Aerial Views of Our World

Cities in United States

From the ground a city is always a fragment. From above the argument becomes legible: the grid or the tangle, the river that decided everything, the ring road drawn where a wall used to be.

Every city here pairs the aerial view with photographs, video and a written guide to how it grew, which districts differ and why, the landmarks worth the detour, and what to know before going.

3 Cities in United States, each with aerial views, photos, videos and an in-depth guide.

Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is at the southern end of t…

Metropolis is a city located along the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of 6,537 according to the 2010 Unite…

New York City (NYC), often simply called New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2019 population of 8,336,817 dis…