11 Best Nature Documentaries on Netflix Streaming

8. The National Parks: America’s Best Idea

Site Score: 4, IMDb Score 5; Overall Score: 9 points
Directed by Ken Burns
Year: 2009 –

Created by Ken Burns for the PBS, National Parks: America’s Best Idea explain how the national parks came to be and what the philosophy behind them is. The 6-part series deals with the history of the national parks in the USA, starting with Yosemite and Yellowstone parks in the second half of the 19th century. Other episodes show the different periods, as other areas were declared national parks and the creation of National Monuments category. The series won two Emmys in 2010, for outstanding writing and for outstanding non-fiction series.