S4:E6

    West Virginia. It's where the Appalachian, Blue Ridge, and Allegheny Mountains converge, and where a fiercely independent spirit, forged during the Civil War, still lives today. From a legendary resort that hid a top-secret bunker to a futuristic facility exploring the mysteries of the universe, to thrill-seekers riding the Class-5 rapids and climbing its famous bluffs, this flight across the state's towering peaks reveals why John Denver called it "almost heaven."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Aerial America Season 4 Episode 4 - Minnesota
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S4:E4

    Soar over Minnesota, where the Mighty Mississippi begins and the blue Midwestern sky never ends. This aerial exploration of the North Star State whisks you across ancient glacial landscapes, iconic bodies of water, and the farm towns that have fed our county for over a century. From warring settlers and Indians, to battling flour titans, and from the massive Mall of America to the mythical Lake Wobegon, see how Minnesota is more than the "Land of 10,000 Lakes."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Aerial America Season 4 Episode 3 - Ohio
    6.9/10(52 votes)

    S4:E3

    It's where the Wright brothers' visions of flight fully took off and where a young Neil Armstrong first dreamed of the Moon. Take flight over the Buckeye State and witness centuries of American history etched in its soil. From the Ohio River, where Revolutionary War veterans started life anew, to Marietta, where runaway slaves sought shelter, this aerial tour celebrates the state's spirit: built on freedom, sports, and rock and roll.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Amazing Destinations" is the best rated episode of Aerial America season 4. It scored 8.5/10 from 42 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on July 14, 2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Montana".