Aerial America - - - If you get the Smithsonian Channel, check out this program

[Stinky The Clown]

They do very slow flyovers of various states and places. They give a narrative of the place, the history, contemporary stories, or both. The photography is excellent, the narration clear. Some of the stories they tell are necessarily brief, sometimes overly so, but it is fascinating and enjoyable nonetheless.

[david13]

1. They do those world wide. They also have books. They usually

are on 'public' tv, the PBS channels, for pledge drive. It's called "Over Italy", "Over Scotland", etc.
It's nice stuff to watch, and you see about 10 times more than you see if you spend a fortune and go there.
dc

[madinmaryland]

2. We've been watching it for several months. It was amazing that they

could stretch it to an hour when they did Rhode Island! Wait until Delaware with all of the toll booths!