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Mysteries of the Abandoned

Mysteries of the Abandoned

TV-PG2017•42m•7.3/10
Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.3/10(22)

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

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Production

Travel Channel, Science Channel, Procter & Gamble Productions, Like A Shot Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

April 20, 2017

Last Aired

March 18, 2026

Networks

Science

Created By

Philip Grossman

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Nazi Ghost Town
Air date: 2017-04-20
The series about abandoned engineering achievements begins with a Soviet megastructure, massive Nazi brainwashing complex and dangerous desert pass.
E2
Curse of Hell Island
Air date: 2017-04-26
Exploring a ghost town that was once a dangerous industrial hellscape, a giant warship at the bottom of the ocean, and a top-secret relic that could have changed the Cold War.
E3
Phantoms of Chernobyl
Air date: 2017-04-27
Exploring what happened to the large town just outside of Chernobyl on the eve of disaster, a fleet of ghost ships, and a dangerous mountain road that changed history.
E4
Wild West Apocalypse
Air date: 2017-05-04
Stories of incredible engineering projects that are now deserted, including a massive military site that was once a hotbed for nuclear testing, a top-secret airbase hidden inside a mountain, and an otherworldly power plant.
E5
Soviet Doomsday Device
Air date: 2017-05-11
Abandoned engineering projects include a classified Soviet machine built to prevent all-out nuclear war, a top-secret Nazi facility, and a strange tower that left an enduring legacy.
E6
The Tesla Conspiracy
Air date: 2017-05-18
Some of the world's most incredible engineering projects are now deserted; Explore what happened to a cutting-edge research complex built by a visionary genius, an ambitious Nazi project that met a sinister end, and a Cold War relic that changed history.

Cast

Kasper Michaels

Kasper Michaels

Narrator (voice)

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