Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Episode Rating Graph

This bowling alley was once the site of a fatal struggle for desegregation.

An upstart mining town fuels the American war effort in both World Wars with its bountiful deposits of lead and zinc; the dusty remains of the mining efforts that put Picher on the map would condemn the city to abandonment years later.

An old mining town in Wyoming provides sanctuary for Amelia Earhart, a hotel in the Deep South becomes a historical crossroads, and a forgotten Connecticut theater hides secrets beneath the surface.

An unassuming factory marks a seismic leap forward in how humans travel.

This secluded Georgia plantation marks a dark chapter in American history.

A labor strike in an Arizona mining town ends in a mass kidnapping and deportation.

Forgotten soldiers of the Old West guard a fort at the southern border, pirates plunder a major salmon provider, a mountaintop hotel hosts both presidents and revolutionaries, and an American legend springs from a humble Alabama home.

A rural town in Oregon is taken over by an eccentric cult.

The remains of Idaho's nuclear industry mark a new era of American history; a distillery in rural Kentucky revolutionizes liquor; a New England settlement prospers despite prejudice; subterranean chambers produce many of the nation's monuments.

A rundown nature park is full of strange secrets and connections.

Alabama's first capital goes bankrupt after hosting a Revolutionary leader.

A company town produces weapons that transform the Wild West and a building complex revolutionizes communications on this world and beyond.

A sprawling military facility dotted with bunkers for miles now stands abandoned in the American heartland of Edgemont, S.D.; experts investigate and uncover a once highly-secure WWII ordnance site designed to store deadly munitions. Further segments of the episode portray the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Tennessee, Wolf House in California, and Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico.

A crew searches for a shipwreck loaded with gold and sets off a long legal dispute and a lavish complex in the Catskills attracts many of America's great comics.

A monstrous airplane that helped America reach new, historic heights sits decommissioned in Tucson, Ariz.; experts investigate and reveal one of the most important aircraft of the 20th century and its contribution to the Apollo spaceflight program. Further segments of the episode portray the North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina, the Potomac River Defences in Maryland and Virginia, and Fort Hunt in Virginia.

A curiously designed, windowless building adorned with gold tinted diamond shapes now stands derelict in Tulsa; experts investigate and uncover a controversial religious figure and the headquarters behind a pioneering form of American TV evangelism. Further segments of the episode portray the Kreischer Mansion in New York, the Mid-South Coliseum in Tennessee, and Michigan Central Station.