About this season
Host Don Wildman takes viewers around the country without having to leave the comforts of home, visiting national parks, statues, and memorials to reveal the history and mysteries that surround these treasures. Whether it be a mysterious disappearance, an unsolved murder or an unexplained haunting, the show reveals secrets and information about each monument leaving the viewer with the a deeper understanding of these important places but often overlooked pieces of American history.
Episodes (13)
1. Teen Vampire, King of Cons, Alcatraz
Aired 9 May 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman examines the tombstone of a young woman may have haunted a small New England town, exposes the man behind one of New York City's most elaborate and historic scams, and visits the country's most infamous prison.
2. Sickness of the Brooklyn Bridge, Gram Parsons Coffin Heist
Aired 16 May 2013 • 47 min
Host Don Wildman visits an iconic bridge, examines a twisted and beautiful marble sculpture that commemorates an out-of-this world event, and heads to a vast desert to investigate the last days of a legendary rock star.
3. Smoky the Yorkie, Golden Gate Bridge, Oakville Blobs
Aired 23 May 2013 • 47 min
Host Don Wildman visits a memorial to a dog that became a celebrated war hero, examines an iconic bridge shrouded in tragedy, and heads to a state forest where an unidentified substance threatened an entire community.
4. Grand Central Occult, Superhero Surfer, Charleston Jail
Aired 30 May 2013 • 47 min
Host Don Wildman explores the strange occult imagery on the ceiling of New York's most famous train station and visits the grim chambers of a haunted prison.
5. Chrysler Building and Stanford Mausoleum
Aired 6 June 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman visits one of New York City’s most iconic skyscrapers and explores an unsolved murder mystery that rocked one of the country’s most esteemed universities. Also includes a segment about Bosco, the dog who was elected Mayor of Sunol, California.
6. Ellis Island, Sailing Stones, Alamo Treasure
Aired 13 June 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman visits a 27-acre island that played a central role in the lives of one of music's most famous families, examines a mysterious set of stones that some say have the ability to move across a hostile desert landscape, and heads to a legendary 300-year-old fortress that may contain a vast treasure.
7. The Real Rocky, Dr. Burdell, Kissing Sailor
Aired 20 June 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman visits a memorial to a fictional boxing legend, travels to the tombstone of a murdered dentist and examines a monument to an iconic public display of affection.
8. Sleeping Prophet, Mysterious Death of Mozart
Aired 27 June 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman visits the grave marker of a mysterious psychic, examines a bust of one the greatest composers of all time, and explores a city park that is haunted by its sinister history.
9. American Venus, Alien Abduction
Aired 11 July 2013 • 47 min
Don examines a set of statues representative of a muse who inspired a crime of passion, visits the site of a bizarre and potentially supernatural abduction in a forest, and explores a city to find the true creator of a well-renowned American food.
10. Devil's Music, Fisherman's Wharf, Alaska Triangle
Aired 18 July 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman visits the spot where a legendary bluesman made a deal with the devil, examines a city wharf that lead to a case of fraud, and explores a National Forest where 2 of the country's most powerful men vanished.
11. First Circus Elephant, Greenbrier Ghost
Aired 25 July 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman visits a monument to the first circus elephant, looks at a tombstone of a young woman whose ghost allegedly helped convict her husband of murder, and examines the statue of an explorer who met a violent demise.
12. Eureka Springs Cancer Hotel, Female Paul Revere, Frozen Grandpa
Aired 1 August 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman visits a landmark town where a con man preyed on desperate cancer patients, examines a statue of a teenage girl on horseback, and looks inside a storage shed that has inspired media frenzies and legal battles.
13. Ames Pyramid, Straus Titanic, Cracking the Zodiac
Aired 8 August 2013 • 47 min
Don Wildman examines a strange pyramid, visits a statue that commemorates a love story, and explores an island nicknamed after a California serial killer.