Stories: This hillbilly theme park was so unpopular, the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed. During a global pandemic, see how Civil War ruins are being transformed. 2) Chanute Air Force Base, Campaign County, Illinois, USA; Buried in the Indiana wilderness, an oservatory is astronomys answer to the eerie backwoods shack. 10) Dallol, Afar Region, Ethiopia; Uncover the secrets of Nazi engineering projects that now lie in ruins. An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit. Stories: 4) Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, Abandoned engineering projects include a strange tower that left an enduring legacy in Russia; a top-secret Nazi facility in Peenemunde, Germany; the Marx generator in Istra, Russia; the Mam Tor road in The United Kingdom; an abandoned road in Cape Town, South Africa, An ambitious Nazi project in the Czech Republic; a Cold War relic in Rochester, England; a cutting-edge research complex built by Nikola Tesla; and a research station in the California mountains. 3) Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. A disintegrating tower once a thriving cultural hub now stands hollow and derelict in Monrovia, Liberia; experts investigate and uncover a landmark skyscraper left to decay in the wake of a bloody political coup. A cluster of military defensive structures among a quaint holiday village lie deserted on a San Francisco Bay island; experts investigate and uncover a mysterious Civil War outpost that conceals a dark and hellish history An eerie ghost village in west-central France, Oradour-sur-Glane, appears as if it were mysteriously abandoned and destroyed all at once; experts investigate and uncover the remains of a derelict settlement left as a memorial to a murderous WWII Nazi raid. An underground labyrinth once used by a secret police force could warp the mind and turn friend into foe. The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins. 2023 Warner Bros. 1) SS Bakery, Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg; Germany; Stars Steven Kearney Dominic Selwood Michele Mitchell See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video buy from $7.99 Add to Watchlist 61 User reviews Episodes 101 Top-rated An enormous concrete box with bizarre circular openings looms on the coast of an island near mainland China; Experts investigate and uncover tunnels leading to an enormous underground complex that nearly triggered a nuclear war. 3) Siegfried Line, Germany; 4) Denge Sound Mirrors, Dungeness Peninsular, Kent, UK, Tunnels filled with human bones lie beneath the streets of Paris, and this horrifying engineering marvel points to a dark secret. 4) Botallack and Levant Mines, Cornwall, UK, Near the destroyed city of Pompeii, an eerie complex of underground tunnels snake beneath a volcano, and some believe these passages were intended as a gateway to hell. Stories: 2) Patarei Prison, Tallinn, Estonia; In each hourlong episode, stories tell of who originally designed the structure, its historical significance, and why it was ultimately no longer viable. During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo. Stories: 2) Duga Woodpecker, Duga, Ukraine; 2) National School of Art, Havana, Cuba; Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories. . 3) Odessa Catacombs, Odessa, Ukraine; Some of the world's most ambitious engineering projects now lie in ruins. 3) Odessa Catacombs, Odessa, Ukraine; Stories: 2) Villa Epecun, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing. Stories: 4) Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, North Staffordshire, UK, An abandoned system of caves was once the meeting place of a secret society that worshiped Satan and performed black magic, and why a Founding Father was a frequent guest. 2) Porto Flavia, Masua, Sardinia, Italy; 2) Willamette Falls Industrial Site, Oregon City, USA; The ruins of a dreamlike Polish palace hide an astonishingly dark history that's shrouded in mystery to this day; experts investigate and uncover an ornate gothic structure that concealed a nightmare of Nazi experimentation. Stories: 4) Isla San Lucas, Costa Rica, A strange complex of buildings on a remote tropical island was once home to a large seaside community, but today, locals avoid the area and claim that it's haunted. 3) Dire Dawa Railway Yard, Ethiopia; All rights reserved. 2) Patarei Prison, Tallinn, Estonia; A majestic estate for the rich and powerful now lies abandoned in the highlands of Argentina; experts investigate and uncover a once struggling hotel that was transformed into a luxurious resort outpost for elite Nazi German sympathizers. Discovery, Inc. or its subsidiaries and affiliates. October TV Calendar: New and Returning Shows, March TV Calendar: Series Return and Premiere Dates, October TV Calendar: Series Premiere and Return Dates, Paranormal and Strange Documentary Series. 3) Ellis Island, New York Bay, USA; 2) Porto Flavia, Masua, Sardinia, Italy; 3) BOS 400, Hout Bay, South Africa; 5 Haunted Hotels in Savannah, Georgia One of America's Most Haunted Cities. 4) Kaunas Fortress, Lithuania, An island of dense jungle is home to an abandoned complex with a dark past of bloodshed and rebellion, and new discoveries reveal why it was built and the circumstances of its downfall. Stories: Ghostly remnants of a beautifully constructed town in the remote backwoods of Kentucky suggests a forgotten tale of utter catastrophe and devastation; experts investigate and uncover the dark and oppressive history of a deadly industrial mining complex. Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. 10 Archaeological Mysteries of the United States These ancient American relics remain unexplained. However, much of the castle was destroyed following a massive explosion of ammunition in 1920. 1) 1936 Olympic Village, Berlin, Germany; Uncovering the secrets of Soviet engineering projects that now lie in ruins; these deserted places are home to extraordinary mysteries and untold secrets, and we revisit them to understand how they were built, and why they were abandoned. Watch with discovery+. Stories: Scattered around the world are long-forgotten engineering marvels, decaying cities and empty factories that once stood on the cutting edge of design and construction. The world's strangest ghost towns are home to dark secrets, creepy buildings, and eerie sights, and new discoveries reveal why they were abandoned. Uncover the secrets of Nazi engineering projects that now lie in ruins. 4) Eagle Lake Tramway, Maine, USA. 1) Kienbaum, Berlin, Germany; 4) Bagger 258, Schipkau, Germany, Traces of a Russian hole to hell in the Arctic, a military base in America's wild west, and a strange looming tower are mysterious deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned. Please consider taking this quick survey to let us know how we're doing and what we can do better. 4) Cinnamon Bay Plantation Ruins, St. John, US Virgin Islands, A strange bunker near the Kennedy Space Center once served a top-secret military function should doomsday ever come; experts use declassified intel to reveal the purpose of this forbidding facility. A deserted town in Spain with a bloody past and a ghost fleet heading nowhere are homes to dark American secrets. 4) Hario Wireless Telegraph Station, Sasebo, Japan, Deep in the wilderness of the American south, a long-abandoned amusement park is home to secrets of a forgotten, imaginary world; when experts investigate, they reveal why this bizarre place was built and what caused its downfall. A luxurious skyscraper in Bangkok is now an eerily derelict ghost tower. A strange deserted city in America's heartland, an eerie gigantic wall deep in snow-capped mountains, and a mysterious top-secret Soviet facility are deserted engineering projects. A mysterious American pyramid built out of Cold War paranoia, a haunted prison, and a strange cluster of structures in the Atlantic are mysterious deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned. In other cases, times change so rapidly that entire towns can be left behind: the former gold-rush settlement of Rhyolite, Nevada, was inhabited for only 12 years before nearby mines closed and residents were forced to move elsewhere. 1) Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France; A facility housing two enormous satellites stands derelict in Georgia. 4) Georg Thiele, Narvik, Norway, An American ghost town in the Amazon jungle, a secret Nazi base, and a deadly concrete fortress 866 miles long are mysterious deserted engineering projects. 2) Sutro Baths, San Francisco, California, USA; 3) Poldice Valley Mines, Cornwall, England, UK; 60 min. This episode is a compilation of segments from S01E03, "Phantoms Of Chernobyl", S01E01, "Nazi Ghost Town", and S01E05, "Soviet Doomsday Device". An eye-catching collection of graffiti covered structures that were once a pioneering entertainment attraction now stand derelict in the Mojave Desert; experts investigate and reveal the revolutionary remnants of America's first waterpark. Stories: 2023 Warner Bros. 1) Gleno Dam, Valle di Scalve, Italy; 4) Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, North Staffordshire, UK, An abandoned system of caves was once the meeting place of a secret society that worshiped Satan and performed black magic, and why a Founding Father was a frequent guest. This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes. An underground labyrinth once used by a secret police force could warp the mind and turn friend into foe. Stories: Super Gun, Yuma, Arizona; 2) Hashima Island Coal Mine, Japan; 2) Inner German Border, Hotensleben, Germany; A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today. New evidence reveals that this accident may be one of the greatest sabotages in history. Long, dome-like structures camouflaged by a rural landscape conceal the remains of concrete vaults with a hidden history; experts investigate and uncover state-of-the-art bunkers built to conceal and protect a deadly nuclear secret. Stories: 1) Shuinandong Smelter, Jinguashi, Taiwan; 3) Coastal Forts, Gold Coast, Ghana; 1) Nike Missile Sites and Gary, Indiana, USA; 1) Larson Missile Silo, Washington, USA; The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars. 3) Mauerwald, Mamerki, Poland; (New York) - Science Channel kicks off a new season of its rock-solid engineering series, MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONDED, with a special two-hour premiere that explores some of the world's strangest ghost towns. The abandoned hospital whose elaborate ghost stories cover up the dirty . Texas is home to a lot of ghost towns, and exploring those places has become a passion for many. 1) Antonov AN-225, Kiev, Ukraine; 3) Politz Synthetic Oil Refinery, Police, Poland; 2) The Zeppelin Bunker, Wnsdorf, Germany; Stories: 4) Pente D'eau, Montech, France, A terrifying sea fortress, a highway in the Amazon that suddenly vanishes, and a mysterious structure in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty are deserted engineering projects; discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned. Bannerman Castle, Pollepel Island, New York Francis Bannerman VI built a huge storing space after buying the American military surplus from the Spanish war. 2) Shoemaker Canyon Road, Los Angeles, California, USA; These are the stories of the extraordinary people who originally designed them and of those whose ingenuity and brilliance is now giving many of these places a spectacular new life. 3) Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe, UK, Special access to the world's strangest disaster zones reveals buried secrets. Go inside the abandoned city of Chernobyl to follow an investigation into the truth behind the nuclear meltdown there over 30 years ago. 2) Red Army HQ, Wnsdorf, Germany; 4) Cinnamon Bay Plantation Ruins, St. John, US Virgin Islands, A strange bunker near the Kennedy Space Center once served a top-secret military function should doomsday ever come; experts use declassified intel to reveal the purpose of this forbidding facility. The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins. 2) Laurel Valley Plantation, Louisiana, USA; The 5 Most Haunted Places in Asia. Stories: Scientists in China Discover Rare Moon Crystal that Could Power Earth, When Well Know if NASAs Asteroid Impact Test was a Success, What Screaming Black Holes are Telling Us, The First Native American Woman Travels into Space with NASA's Crew-5 Mission. Six Planets are Retrograde, What Does that Mean for You? S2, Ep3 3 Apr. 3) Plank Road, California, USA; Thereafter, the remains of the castle were abandoned. 2) Kola Superdeep Borehole, Pechengsky, Russia; Whether youre looking to add a bit more wonder to your next U.S. road trip or planning a quick getaway in your home state, these 52 abandoned places will take you into the past no matter how far you travel. Odd outsider art installations surround this short lived Gold Rush-era ghost town. 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