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: 12/15/2024Network: Science ChannelStatus: Continuing
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8.22
18 votes

#1 - Gunslingers and Gangsters

Season 10 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/1/2023

Notorious gunslinger John Dillinger once pulled off a daring escape from this unassuming jail; today, the story of his clash with Indiana's first female sheriff and his dramatic getaway continues to fascinate the public. Stories: 1) Lake County Jail, Crown Point, Indiana; 2) Pulacayo Silver Mine, Bolivia; 3) Château Aubéry, Martinique

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American Atlantis
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8.16
50 votes

#2 - American Atlantis

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2019

An abandoned town in the Nevada desert are the ruins of an American Atlantis, destroyed by catastrophic floods when the Hoover Dam was built. Stories: 1) SS Bakery, Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg; Germany; 2) St. Thomas, Nevada, USA; 3) The Northern Forts, Liepaja, Latvia; 4) Makhonjwa Mountains, Southern Africa

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Turkish Wonderland
star
8.06
18 votes

#3 - Turkish Wonderland

Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/2/2023

Remains of a grand vision become a symbol of excess in the Turkish capital. Stories: 1) Wonderland, Ankara, Turkey; 2) Vila de Paricatuba, Iranduba, Brazil; 3) Linnahall, Tallinn, Estonia; 4) Domjüch, Neustrelitz, Germany

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star
7.89
19 votes

#4 - The Ruins of Archaeopolis

Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/10/2023

This decaying fortress once stood between the Ancient Roman and Persian Empires; though the stronghold's location attracted great wealth, it also attracted attention from unfriendly neighbors... Stories: 1) Moore Hall, County Mayo, Ireland; 2) Yubetsu Coal Mine, Hokkaido Island, Japan; 3) Archaeopolis, Georgia; 4) Hotel Santa Carolina, Santa Carolina Island, Mozambique

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Conspiracy on Devil's Mountain
star
7.89
47 votes

#5 - Conspiracy on Devil's Mountain

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2018

A secret structure on a sinister mountain, an industrial compound swallowed by a forest, and a mysterious run in a sand dune are strange deserted engineering projects. Stories: 1) Tuefelsberg Listening Station, Berlin, Germany; 2) Phoenix Shot Tower, Baltimore, USA; 3) Politz Synthetic Oil Refinery, Police, Poland; 4) Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse, Jutland, Denmark

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Kingdom of the Vanished
star
7.88
42 votes

#6 - Kingdom of the Vanished

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2019

A mysterious town in South Africa is deserted, even though it was once a booming community; experts reveal the cataclysm that caused the people of this once-prosperous town to suddenly leave and never come back. Stories: 1) Podborsko Nuclear Bunker, Poland; 2) Willamette Falls Industrial Site, Oregon City, USA; 3) Pilgrim's Rest Ghost Town, South Africa; 4) Chard Canal, Somerset, England, UK

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American Ghost Park
star
7.86
28 votes

#7 - American Ghost Park

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/10/2020

Deep in the wilderness of the American south, a long-abandoned amusement park is home to secrets of a forgotten, imaginary world; when experts investigate, they reveal why this bizarre place was built and what caused its downfall. Stories: 1) Dogpatch USA, Marble Falls, Arkansas, USA; 2) Drakelow Tunnels, Kidderminster, England, UK; 3) Nimrod Fortress, Golan Heights; 4) Spaç Prison, Spaç, Albania

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Jungle of the Damned
star
7.85
53 votes

#8 - Jungle of the Damned

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2019

At an infamous prison in the Amazon, the most dangerous criminals on earth faced hard labor, a hostile environment, and death by guillotine. Stories: 1) Vermork Hydro-Plant, Norway; 2) Salton Sea Ghost Towns, California, USA; 3) Saint-Lautent-du-Maroni Prison, French Guiana; 4) Ralsko Cold War Military Base, Czech Republic

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Ruins of the Rust Belt
star
7.85
26 votes

#9 - Ruins of the Rust Belt

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/4/2021

A complex of tall, windowless buildings in the American Rust Belt hold the secrets to a lost empire of industry and wealth; experts investigate these mysterious structures to reveal why this once powerful metropolis is now home to abandoned ruins. Stories: 1) Silo City, Buffalo, New York; 2) Belarus, Eastern Europe; 3) Gin Drinkers Line, Hong Kong, China; 4) Waddomana Power Station, Tazmania, Australia

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World's Strangest Ghost Towns
star
7.82
50 votes

#10 - World's Strangest Ghost Towns

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2019

The world's strangest ghost towns are home to dark secrets, creepy buildings, and eerie sights. Towns: 10) Villa Epecuén, Argentina; 9) Thurmond, West Virginia, USA; 8) Kolmanskop, Namibia; 7) Kayaköy, Turkey; 6) Chernobyl, Ukraine; 5) Bodie, California, USA; 4) Pyramiden, Norway; 3) Craco, Basilicata, Italy; 2) Prora, Germany; 1) Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Doomsday at Dragon's Teeth
star
7.80
51 votes

#11 - Doomsday at Dragon's Teeth

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2018

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. Stories: 1) Moynaq Sea Port, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan; 2) Vallo Alpino, Resia, Italy; 3) Beelitz-Heilstätten, Brandenburg, Germany ; 4) HMS Calypso, Newfoundland, Canada

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The Devil's Prison
star
7.79
33 votes

#12 - The Devil's Prison

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2019

A prison with a terrifying past once housed America's most notorious criminals, the fortress stands in ruin, and experts reveal evidence of ghostly secrets hidden in the crumbling jailhouse walls. Stories: 1) West Virginia Penitentiary, USA; 2) National School of Art, Havana, Cuba; 3) The Quarries of Montigny, Oise, France; 4) Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, North Staffordshire, UK

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Hidden Hell of Angel Island
star
7.78
23 votes

#13 - 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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Amazon Ghost Town
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7.78
50 votes

#14 - Amazon Ghost Town

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/1/2018

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. Stories: 1) Fordlandia, Para, Brazil; 2) Inner German Border, Hotensleben, Germany; 3) Mauerwald, Mamerki, Poland; 4) Pente D'eau, Montech, France

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Nazi Death Star
star
7.77
43 votes

#15 - Nazi Death Star

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2018

A Nazi fortress that could have changed history if it was finished, an underwater graveyard of unexpected American treasures, and a network of tunnels hiding a secret history of New York. Stories: 1) La Coupole, Pas De Calais, France; 2) Red Army HQ, Wünsdorf, Germany; 3) SS Empire Heritage, Malin Head, Ireland; 4) Old Croton Aqueduct, New York State, USA

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star
7.76
17 votes

#16 - Hell Island

Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/3/2023

On a picturesque island off the coast of Brazil, this penal colony was once the site of a dramatic prisoner uprising; among the ruins lies the story of the violent rebellion and the recapturing of the island by military forces... Stories: 1) Ilha Anchieta, São Paulo State, Brazil; 2) The Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas; 3) McDermott's Castle, County Roscommon, Ireland; 4) Dosanseowon Confucian School, Andong Province, South Korea

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Fortress of Nuclear Secrets
star
7.76
29 votes

#17 - Fortress of Nuclear Secrets

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/3/2021

Long, dome-like structures camouflaged by a rural landscape conceal the remains of concrete vaults with a hidden history; experts investigate and uncover state-of-the-art bunkers built to conceal and protect a deadly nuclear secret. Stories: 1) Malcha Mahal, Delhi, India; 2) Former USAF Base, Greenham Common, England; 3) Kempton Park Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa; 4) Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia

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Tower of Death
star
7.76
45 votes

#18 - Tower of Death

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2018

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. Stories: 1) Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France; 2) "Oddball", Yorkshire, England; 3) Fort Drum, Manila Bay, Philippines; 4) Yekaterinburg Television Tower, Yekaterinburg, Russia

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star
7.75
16 votes

#19 - Gangbusters and Gun Battles

Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/8/2023

A building in Colorado is still marked with bullet holes from a Wild West shootout between union members and state militia; the ruins of the old mining town tell the heated story of a labor dispute that ended in sabotage and murder. Stories: 1) Victor, Colorado; 2) Castel Volturno, Campania, Italy; 3) HMP Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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Hunt for the Nazi Gold Train
star
7.73
15 votes

#20 - Hunt for the Nazi Gold Train

Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2024

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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Hitler's Nightmare Palace
star
7.72
29 votes

#21 - Hitler's Nightmare Palace

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/1/2021

The ruins of a dreamlike Polish palace hide an astonishingly dark history that's shrouded in mystery to this day; experts investigate and uncover an ornate gothic structure that concealed a nightmare of Nazi experimentation. Stories: 1) Bethlehem Steel Plant, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; 2) Lindisfarne Priory, Holy Island, England; 3) Mokrzyszów Palace, Poland; 4) Lifta, Israel

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Schindler's Deception
star
7.71
14 votes

#22 - Schindler's Deception

Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/2024

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

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Wild West Apocalypse
star
7.71
138 votes

#23 - 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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Underwater Ghost Prison
star
7.67
48 votes

#24 - Underwater Ghost Prison

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2018

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. Stories: 1) Murru Prison, Rummu, Estonia; 2) Crozet Tunnel, Virginia, USA; 3) Rajamäki Towers, Rajamäki, Finland; 4) The Cable Inglés, Almeria, Spain

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Nightmare on Blood Mountain
star
7.65
49 votes

#25 - Nightmare on Blood Mountain

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2018

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. Stories: 1) 1984 Winter Olympic Venues, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2) Bahia Honda Bridge, Florida, USA; 3) Torpedownia, Babie Doly, Poland; 4) Lady Elizabeth, Whalebone Cove, Falkland Islands

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