The Best Episodes of Mysteries of the Abandoned

A place of hope in the Czech Republic quietly perseveres in the age of Nazi tyranny, a Moroccan politician sides with the French and an eco-friendly paradise in the Amazon proves to be unsustainable.

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In modern-day Turkey, on the coast of the Aegean Sea, archaeologists discovered hilltop ruins that are believed to be the site of one of the world's most enduring stories.

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An underground labyrinth can warp the mind and turn friend into foe.

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This spooky, unfinished amusement park serves a different purpose nowadays.

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In a California desert, a once glittering Hollywood hotspot gets converted into a top-secret interrogation center for POWs.

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A Polish castle becomes entwined in the hunt for lost Nazi treasure, the heir of an American business tycoon gets caught in a web of controversy and an Irish estate is embroiled in a fight for freedom.

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A mysterious American pyramid built out of Cold War paranoia, a haunted prison, and a cluster of structures in the Atlantic are mysterious deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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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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The world's strangest ghost towns are home to dark secrets, creepy buildings and eerie sights; new discoveries reveal why they were abandoned.

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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.

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A porn baron dreams up a hedonistic paradise to avert nuclear catastrophe.

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Half-built castles stand as a whimsical reminder of a neighborhood that was supposed to feature thermal baths and panoramic views; the ambitious project came to an abrupt halt when the construction company began to face financial difficulties...

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Graffiti scratched into the walls of a military base on the British coast sheds light on a secret raid against the Nazis.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A terrifying sea fortress, a highway in the Amazon that suddenly vanishes, a mysterious structure in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty are deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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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.

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A secret Russian military base in the Gobi Desert, a strange complex in an American wasteland, and a relic high atop a mountain are mysterious deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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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, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned.

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Experts reveal 10 of the world's most iconic abandoned places.

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An entire city district of desolate streets and derelict buildings lies mysteriously untouched for decades in Eastern Cyprus; experts investigate and uncover a once opulent resort town suddenly entangled in a Turkish military invasion.

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This fortress once stood between the Ancient Roman and Persian Empires.

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Notorious gunslinger John Dillinger once pulled off a daring escape from this unassuming jail.

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The series about abandoned engineering achievements begins with a Soviet megastructure, massive Nazi brainwashing complex and dangerous desert pass.

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