Mysteries of the Abandoned
TV-PG
7.5
2017
Documentary
Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.
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- Cast:
- Kasper Michaels
Episode 6 : The Tesla Conspiracy
May. 18,2017
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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Episode 5 : Soviet Doomsday Device
May. 11,2017
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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Episode 4 : Wild West Apocalypse
May. 04,2017
Stories of incredible engineering projects that are now deserted, including a massive military site that was once a hotbed for nuclear testing, a top-secret airbase hidden inside a mountain, and an otherworldly power plant.
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Episode 3 : Phantoms of Chernobyl
April. 27,2017
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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Episode 2 : Curse of Hell Island
April. 26,2017
Exploring a ghost town that was once a dangerous industrial hellscape, a giant warship at the bottom of the ocean, and a top-secret relic that could have changed the Cold War.
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Episode 1 : Nazi Ghost Town
April. 20,2017
The series about abandoned engineering achievements begins with a Soviet megastructure, massive Nazi brainwashing complex and dangerous desert pass.
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