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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 5 - The Vermont Doomsday Gun
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - The Vermont Doomsday Gun

    S4:E5

    A research facility spawns new technology with earth-shattering implications and a coastal haven for African Americans changes the nation.

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  2. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 6 - Idaho's Atomic Ghost Town
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    #2 - Idaho's Atomic Ghost Town

    S4:E6

    The remains of Idaho's nuclear industry mark a new era of American history; a distillery in rural Kentucky revolutionizes liquor; a New England settlement prospers despite prejudice; subterranean chambers produce many of the nation's monuments.

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  3. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 7 - The Lair of the Mothman
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - The Lair of the Mothman

    S4:E7

    A desert facility trains a nuclear strike force; a church becomes a sanctuary from racial violence; an old military building spawns a creature that haunts a small town.

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  4. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 8 - Secrets of the Olympia Brewery
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    #4 - Secrets of the Olympia Brewery

    S4:E8

    A brewery in the Pacific Northwest sustains prospectors during the Gold Rush; a Wyoming mining settlement descends into lawlessness; a murder in a small Mississippi town sparks a revolution.

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  5. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 9 - America's Hidden Training Camp
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - America's Hidden Training Camp

    S4:E9

    A Military Base trains soldiers in modern warfare to help defeat the Nazis; a suburban basement becomes a major cog in the Detroit bootlegging scene; a brave woman leads a labor union against organized crime.

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  6. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 1 Episode 1 - Lake Delores Waterpark
    6.8/10(30 votes)

    #6 - Lake Delores Waterpark

    S1:E1

    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. Further segments of the episode portray the Smith Mansion in Wyoming, the Threatt Filling Station in Oklahoma, and the Miami Marine Stadium in Florida.

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  7. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 2 Episode 4 - Orangeburg: America's Hidden Massacre
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Orangeburg: America's Hidden Massacre

    S2:E4

    This bowling alley was once the site of a fatal struggle for desegregation.

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  8. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 2 Episode 2 - Oklahoma's Toxic Ghost Town
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Oklahoma's Toxic Ghost Town

    S2:E2

    An upstart mining town fuels the American war effort in both World Wars with its bountiful deposits of lead and zinc; the dusty remains of the mining efforts that put Picher on the map would condemn the city to abandonment years later.

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  9. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 2 Episode 5 - Butler Island Plantation: The South's Dark Secret
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Butler Island Plantation: The South's Dark Secret

    S2:E5

    This secluded Georgia plantation marks a dark chapter in American history.

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  10. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 2 Episode 1 - Charity Hospital: The Big Easy's Fight for Survival
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Charity Hospital: The Big Easy's Fight for Survival

    S2:E1

    A beloved hospital in the Big Easy was once the site of heroic efforts by medical staff and volunteers to evacuate patients after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Left in ruin, the historic Charity Hospital is being revitalized by another major New Orleans institution, Tulane University.

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  11. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 2 Episode 3 - Pullman, Chicago: The Town That Paralyzed the Nation
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Pullman, Chicago: The Town That Paralyzed the Nation

    S2:E3

    A railroad enterprise once built this company town for its workers to live in, but when thousands of employees went on strike, the military intervened; the history of the complex remains as relevant as ever.

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  12. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 3 Episode 3 - Camp Naco's Forgotten Soldiers
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Camp Naco's Forgotten Soldiers

    S3:E3

    Forgotten soldiers of the Old West guard a fort at the southern border, pirates plunder a major salmon provider, a mountaintop hotel hosts both presidents and revolutionaries, and an American legend springs from a humble Alabama home.

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  13. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 3 Episode 5 - Secrets of the Catskill Game Farm
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Secrets of the Catskill Game Farm

    S3:E5

    A rundown nature park is full of strange secrets and connections.

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  14. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 3 Episode 1 - The Cult of Antelope, Oregon
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #14 - The Cult of Antelope, Oregon

    S3:E1

    A rural town in Oregon is taken over by an eccentric cult.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 1 Episode 2 - Abundant Life Building
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #15 - Abundant Life Building

    S1:E2

    A curiously designed, windowless building adorned with gold tinted diamond shapes now stands derelict in Tulsa; experts investigate and uncover a controversial religious figure and the headquarters behind a pioneering form of American TV evangelism. Further segments of the episode portray the Kreischer Mansion in New York, the Mid-South Coliseum in Tennessee, and Michigan Central Station.

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  16. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 1 Episode 6 - The SS United States
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #16 - The SS United States

    S1:E6

    A historic sea vessel rusts in the Delaware River; experts investigate and reveal a passenger liner and the architecture that doubled as a U.S. warship. Further segments of the episode portray the Idlewild vacation resort in Michigan, the Bolinas Transmitting Station in California, and the Cahokia Mounds in Illinois.

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  17. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 4 - Nazi Secrets in the Empire State
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Nazi Secrets in the Empire State

    S4:E4

    Visit strange structures in New York where Nazis helped launch the US Space Race and then see a New Orleans amusement park where joy turned to despair.

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  18. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 3 Episode 4 - Banished From Bisbee
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Banished From Bisbee

    S3:E4

    A labor strike in an Arizona mining town ends in a mass kidnapping and deportation.

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  19. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 3 - America's Gun Factory
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #19 - America's Gun Factory

    S4:E3

    A company town produces weapons that transform the Wild West and a building complex revolutionizes communications on this world and beyond.

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  20. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 1 Episode 3 - Remains of the Super Guppy
    7.8/10(27 votes)

    #20 - Remains of the Super Guppy

    S1:E3

    A monstrous airplane that helped America reach new, historic heights sits decommissioned in Tucson, Ariz.; experts investigate and reveal one of the most important aircraft of the 20th century and its contribution to the Apollo spaceflight program. Further segments of the episode portray the North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina, the Potomac River Defences in Maryland and Virginia, and Fort Hunt in Virginia.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 1 Episode 4 - Black Hills Ordinance Depot
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Black Hills Ordinance Depot

    S1:E4

    A sprawling military facility dotted with bunkers for miles now stands abandoned in the American heartland of Edgemont, S.D.; experts investigate and uncover a once highly-secure WWII ordnance site designed to store deadly munitions. Further segments of the episode portray the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee, Wolf House in California, and Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico.

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  22. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 3 Episode 2 - The Secrets of Cahawba
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #22 - The Secrets of Cahawba

    S3:E2

    Alabama's first capital goes bankrupt after hosting a Revolutionary leader.

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  23. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 1 - The Cult Hotel
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #23 - The Cult Hotel

    S4:E1

    Get chills in a bleak communications hub that housed a California cult and then eye a secret US Navy arsenal in Florida.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 4 Episode 2 - Hunting for the Ship of Gold
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Hunting for the Ship of Gold

    S4:E2

    A crew searches for a shipwreck loaded with gold and sets off a long legal dispute and a lavish complex in the Catskills attracts many of America's great comics.

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  25. Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Season 2 Episode 6 - The Wright Brothers: Cleared for Takeoff
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #25 - The Wright Brothers: Cleared for Takeoff

    S2:E6

    An unassuming factory marks a seismic leap forward in how humans travel.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Vermont Doomsday Gun" is the worst rated episode of "Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/21/2025. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Idaho's Atomic Ghost Town".