American Built Episodes (25)
Grand Central
The engineering innovation and hard-fought compromises created the jewel of New York.
Mackinac Bridge
The longest suspension bridge in the world has to be built over a treacherous stretch of water in brutal conditions.
Sears Tower
Two legendary partners reinvent the skyscraper to build the tallest building on Earth.
United Nations
The bold design and bitter feuds behind the world's first glass skyscraper.
Coney Island
Hucksters and con men compete to build the most thrilling rides for the original amusement park.
Fenway Park
Big risks, high stakes, and bad luck. How they built (and saved!) the oldest park in the majors.
Mt. Rushmore
One man's larger than life idea. How an army of carvers managed to 'Face' the nation.
Miami Beach
From a mosquito-infested swamp to America's winter playground. How they built and saved Miami Beach.
Alaska Pipeline
It was an 800 mile race against time and nature. How they brought the oil out of the arctic when America needed it most.
The Television
How an Idaho farm boy changed the world from the back of a plow. The unlikely story of the invention of the Television.
Panama Canal
An uncompromising president moves mountains to connect oceans.
Crystal Cathedral
An ambitious preacher and a visionary architect build the largest glass structure on Earth.
Alcatraz Prison
The most notorious prison in America took decades to get right, and one night to go horribly wrong.
Saturn V Rocket
A German defector leads an army of engineers to build the rocket that put America on the moon.
Las Vegas Strip
High rollers and ruthless mobsters transform a dusty dirt road into a gambler's paradise.
River Rouge Plant
Henry Ford builds a jaw-dropping factory that can turn raw materials into finished cars in just two days.
The Pentagon
A hard-driving general bulldozes the bureaucracy to build the largest office building in the world in record time.
The 747
An unlikely team nicknamed 'The Incredibles' revolutionizes air travel by building the largest airplane in the world.
Polio Vaccine
Two bitter rivals race to save the world, while America mobilizes for the largest experiment in history.
Hubble Telescope
A heart-stopping story of galactic ambition, public disgrace, and an all-or-nothing repair job in outer space.
O'Hare Airport
A boggy patch of farmland is transformed into a revolutionary airport that defines the jet age.
LA Aqueduct
Men, machines, and mules bring water through the desert to save Los Angeles.
Grand Coulee Dam
Thousands of men risk their lives to build the largest dam in the world in the middle of the Great Depression.
USS Nautilus
A no-holds-barred admiral steamrolls the Navy's top brass to build the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
Michigan Stadium
The college football arms race produces the largest stadium in America.