Mysteries of the Abandoned

A slice of the Miami suburbs stands out for its style and history; a hotel in Lebanon carries the scars of a civil war; a pirate radio station gets a mixed reception...

A New Jersey jail is overwhelmed by a wave of anger; a Polish stronghold becomes a tool for WW1 propaganda; an English country retreat provides safe harbor for fugitives...

A fantasy land lies in the heart of Alabama; a place of refuge in Ireland becomes a house of horrors; a South Korean city is scarred by a violent crackdown; traces of a brutal industry remain along the arid Namibian coast...

Desert bunkers in Tunisia block Allied victory in Africa; the pride of one Alabama community is born out of a harsh reality; a Lebanese complex is rocked by a massive explosion; the remains of an elite institution still stand in Greece...

A stronghold in Panama defends a prized American possession; a mad scientist shares an herbal remedy from his hilltop castle; a ghostly German railroad divides a fractured city, and a Bulgarian mountain retreat offers hope to its residents...

In Panama, a military base stands on the frontlines against a tyrant.

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.

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.

In the former Soviet Union, this theater and others like it were used to influence the minds of the masses; though its grand auditorium is now empty, the building still serves as a testament to the power of cinema... Stories: 1) Alps Ski Resort, Heul-Ri, South Korea; 2) Pyrenees Defense Organization, Spain; 3) Club Hotel de la Ventana, Argentina; 4) Apollo Movie Theater, Tbilisi, Georgia

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

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) Ch�teau Aub�ry, Martinique

A teenage girl in Korea is martyred in prison and becomes a national hero; the facility where she was held stands in remembrance of her bravery and the Korean struggle for independence... Stories: 1) Anargyros Mansion, Spetses, Greece; 2) Old Manara Lighthouse, Beirut, Lebanon; 3) Seodaemun Prison, Seoul, South Korea; 4) Gilford, County Down, North Ireland

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

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, S�o 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

In modern-day Turkey, on the coast of the Aegean Sea, archaeologists discovered hilltop ruins that are believed to be the site of one of the world's most enduring stories -- the legend of Troy and the Trojan Horse... Stories: 1) Small Pox Hospital, Roosevelt Island, New York City; 2) Miyama & Kada Batteries, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan; 3) Hisarlik, Turkey; 4) Porto Palermo Castle, Himar�, Albania

Conspiracies swirl around an abandoned military base in Long Island, where it's alleged that covert government experiments took place underground; experts discuss the critical role that the base played in defending America's coastline... Stories: 1) Camp Hero, Suffolk County, Long Island; 2) Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland; 3) Daksa Island, Croatia; 4) Lewisham Public Baths, London, England

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) Domj�ch, Neustrelitz, Germany

Graffiti scratched into the walls of a military base on the British coast sheds light on a secret raid against the Nazis; the story left behind by the soldiers does not match the rosy picture that was painted by the media... Stories: 1) Western Heights, Dover, England; 2) Khndzoresk, Armenia; 3) Chalet Diaz, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 4) Heavy Load Bearing Body, Berlin, Germany

Formerly known as one of the toughest prisons in America, this massive complex was once home to medical experiments and a chaotic hostage situation; it's better remembered as the setting for the iconic opening scene of "The Blues Brothers." Stories: 1) Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois; 2) Ark Nuclear Bunker, Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 3) Keelung, Taiwan; 4) Vilarinho Da Furna, Campo do Ger�s, Portugal

In a California desert, a once glittering Hollywood hotspot gets converted into a top-secret interrogation center for POWs; before being shuttered, this high-tech facility gathered reams of valuable wartime intelligence... Stories: 1) Byron Hot Springs Hotel, Contra Costa County, CA; 2) Slains Castle, Scotland; 3) Viivikonna, Estonia; 4) Ani Ruins, Turkey-Armenia Border

This Seoul amusement park is full of rusted-out rides and unfinished renovations. Forced to close due to financial problems, the park has found a second life after being used as the setting of K-pop album covers and music videos... Stories: 1) Yongma Land, Seoul, South Korea; 2) Institute of Space Structures, Saguramo, Georgia; 3) Dunnottar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; 4) Nis Concentration Camp, Nis, Serbia

This Caribbean mecca for rock legends was envisioned by famous Beatles producer George Martin; although many legendary records were made there, the studio had to close after a series of natural disasters rocked the small island... Stories: 1) Air Studios, Saint Peter Parish, Montserrat; 2) Salpa Line, Miehikk�l�, Finland; 3) Saenger Theater, Pine Bluff, AK; 4) Tskaltubo, Georgia

Half-built castles stand as a whimsical reminder of a neighborhood that was supposed to feature thermal baths and panoramic views; the ambitious project came to an abrupt halt when the construction company began to face financial difficulties... Stories: 1) Burj Al Babas, Bolu Province, Turkey; 2) Interama, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 3) Tarlair Swimming Pool, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; 4) Villa Mehu, Kirkkonummi, Finland

A porn baron establishes a hedonistic paradise to avert nuclear catastrophe - attracting rich and infamous clients in the process... Stories: 1) Haludovo Palace Hotel, Croatia; 2) Wolf's Lair, Gier?o?, Poland; 3) Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope, Armenia; 4) Ramsgate Tunnels, England

A disintegrating tower once a thriving cultural hub now stands hollow and derelict in Monrovia, Liberia; experts investigate and uncover a landmark skyscraper left to decay in the wake of a bloody political coup. Stories: 1) E.J. Roye Building, Monrovia, Liberia; 2) Chacaltaya Ski Resort, La Paz, Bolivia; 3) Doel, East Flanders, Belgium; 4) Warner and Swasey Observatory, East Cleveland, Ohio

A legendary US Naval war vessel now stands as a monument to space exploration in Alameda, California; experts investigate and reveal how a formidable WWII aircraft carrier served a vital roll in historic Apollo spaceflight recovery missions. Stories: 1) USS Hornet, Alameda, CA; 2) Underground Mausoleum, Sofia, Bulgaria; 3) National Picture Theatre, Hull, England; 4) Casa Albero, Fregenae, Italy

An entire city district of desolate streets and derelict buildings lies mysteriously untouched for decades in Eastern Cyprus; experts investigate and uncover a once opulent resort town suddenly entangled in a Turkish military invasion. Stories: 1) Varosha, Famagusta, Cyprus; 2) Forts Pike & Macomb, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; 3) Brestovac Sanatorium, Zagreb, Croatia; 4) Vardzia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia

A castle with an eerie attraction stands derelict in the Czech Republic. Stories: 1) Eshera Sports Complex, Abkhazia; 2) Houska Castle, Doksy, Czech Republic; 3) Ducor Palace Hotel, Monrovia, Liberia; 4) Wupatki Pueblo, Flagstaff, Arizona

The bizarre remains of an Old West mining town lie mysteriously deserted high in the mountains of Maggie Valley, North Carolina; experts investigate and discover an abandoned ghost town theme park that some local residents believe carries a curse. Stories: 1) Ghost Town in the Sky, Maggie Valley, NC; 2) Rope Roads, Chiatura, Georgia; 3) Guernsey, Channel Islands; 4) Houtouwan, Shengshan Island, China

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stories: 1) Woodbury Research Facility, Piedmont, Georgia; 2) Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan, India; 3) Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, UK; 4) Ch�teau de Br�z�, Loire Valley, France

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

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.

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

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

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

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, C�rdoba, Argentina; 2) Parthenon, Guerrero, Mexico; 3) Fort Douaumont, Verdun, France; 4) Coco Palms Resort, Kaua'i, Hawaii

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

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, M�hltal, Germany

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Mokrzysz�w Palace, Poland; 4) Lifta, Israel

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

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

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

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

A collection of ramshackle structures with a mystical facade lie mysteriously deserted on the tropical island of Bali; experts investigate and uncover the ruins of a bizarre amusement park complex with a disastrous past. Stories: 1) Taman Festival, Bali, Indonesia; 2) Fort Eben-Emael, Bassenge, Belgium; 3) Greenbrier Resort, West Virginia; 4) Palestinian Legislative Council, Abu Dis

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

The ruins of a historic Scottish castle is now a bewitching wilderness of hidden dangers with deadly booby traps obscured afoot; experts and historians reveal a bygone Second World War military hospital with bizarre ties to an infamous Nazi occupant. Stories: 1) Buchanan Castle, Drymen, Scotland; 2) Mineral Beach Resort, Occupied West Bank; 3) Williamson's Tunnels, Liverpool, England; 4) Wyoming State Penitentiary, Rawlins, Wyoming

Abandoned hangers and bunkers populate a bizarre facility in the middle of nowhere, but among them are other structures whose purpose are oddly obscured; experts investigate a highly-classified military cover-up with extraterrestrial objectives. Stories: 1) RAF Bentwaters, Rendlesham, UK; 2) Hallie's Rest Stop & Zoo, Van Buren County, Arkansas; 3) Sunny, Bragin, Belarus; 4) New Life Correction Center, Green Island, Taiwan

A battle-scarred ruin in the Middle East is evidence of espionage that resulted in tremendous violence on a vast scale; experts expose the truth behind the strange building that holds the secrets of one of the world's most infamous deceptions. Stories: 1) Former Syrian Military Headquarters, Occupied Golan Heights; 2) Wonder Bread Factory, Buffalo, New York; 3) Fongshan Communications Center, Taiwan; 4) The Great Mosque, Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania

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

The haunting remnants of a settlement in the Nevada desert lies scattered with decaying machinery and remains trapped in a bizarre time-warp; experts uncover a forgotten mine where dreams of discovering a fortune were met with chaos and murder. Stories: 1) El Dorado Canyon, Nevada; 2) Fort Delimara, Marsaxlokk Harbor, Malta; 3) Warsaw Radio Mast, Konstantyn�w, Poland; 4) Inchkeith, Scotland

Ghostly remnants of a beautifully constructed town in the remote backwoods of Kentucky suggests a forgotten tale of utter catastrophe and devastation; experts investigate and uncover the dark and oppressive history of a deadly industrial mining complex. Stories: 1) Lynch Coal Town, Kentucky; 2) Maya Club, Kobe, Japan; 3) Inchgarvie, Scotland; 4) Monte Limbara Base, Sardinia, Italy

A deserted facility in the remote countryside features mysterious graffiti that may be highly advanced mathematical equations pointing to a dark secret; experts investigate this classified military wasteland with a deadly past. Stories: 1) MS Factory, Rhydymwyn, Wales; 2) Manoel Island, Malta; 3) Austin Dam, Freeman Run Valley, PA; 4) Stalin's Subway, Kiev, Ukraine

Places that were once home to Hollywood films and world-famous musicians are now run-down, abandoned and off limits; experts investigate their mysteries and reveal the astonishing secrets behind 10 of the world's most iconic abandoned places. Stories: 10) Ksar Ouled Soltane, Sahara Desert, Tunisia; 9) Hacienda La Manuela, Guatap�, Colombia; 8) Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland; 7) Chaurasi Kutia Ashram, Rishikesh, India; 6) Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, Ohio, USA; 5) Hackshaw Ridge, Okinawa, Japan; 4) 1936 Olympic Village, Berlin, Germany; 3) Bran Castle, Transylvania, Romania; 2) Hashima Island Coal Mine, Japan; 1) Henry River Mill Village, North Carolina

A Mediterranean island paradise is not all that it seems; its complex of abandoned buildings were once prisons for the world's most dangerous Mafiosi; experts investigate new evidence to reveal who was imprisoned here and the secrets they left behind. Stories: 1) Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta, Malta; 2) Dredge Number 5, Nome, Alaska; 3) Alddreu Airfield, Jeju Island, South Korea; 4) Asinara Island, Sardinia, Italy

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) Spa� Prison, Spa�, Albania

An underground labyrinth once used by a secret police force could warp the mind and turn friend into foe. Stories: 1) Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; 2) Porto Flavia, Masua, Sardinia, Italy; 3) Odessa Catacombs, Odessa, Ukraine; 4) Hario Wireless Telegraph Station, Sasebo, Japan

A strange bunker in a treacherous landscape once belonged a notorious dictator who's paranoid fantasies drove bizarre and elaborate feats of engineering; new discoveries reveal the secrets of these structures and why the nightmares that built them. Stories: 1) Elbasan, Albania; 2) Fort Miles, Delaware Bay; 3) Esco, Spain; 4) Katashima, Torpedo Test Site, Japan

An eerie set of buildings in Paris is evidence of an unspeakable evil; new discoveries reveal the horrific things that happened here, and why they were abandoned. Stories: 1) Jardin D'Agronomie Tropicale, Paris, France; 2) Sandy Hook, New Jersey; 3) Purton Hulks, Purton, UK; 4) The Ostwall, Poland

The ruins of an abandoned prison are evidence of a chaotic riot that put the prisoners in charge; special access to its burnt-out interior reveal how inmates took over Ireland's Alcatraz. Stories: 1) Ie Jima, Japan; 2) Spike Island, Republic of Ireland; 3) Corbera D'Ebre, Spain; 4) Carreau Rodolphe, Alsace, France

A massive, alien-like fortress built into a mountainside is the central node to a network of pipelines that race outwards like tentacles. Stories: 1) Shuinandong Smelter, Jinguashi, Taiwan; 2) Chanute Air Force Base, Campaign County, Illinois, USA; 3) Pidhirtsi Castle, Ukraine; 4) Fort Hermann, Bovec Basin, Slovenia

Abandoned towers in southern Greece are the ruins of a fearsome warrior civilization descended from the Spartans, and new discoveries reveal the role these towers played during generations of violent blood feuds among the clans that lived here. Stories: 1) Antonov AN-225, Kiev, Ukraine; 2) Loch Ewe, Scotland, UK; 3) Kingsbury Ordnance Plant, Indiana, USA; 4) Mani Peninsula, Greece

An abandoned castle is the site of hundreds of horrific murders perpetrated by the mysterious countess who once lived there, a woman alleged to be one of the most prolific killers in history. Stories: 1) ?achtice Castle, Slovakia; 2) WACS, Nome, Alaska; 3) North Korean Labor Party Building, Cheorwon, South Korea; 4) Rab�tejn Jansk�, Czechia

A strange bunker near the Kennedy Space Center once served a top-secret military function should doomsday ever come; experts use declassified intel to reveal the purpose of this forbidding facility. Stories: 1) Christianstadt Dynamite Factory, Krzystkowice, Poland; 2) AT&T Bunker, Florida, USA; 3) Coastal Forts, Gold Coast, Ghana; 4) The Sugar Refinery, Belgrade, Serbia

An island of dense jungle is home to an abandoned complex with a dark past of bloodshed and rebellion, and new discoveries reveal why it was built and the circumstances of its downfall. Stories: 1) Royal Hospital Haslar, Hampshire, UK; 2) Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; 3) Sazan Island, Albania; 4) Cinnamon Bay Plantation Ruins, St. John, US Virgin Islands

An abandoned industrial complex by Lake Michigan was once a top-secret military compound; new discoveries reveal what really happened here and why the government turned its back on this juggernaut. Stories: 1) Nike Missile Sites and Gary, Indiana, USA; 2) Vindolanda, Northumberland, UK; 3) Dire Dawa Railway Yard, Ethiopia; 4) Kaunas Fortress, Lithuania

In a remote Louisiana swamp, the ruins of a massive industrial operation suggest that something evil once happened here. Stories: 1) Goli Otok Prison, Croatia; 2) Laurel Valley Plantation, Louisiana, USA; 3) Invergordon Fuel Depot, Scotland, UK; 4) Port Royal, Jamaica

Special access to the world's strangest disaster zones reveals buried secrets. The Top 10 Strangest Disaster Zones: 10) Dallol, Afar Region, Ethiopia; 9) Muynak, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan; 8) Exclusion Zone, Plymouth, Montserrat; 7) 921 Earthquake Faultline, Nantou County, Taiwan; 6) Vajont Dam, Bellund, Italy; 5) Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan; 4) Centralia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania,USA; 3) Porong District, Java, Indonesia; 2) Villa Epecu�n, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; 1) Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

An abandoned system of caves was once the meeting place of a secret society that worshiped Satan and performed black magic, and why a Founding Father was a frequent guest. Stories: 1) British S.O.E Cave & Tragjas, Albania; 2) Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, West Virginia, USA; 3) Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe, UK

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

A vast network of subterranean bunkers in the American west was home to the power to destroy nations, but today, this facility is deserted. Stories: 1) Larson Missile Silo, Washington, USA; 2) Rangsdorf Airfield, Berlin, Germany; 3) Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA; 4) Castries Harbor, St. Lucia, Caribbean

On a desolate island near Greece, abandoned buildings are evidence of a group of people that were forbidden to leave; experts reveal who was forced to stay here and if there was a cover-up to conceal what really happened at this strange place. Stories: 1) Isle of Portland, UK; 2) Pratt Cotton Gin Factory, Alabama, USA; 3) Spinalonga Leper Colony, Crete, Greece

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

A mysterious castle was once a fairytale estate, but today, the building is said to be haunted, and experts investigate the secrets of this eerie fortress and the ghostly stories inside. Stories: 1) Gwrych Castle, North Wales, UK; 2) Keroman U-Boat Base, Lorient, France; 3) Fort Jackson, Louisiana, USA

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

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

A strange complex of buildings on a remote tropical island was once home to a large seaside community, but today, locals avoid the area and claim that it's haunted. Stories: 1) 1936 Olympic Village, Berlin, Germany; 2) Chacachacare Leper Colony, Trinidad and Tobago; 3) BOS 400, Hout Bay, South Africa; 4) Carnon Viaduct, Cornwall, UK

Near the destroyed city of Pompeii, an eerie complex of underground tunnels snake beneath a volcano, and some believe these passages were intended as a gateway to hell. Stories: 1) Berlin-Hohensch�nhausen, former East Germany; 2) Drydock No. 1, California, USA; 3) Baia Archaeological Park, Naples, Italy; 4) Isla San Lucas, Costa Rica

A strange complex of tunnels on the grounds of a bizarre mansion were under lock-and-key for a century, and since its rediscovery, some believe its mysterious place is a gate to hell. Stories: 1) Villa De Vecchi, Rhodes, Greece; 2) Nuttallburg, West Virginia, USA; 3) The Initiation Well, Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra, Portugal; 4) Botallack and Levant Mines, Cornwall, UK

In Alaska, the ruins of a massive compound point to eerie evidence of an apocalyptic mystery. New discoveries reveal why this strange marvel was built in the snowy wilds of the Last Frontier. Stories: 1) Buckner Building, Whittier, Alaska, USA; 2) Expo '92 Site, Seville, Spain; 3) Siegfried Line, Germany; 4) Red Star Train Graveyard, Budapest, Hungary

A ghost town in the American West was once a Gold Rush hotspot and one of the most violent places in America. Today, there are legends of a secret treasure buried in the surrounding hills. Stories: 1) Bannack, Montana, USA; 2) Der Riese, Owl Mountains, Poland; 3) Poldice Valley Mines, Cornwall, England, UK; 4) W�nsdorf Soviet Army Headquarters, Berlin, Germany

Tunnels filled with human bones lie beneath the streets of Paris, and this horrifying engineering marvel points to a dark secret. New discoveries reveal why this grisly underground death maze was built. Stories: 1) Kienbaum, Berlin, Germany; 2) The Catacombs, Paris, France; 3) Fort Loncin, Liege, Belgium; 4) Cape Romano Dome Home, Florida, USA

The ruins of a once-palatial compound contain the secrets of one of history's most notorious criminals. 1) Hacienda La Manuela, Guatap�, Colombia; 2) The Zeppelin Bunker, W�nsdorf, Germany; 3) Sao Domingos Mine, Alentejo, Portugal; 4) Denge Sound Mirrors, Dungeness Peninsular, Kent, UK

On a strange island off the coast of Croatia, the mysterious ruins of a long-abandoned hideout look like they once belonged to a James Bond supervillain. Stories: 1) Vis Island Base, Adriatic Sea, Croatia; 2) Sutro Baths, San Francisco, California, USA; 3) Port Arthur Penal Colony, Tasmania, Australia; 4) Deutsche Stadion full scale model, Oberklausen, Germany

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

An alien Stonehenge with a sinister purpose, an eerie building filled with strange labyrinths, and an endless concrete track in the middle of nowhere are deserted engineering projects. Stories: 1) The Henge, Ludwikowice K?odzkie, Poland; 2) Old Millfun, Shanghai, China; 3) Aerotrain Test Track, Chevilly, France; 4) Secret Nuclear Bunker, Kelvedon Hatch, England

An eerie prison with a dark past that became the setting of an iconic Hollywood movie and alien monoliths on a strange and remote island are deserted engineering projects. Stories: 1) Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, Ohio, USA; 2) Batterie Mirus, Guernsey, UK; 3) Jussar� Island, Raseborg, Finland; 4) Orford Ness, Suffolk, UK

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, W�nsdorf, Germany; 3) SS Empire Heritage, Malin Head, Ireland; 4) Old Croton Aqueduct, New York State, USA

A haunted lighthouse on Lake Michigan, a town where everyone seems to have vanished all at once, and a secret complex of tunnels beneath London are deserted engineering projects. Stories: 1) Tyneham, Dorset, England; 2) Waugoshance Lighthouse, Lake Michigan, USA; 3) Humberstone Mine, Tarapac�, Chile; 4) Mail Rail, London, England

A deserted town in Spain with a bloody past and a ghost fleet heading nowhere are homes to dark American secrets. Stories: 1) Belchite, Zaragoza, Spain; 2) Concrete Ships, British Columbia, Canada; 3) Weingut 1, Upper Bavaria, Germany; 4) Eagle Lake Tramway, Maine, USA

A strange deserted city in America's heartland, an eerie gigantic wall deep in snow-capped mountains, and a mysterious top-secret Soviet facility are deserted engineering projects. Stories: 1) Gleno Dam, Valle di Scalve, Italy; 2) Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit, USA; 3) Hara Submarine Bade, Hara, Estonia; 4) Masurian Canal-Lock Gorne, Le?niewo, Poland

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) Rajam�ki Towers, Rajam�ki, Finland; 4) The Cable Ingl�s, Almeria, Spain

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

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

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-Heilst�tten, Brandenburg, Germany ; 4) HMS Calypso, Newfoundland, Canada

A terrifying sea fortress, a highway in the Amazon that suddenly vanishes, and a mysterious structure in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty are deserted engineering projects; discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned. Stories: 1) Petrobras Viaduct, S�o Sebasti�o, Brazil; 2) Patarei Prison, Tallinn, Estonia; 3) Ellis Island, New York Bay, USA; 4) Ouvrage Restefond, Col de la Bonnette, France

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

A strange alien shrine on a mountain peak, a bridge built in the Alaskan wilderness, and an American castle with a dangerous secret are mysterious deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built. Stories: 1) Buzludzha Monument, Kazanlak, Bulgaria; 2) Miles Glacier Bridge, Alaska, USA; 3) Bannerman's Castle, New York, USA; 4) Georg Thiele, Narvik, Norway

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

A secret Russian military base in the Gobi Desert; a strange complex in an American wasteland; a relic high atop a mountain. Stories: 1) Bayantal Soviet Air Base, Mongolia; 2) Carrie Furnaces, Pennsylvania, USA; 3) Farnborough Wind Tunnels, Farnborough, UK; 4) Cresta Croce Cannon, Italy

Traces of a Russian hole to hell in the Arctic, a military base in America's wild west, and a strange looming tower are mysterious deserted engineering projects, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and why they were abandoned. Stories: 1) Salton Sea Test Range, California, USA; 2) Kola Superdeep Borehole, Pechengsky, Russia; 3) Canfranc Railway Station, Aragon Valley, Spain; 4) Power Station IM, Charleroi, Belgium

A mysterious American pyramid built out of Cold War paranoia, a haunted prison, and a strange cluster of structures in the Atlantic are mysterious deserted engineering projects. Stories: 1) Nekoma Missile Complex, North Dakota, USA; 2) Redsand Sea Fort, Kent, UK; 3) Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; 4) Bagger 258, Schipkau, Germany

A strange Cuban prison, an eerie escape route for Los Angeles, a dam in Italy, and an underwater marvel near Dover, England that changed history. Stories: 1) Presidio Modelo Prison, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba; 2) Shoemaker Canyon Road, Los Angeles, California, USA; 3) Vajont Dam, Bellund, Italy; 4) Phoenix Caisson, Littlestone, UK

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, �vihov, Czechoslovakia; 2) B39 Black Widow, Rochester, England; 3) Wardenclyffe Tower, Long Island, USA; 4) Barcroft Field Station, California, USA

Abandoned engineering projects include a strange tower that left an enduring legacy in Russia; a top-secret Nazi facility in Peenemunde, Germany; the Marx generator in Istra, Russia; the Mam Tor road in The United Kingdom; an abandoned road in Cape Town, South Africa. Stories: 1) Shukhov Tower, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia; 2) Peenemunde, Usedom, Germany; 3) Marx Generator, Istra, Russia; 4) Mam Tor, Derbyshire UK; 5) Foreshore Freeway Bridge, Cape Town, South Africa

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) Kelenf�ld Power Plant, Budapest, Hungary; 4) Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

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

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

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