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The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)

Documentary · History

Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska - “The National Parks: America's Best Idea” is nonetheless a story of people: people from every conceivable background – rich and poor; famous and unknown; soldiers and scientists; natives and newcomers; idealists, artists and entrepreneurs; people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved, and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.

IMDb rating
8.6 (2,149 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel · Thirteen · WETA+ · KQED
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

8.50 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 8.5 117 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 124 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 94 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 81 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 79 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 76 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 69 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Scripture of Nature8.5124
2The Last Refuge8.694
3The Empire of Grandeur8.581
4Going Home8.579
5Great Nature8.476
6The Morning of Creation8.569