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TV series

Mysteries of the Abandoned

2017TV-PG13 seasons7.3 / 10

Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.

Availability

Not streaming in United States

Mysteries of the Abandoned premiered April 20, 2017. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.

Season 3 episodes

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Episode 1

Doomsday at Dragon's Teeth

45m

Eerie ghost ships stranded in an alien desert, sinister ruins known as the Dragon's Teeth, and a ghostly complex with a bloody past are deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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Episode 2

Nightmare on Blood Mountain

45m

A ghost ship thousands of miles away from where anyone expected, a bridge to nowhere in Florida's Hurricane Alley, and a haunting mountain complex with a bloody secret are deserted engineering projects; new discoveries reveal why they were abandoned.

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Episode 3

Tower of Death

45m

An alien Nazi structure that changed history, a strange Soviet monolith known as the Tower of Death, and a concrete ocean giant are deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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Episode 4

Underwater Ghost Prison

45m

An entrance to the underworld in the American wild, a haunting Soviet underwater prison, and a strange complex of towers in a forest of ice are deserted engineering projects; new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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Episode 5

America's Doomsday Town

45m

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. New discoveries reveal how they were built & why they were abandoned.

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Episode 6

City of the Damned

45m

A deserted town in Spain with a bloody past and a ghost fleet heading nowhere are homes to dark American secrets, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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Episode 7

The Town That Disappeared

45m

A haunted lighthouse on Lake Michigan, a town where everyone seems to have vanished all at once, and a secret complex of tunnels beneath London are deserted engineering projects.

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Episode 9

The Real Shawshank

45m

An eerie prison with a dark past that became the setting of an iconic Hollywood movie and alien monoliths on a strange and remote island are deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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Episode 10

Secrets of Alien Stonehenge

45mfinale

An alien Stonehenge with a sinister purpose, an eerie building filled with strange labyrinths, and an endless concrete track in the middle of nowhere are deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal why they were abandoned.

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Mysteries of the Abandoned

Cast

Philip GrossmanHimself - Host
Lynette NusbacherSelf
Kasper MichaelsNarrator (voice)
Dr. James CorumSelf
Andrew GoughSelf
Vladimir SysoyevSelf
Martin ArcherSelf
Roma AgrawalSelf

Credits

Created by
Philip Grossman

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
140
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ScienceUnited States
  • Travel ChannelUnited States
  • Science ChannelUnited States
  • Procter & Gamble ProductionsUnited States
  • Like A Shot EntertainmentUnited Kingdom

Themes

abandonedabandoned buildingabandoned minearchitecturearchitecture history