Mysteries of the Abandoned Season 13
Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.
Episodes
A serene institution in the American Midwest, seized in righteous anger, a subterranean lair in France designed with a disturbing objective, a Spanish settlement concealing a story of forbidden love and ruthless…
In New Jersey, a symbol of American pride and dominance; a top-secret site in Japan used for wartime missions of no return, an Italian town, whose residents were given lethal advice by government officials.
A compound in Seattle linked to a high-profile military scandal, a concrete shell in London that fell victim to the city’s largest explosion, a Wisconsin farmstead known for its brewing history, and a hilltop stronghold…
Revisit an isolated Peruvian prison where a notorious riot took place and see a revolutionary sanctuary in a Las Vegas park. Learn how a Paris monument became a labor nightmare, then investigate a Sicilian paradise lost…
Unearth a wartime nerve center in Dover that made the UK proud, then visit a mansion caught in the crosshairs of the Civil War. Dig up an Estonian ruin's connection to Catherine the Great and explore the arena where Joe…
An investigation centres on a New Jersey racetrack run by a notorious gang, a destructive legacy on a remote Japanese island, a Soviet bunker for a Lithuanian takeover and the pivotal facility that launched Motown's top…
Nazi towers in Berlin, defended to the bitter end by child soldiers; a Chicago institution, once the largest of its kind in the world; an eccentric vision in the Malaysian jungle; and a complex in San Francisco, born…
An iconic Philadelphia venue that set the stage for era-defining artists; a French compound, where a staggering deception was launched; and a Malaysian mansion, the scene of a baffling crime.
In Michigan, a top-secret military base embroiled in an unexplained disappearance; an Italian wonderland, shattered by links to the Mafia; a California transportation hub that inspired lasting change; and a Croatian…
Inspect a Scottish site that became a military flashpoint; an Oklahoma ruin where Native American cultural genocide took place; look inside a crumbling Greek house of horrors and an Oregon military facility that once…
Look at a New Jersey complex that once housed a military lab targeted by Soviet spies; examine a scarred Welsh coastline exploited for building materials; trek to a Greek WWII disaster site and a Peruvian palace with a…
A London tunnel complex from World War II and a New Jersey aviation disaster site are explored; the tour includes a former English industrial center and an Italian forest with unmarked graves.