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The Best Episodes of Aerial America Season 8

Every episode of Aerial America Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Aerial America Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Aerial America Season 8 Episode 2 - Yellowstone
    8.3/10(36 votes)

    S8:E2

    When you soar above Yellowstone, it's easy to see why it became the world's first national park in 1872. It's a place of staggering beauty and fragile creatures, of stunning granite peaks that pierce the sky and colorful springs that may hold secrets about the origins of life. This aerial voyage takes you over high elevation lakes, snaking canyons, sputtering hot geysers, and snow-covered landscapes. Explore Yellowstone's history of Native Americans, European explorers, and 10 million years of tectonic upheaval.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Aerial America Season 8 Episode 5 - Great Cities
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    S8:E5

    Explore the awe-inspiring skyscrapers and dazzling public spaces of America’s great cities and meet the people who keep them running day and night. From Boston, New York, and Miami in the east to Las Vegas, San Francisco, Seattle, and L.A. in the west, and from Chicago in the north to Dallas-Fort Worth in the south, this is a cross-country metropolitan tour from breathtaking heights.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Aerial America Season 8 Episode 1 - New York City 24
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    S8:E1

    There's nothing like a day in the life of New York City, and there's no better way to appreciate it than from above. Join us as we span the five boroughs, capturing the city's man-made and natural wonders and revealing the surprising ways its citizens live, work, and play. From crane operators working 1,000 feet over Manhattan to beachgoers frolicking at Coney Island to the pulsing lights of Times Square, this aerial tour captures the excitement of a city that is always on the go.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Aerial America Season 8 Episode 3 - Boston 24
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    S8:E3

    No city has played a bigger role in America's independence than Boston. Famous for its rowdy revolutionaries, America's oldest battleship, its busy harbor, and the nation's first subway system, Boston is a city of firsts and continues to shine as America's cradle of liberty. Fly over this city and see New England's largest metropolis like never before, in Aerial America: Boston 24.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Aerial America Season 8 Episode 4 - Dallas-Fort Worth 24
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    S8:E4

    Fly over the fourth largest metropolis in the nation to discover how a simple trading post on the banks of Trinity River became the start of this great city in 1839. Discover the struggles, battles and lives lost in the battle for Texas to become independent from Mexico and how the United States government protected its new American settlers, living on the edge of the frontier, with an Army outpost named Fort-Worth.

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Yellowstone" is the best rated episode of Aerial America season 8. It scored 8.3/10 from 36 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on March 3, 2019. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Great Cities".