The WORST episodes of Mysteries of the Abandoned
Every episode of Mysteries of the Abandoned ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - 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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#2 - 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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#3 - 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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#4 - 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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#5 - 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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#6 - 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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#8 - 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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#9 - 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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#10 - 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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#11 - 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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#12 - 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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#13 - 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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#15 - 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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#16 - 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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#17 - 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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#18 - 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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#19 - 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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#20 - Russian Mafia Resort
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/15/2021
A derelict beachside resort along the Black Sea is constructed upon deception and deep connections to the criminal underworld; experts investigate and uncover dark secrets behind a sprawling holiday complex constructed by the Russian mafia. Stories: 1) HMS Jackdaw, Fife, Scotland; 2) Costa del Croco, Tsentar, Bulgaria; 3) Sonnenberg Shelter, Lucerne, Switzerland; 4) Edinburgh Manor, Iowa, USA
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#21 - Alien Ghost Tower
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/8/2021
A breathtaking stainless steel tower seems otherworldly and out of place in the remote mountain forests of Croatia; experts investigate and uncover a dark past of Nazi-led conflict and a monument to a desperate fight for survival. Stories: 1) Brooklyn Army Terminal, New York City, New York; 2) Armero, Colombia; 3) Crossness Pumping Station, London, England; 4) Petrova Gora, Croatia
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#22 - 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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#23 - Hollywood vs. Nazis
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/24/2021
A war-torn Italian ghost town immortalized by a legendary Hollywood director blurs the lines between fiction and reality; experts investigate and uncover a forgotten landscape of ruins captured in a WWII documentary. Stories: 1) St Peter's Seminary, Cardross, Scotland; 2) San Pietro Infine, Campania, Italy; 3) Krampnitz Cavalry School, Potsdam, Germany; 4) Chacabuco, Antofagasta, Chile
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#24 - Florida Death Fortress
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/17/2021
A desert island adrift in the Gulf of Mexico contains a massive and marooned structure with a contagious past; experts investigate and uncover a desolate military fortress turned prison and plagued by a deadly disease. Stories: 1) Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida; 2) Bankya Residence, Sofia, Bulgaria; 3) Bunker Valentin, Bremen, Germany; 4) Cockatoo Island, Sydney, Australia
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#25 - Plague on Hell Island
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/10/2021
Experts investigate the deadly legacy of an abandoned sea fort. Stories: 1) Peleliu, Palau, Western Pacific; 2) Fort Alexander, St. Petersburg, Russia; 3) Doftana Prison, Telega, Romania; 4) Puerto Cristal, Aysen, Chile
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