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Heights & Balance

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP5 "Heights & Balance"

A 1.2-million-square-foot office building balances precariously on a 39-foot wide base in Chicago; a building named Pterodactyl lands on top of a Los Angeles parking garage; the world's longest suspension footbridge.

How Did They Build That?

S4, EP9 "Super Stadiums & Extraordinary Elevators"

Examine the sightlines in Los Angeles's SoFi Stadium, which sits right in the flight path of LAX; celebrate the ingenuity of the inexperienced crew that built a monumental skyscraper in Malta; visit a forest tower designed for testing elevators.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP1 "Fantastic & Futuristic"

Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert.

How Did They Build That?

S3, EP8 "Subways & Sightlines"

A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies breaks the mold in Chicago; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels for an underground railroad beneath London's city streets.

How Did They Build That?

S2, EP9 "Mirrors & Marble"

Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.

How Did They Build That?

S1, EP1 "Cantilevers & Lifts"

An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.

How Did They Fix That?

"How Did They Fix That?"

An in-depth look at how things are repaired.

How Did They Fix That?

S4, EP5 "Reef Rescue"

Mike in north eastern Australia, going on and under the water, into labs and onto construction projects working with specialized teams as they tackle the daunting challenge of saving dying coral on the incredible Great Barrier R.

Aerial America

S1, EP50 "Wisconsin"

Tour the Wisconsin State Capitol and Milwaukee City Hall, once the tallest building in the world.

Aerial America

S1, EP48 "Wilderness"

A cross-country flight over icy landscapes in Alaska's Denali, vast wetlands in Florida's Everglades, and over 100 million acres of badlands, deserts, and mountains.

Aerial America

S1, EP17 "North Carolina"

The Wright Brothers gave the state its slogan "First in Flight"; civil rights leaders in Greensboro; NASCAR.

Aerial America

S1, EP35 "Made in the USA"

A cross-country flight across America reveals the nation's most iconic industries, the people behind them and the stories of how they came to be.

Aerial America

S1, EP42 "The Dakotas"

A flight over North and South Dakota reveals the shared history and the vast differences of these sibling states.

Aerial America

S1, EP20 "New Mexico"

An aerial view of New Mexico; exploring its landscapes and landmarks, while revealing its many legends and secrets.

Aerial America

S1, EP32 "Montana"

An aerial journey across Montana celebrates the Treasure State's adventure-filled history while showcasing its sprawling farms and rugged terrain.

Aerial America

S1, EP8 "Rhode Island"

A small state has a whole lot of history.

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