Mysteries of the Abandoned Season 10, Episode 8: Turkish Wonderland

Penthouse Palace

A porn baron dreams up a hedonistic paradise to avert nuclear catastrophe.

42 min

Castle Kingdom

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...

42 min

Rock 'N' Roll Island

A Beatles legend builds a state-of-the-art studio on a Caribbean island.

42 min

K-Pop Dreamland

This spooky, unfinished amusement park serves a different purpose nowadays.

42 min

The True Cross

In a California desert, a once glittering Hollywood hotspot gets converted into a top-secret interrogation center for POWs.

42 min

Blues Prison

Formerly known as one of the toughest prisons in America, this massive complex was once home to medical experiments and a chaotic hostage situation.

42 min

Fake News Fortress

Graffiti scratched into the walls of a military base on the British coast sheds light on a secret raid against the Nazis.

42 min

The Montauk Conspiracy

Conspiracies swirl around an abandoned military base in Long Island, where it's alleged that covert government experiments took place underground.

36 min

The Ruins of Troy

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.

36 min

Hell Island

On a picturesque island off the coast of Brazil, this penal colony was once the site of a dramatic prisoner uprising.

36 min

The Ruins of Archaeopolis

This fortress once stood between the Ancient Roman and Persian Empires.

36 min

Korea's Joan of Arc

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...

Gunslingers and Gangsters

Notorious gunslinger John Dillinger once pulled off a daring escape from this unassuming jail.

Gangbusters and Gun Battles

A building in Colorado is still marked with bullet holes from a Wild West shootout between union members and state militia.

Propaganda Palace

In the former Soviet Union, this theater and others like it were used to influence the minds of the masses.