The BEST episodes of Mysteries of the Abandoned

Every episode of Mysteries of the Abandoned ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mysteries of the Abandoned!

They were once some of the most advanced structures and facilities on the planet, standing at the cutting-edge of design and construction. Today they are abandoned, dangerous, some of them even deadly. From uninhabited cities to empty factories, these long-forgotten engineering marvels are scattered around the globe. Science Channel uncovers why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were eventually left behind in the all-new series Mysteries of the Abandoned.

Last Updated: 4/21/2025Network: Science ChannelStatus: Continuing
Curse of Hell Island
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#1 - Curse of Hell Island

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2017

Exploring a top-secret relic that could have changed the Cold War, a ghost town that was once a dangerous industrial hellscape, a wooden road, and a giant warship at the bottom of the ocean. Stories: 1) H.A.R.P. Super Gun, Yuma, Arizona; 2) Hashima Island Coal Mine, Japan; 3) Plank Road, California, USA; 4) Half Moon Bay, Victoria, Australia.

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Phantoms of Chernobyl
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#2 - Phantoms of Chernobyl

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/27/2017

Exploring the Kinzua Bridge in Pennsylvania; what happened to the large town located just outside of Chernobyl on the eve of disaster in Pripyat, Ukraine; a dangerous mountain road in Italy that changed history; a fleet of ghost ships in Maryland. Stories: 1) Kinzua Viaduct, Pennsylvania, USA; 2) Pripyat, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine; 3) 52 Tunnel Road, Monte Pasubio, Italy; 4) Mallows Bay, Maryland, USA.

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Wild West Apocalypse
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#3 - Wild West Apocalypse

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2017

Stories of incredible engineering projects that are now deserted. Stories: 1) Launch Complex 33, White Sands, New Mexico, USA; 2) Zeljava Air Base, Croatia; 3) Kelenföld Power Plant, Budapest, Hungary; 4) Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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The Tesla Conspiracy
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#4 - The Tesla Conspiracy

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/18/2017

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. Stories: 1) Borovsko Bridge, Švihov, Czechoslovakia; 2) B39 Black Widow, Rochester, England; 3) Wardenclyffe Tower, Long Island, USA; 4) Barcroft Field Station, California, USA.

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Nazi Ghost Town
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#5 - Nazi Ghost Town

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2017

Revisiting deserted engineering projects to find out how they were built and why they were mysteriously abandoned. Stories: 1) Goat Canyon Trestle Bridge, California, USA; 2) Duga Woodpecker, Duga, Ukraine; 3) Prora, Germany; 4) Grand Goulets Road, France.

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Bangkok's Ghost Tower
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#6 - Bangkok's Ghost Tower

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/2022

A luxurious skyscraper in Bangkok is now an eerily derelict ghost tower.

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Ruins of Variety Theater
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#7 - Ruins of Variety Theater

Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/7/2022

A once majestic theater now lies mysteriously derelict in Cleveland. Stories: 1) Variety Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio; 2) Ponte Dirillo, Sicily, Italy; 3) Hotel Belvedere, Dubrovnik, Croatia; 4) Hierapolis, Denizli Providence, Turkey

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Ruins of the Nazi Resort
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#8 - Ruins of the Nazi Resort

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/21/2022

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. Stories: 1) Hotel Eden, Córdoba, Argentina; 2) Parthenon, Guerrero, Mexico; 3) Fort Douaumont, Verdun, France; 4) Coco Palms Resort, Kaua'i, Hawaii

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Romanian Royal Desolation
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#9 - Romanian Royal Desolation

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/21/2022

The sprawling ruins of a once lavish destination are now mysteriously deserted in the mountains of Romania; experts investigate and uncover the remains of a luxurious spa resort and royal retreat entangled in a web of corruption. Stories: 1) Canadian Niagara Power Station, Ontario, Canada; 2) Herculane Baths, Romania; 3) Uranium Mine, Kowary, Poland; 4) Fray Bentos Industrial Complex, Uruguay

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Ruins of the Zoo Fortress
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#10 - Ruins of the Zoo Fortress

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/2022

The ruins of a coastal fortress sit atop a jagged outcrop along the beaches of Wales; experts investigate and uncover a derelict 19th-century British fortification that housed a series of occupants, including an exotic, private zoo. Stories: 1) St Catherine's Fort, Pembrokeshire, Wales; 2) Josip Broz Tito Political School, Kumrovec, Croatia; 3) Hackensack Water Works, Van Buskirk Island, New Jersey; 4) Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico

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Hidden Hell of Angel Island
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#11 - Hidden Hell of Angel Island

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/28/2022

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... Stories: 1) Camp Reynolds, Angel Island, California; 2) Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque, Hidalgo State, Mexico; 3) Nant-y-Gro Dam, Elan Valley, Wales; 4) Babruysk Fortress, Babruysk, Belarus

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Ghost Village of Nazi Invaders
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#12 - Ghost Village of Nazi Invaders

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/5/2022

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.

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Remnants of Traitor Chateau
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#13 - Remnants of Traitor Chateau

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/12/2022

An opulent chateau perched in the middle of a lake now stands dilapidated in the Loire Valley of France; experts investigate and uncover the remains of a festering palace whose owner was labeled a traitor by France's most notorious king. Stories: 1) Chateau de La Moche-Chandeniers, Les-Trois Moutiers, France; 2) Cappadocia, Turkey; 3) Wheatley Provident Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri; 4) Inishark, Galway, Ireland

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Remnants of Alien Contact
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#14 - Remnants of Alien Contact

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/19/2022

Stories: 1) Woodbury Research Facility, Piedmont, Georgia; 2) Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan, India; 3) Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, UK; 4) Château de Brézé, Loire Valley, France

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Psychiatric Ruins of Scotland
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#15 - Psychiatric Ruins of Scotland

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/26/2022

Ruins of an imposing mental health institution lie deserted in Scotland. Stories: 1) Hartwood Hospital, Lanarkshire, Scotland; 2) Babylon, Hillah, Iraq; 3) Shakespeare, Hidalgo County, New Mexico; 4) Arzberg Porcelain Factory, Bavaria, Germany

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Desolate Remnants of Agdam
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#16 - Desolate Remnants of Agdam

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/2/2022

The remnants of a desolate ghost town are uncovered in Azerbaijan. Stories: 1) Agdam, Azerbaijan; 2) City Workhouse Castle, Kansas City, Missouri; 3) Poggioreale, Sicily, Italy; 4) Kreenholm Factory Complex, Estonia

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Hidden Tunnels of Gibraltar
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#17 - Hidden Tunnels of Gibraltar

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/9/2022

A forgotten military fortification lies hidden in the Rock of Gibraltar. Stories: 1) Tunnels of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory; 2) Atlas-1 Test Site, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; 3) Roghudi Vecchio, Calabria, Italy; 4) Naissaar Sea Mines Factory, Estonia

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Remnants of Rocket Complex
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#18 - Remnants of Rocket Complex

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/30/2022

The remains of rocket testing facility lie in the Florida Everglades. Stories: 1) Aerojet Dade Rocket Test Facility, Homestead, Florida; 2) Balaroa, Palu City, Indonesia; 3) Festival Club, Ibiza, Spain; 4) Fisheries School, St Kirik, Bulgaria

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Secret Vaults of Scotland
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#19 - Secret Vaults of Scotland

Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/30/2022

Subterranean vaults lie hidden beneath the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland. Stories: 1) Edinburgh Vaults, Scotland; 2) Fort Schwatka, Unalaska, AK; 3) The Old Herring Factory, Djupavik, Iceland; 4) Fort Punta Christo, Pula, Croatia

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The Good, Bad and Abandoned
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#20 - The Good, Bad and Abandoned

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/20/2021

The world's abandoned structures hold new evidence about the lives and deeds of history's greatest heroes and villains, and using the latest discoveries at these mysterious sites, experts count down the ten most significant. Stories: 10) Presidential Compound, Democratic Republic of the Congo; 9) Hellfire Caves, Buckinghamshire; 8) Villa Guardamangia, Valletta, Malta; 7) National School of Art, Havana, Cuba; 6) Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa; 5) Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA; 4) Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; 3) Maestranza de San Bernardo, Santiago, Chile; 2) Fordlandia, Para, Brazil; 1) Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg, Germany

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Desolation of Ponte City
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#21 - Desolation of Ponte City

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2022

A looming skyscraper, once an exclusive residential complex, turns into a dystopian ruin in Johannesburg, South Africa; experts investigate and uncover a symbolic structure of urban decay under the shameful shadow of apartheid. Stories: 1) Ponte City, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2) Bonanza, Idaho; 3) Campanopolis, Argentina; 4) Castle Frankenstein, Mühltal, Germany

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The Beached Leviathan
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#22 - The Beached Leviathan

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2022

An enormous war machine lies stranded in a coastal grave along the beaches of Dagestan, Russia; experts investigate and uncover the ruins of an experimental Soviet ground-effect vehicle designed to strike fear in Western governments during the Cold War. Stories: 1) Lun Model Ekranoplan, Dagestan, Russia; 2) Huemul Island, Argentina; 3) Old Atlanta Prison Farm, Dekalb County, Georgia; 4) Ta Prohm, Cambodia

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Derelict Housing of Protest
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#23 - Derelict Housing of Protest

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2022

The bizarre remnants of a housing complex lie mysteriously deserted in an Ohio industrial town; experts investigate and uncover the dark, turbulent past of an oppressive steel company and labor strikes that resulted in deadly riots. Stories: 1) Sheet and Tube Company Homes, Campbell, Ohio; 2) Las Pozas, Mexico; 3) Gamsutl, Dagestan; 4) Kupari, Croatia

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Chinese Nuclear Box
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#24 - Chinese Nuclear Box

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/29/2021

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. Stories: 1) Kinmen Island, Taiwan; 2) Kennecott Mining Town, Alaska; 3) Jarlshof Settlements, Shetland, Scotland; 4) Fortress Furggels, Pfafers, Switzerland

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Ghosts of Mount Fortune
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#25 - Ghosts of Mount Fortune

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/22/2021

The haunting remains of an isolated ghost town high in the Colorado mountains suggest a once booming mining community left in devastation; experts uncover an inhospitable land of shattered dreams where fortune seekers chased the American dream. Stories: 1) Animas Forks, San Juan County, Colorado; 2) Horse Sand Fort, The Solent, English Channel; 3) Aguirre Sugar Mill, Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico; 4) Foinikas, Paphos District, Cyprus

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