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. Lucy the Elephant, Capitol Bomber, Hitler in Hollywood
Aired 13 June 2014 • 47 min
Don Wildman encounters a majestic mammoth that boasts an incredible tale of survival; investigates an iconic landmark that was at the center of terrifying explosive attacks; and unveils an abandoned camp with a sinister past.
2. St. Urho, Mystery Castle, Bat Bombs
Aired 20 June 2014 • 47 min
Don Wildman investigates a sculpture of a suspicious saint with a dubious past; visits a fortress at the center of a strange tale of secrecy, discovery, and death; and explores spectacular caverns and its multitude of bats.
3. Headless Chicken, Boon Island, Sister Aimee
Aired 27 June 2014 • 47 min
Host Don Wildman examines an unusual sculpture of a death-defying creature; gazes upon a lonely outpost built atop an island that witnessed unspeakable horrors; and explores a spectacular park linked to a preacher.
4. Sacred Cod, Forgotten Hero, Artichoke War
Aired 4 July 2014 • 47 min
The host looks into the fishy disappearance of a sacred effigy at the Massachusetts State House. Also: the story of baseball's first African-American player; and the mayor behind New York's "artichoke wars."
5. The Mystery of Captain Thunderbolt, Newsboy's Versus the World, the Rocket Man
Aired 11 July 2014 • 47 min
A look at the mysterious scholar who founded the Round Schoolhouse in Brookline, Vt. Also, Host Don Wildman explores the story of New York's newsboys and visits a life-sized bronze statue of a pioneering explorer who dared to reach for the stars.
6. Kecksburg Space Acorn, Skyscraper Swindle, Emperor of the U.S.
Aired 18 July 2014 • 47 min
A bizarre sculpture that's shaped like an acorn is examined, along with the story of a skyscraper scandal. Also, an engineering wonder inspired by an eccentric emperor.
7. The King and the Spanish Dancer, a Communist Comes to America, Filth Party
Aired 25 July 2014 • 47 min
The story of a Bavarian king's adulterous affair with a Spanish dancer is explored. Also, the host visits a 16-foot statue of Vladimir Lenin located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle and recalls how a scientist used himself as a lab rat to study a disease.
8. Superman vs. the KKK, Who Killed Huey Long?, Marches to Montgomery
Aired 1 August 2014 • 47 min
The host explores the story of how a social crusader infiltrated the Klu Klux Klan and visits the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of a 1965 attack on civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Ala. Also, the mystery surrounding the death of former Louisiana governor Huey Long.
9. The Reanimator, Florida Three Toes, the Man Who Invented Martians
Aired 8 August 2014 • 47 min
The story of an ambitious scientist trying to play god is explored at the University of California at Berkley. Also, the tale of a Godzilla-esque creature stalking the beaches at Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin, Fla., and the legacy of astronomer Percival Lowell.
10. Blind Tom, Invention of the Tommy Gun, Granddaddy of Snowboarding
Aired 15 August 2014 • 47 min
Don visits the grave of a blind slave whose musical genius led to a bitter custody battle. Also: He investigates the birthplace of the tommy gun; and explores the origins of snowboarding.
11. Escape From Slavery, A Witch on Hatteras Island, The Horn That Made a Big Bang
Aired 22 August 2014 • 47 min
Don explores the story of an escape from slavery while visiting a historic home in Boston; and investigates a majestic oak tree's connection to witchcraft while on Hatteras Island, N.C. Also: how the Holmdel Horn Antenna changed the way people understand life.
12. The House That Sugar Built, Kill Dozer, Rocking Chair Riots
Aired 29 August 2014 • 47 min
The host investigates a sugar swindle while visiting a mansion in Michigan; learns about a bulldozer rampage in the town of Granby, Colo.; and gets to the bottom of the 1901 "rocking chair" riot that took place in New York City's Central Park.
13. Roosevelt's Moroccan Mission; The Last Bare Knuckle Boxer; America's First Spy Ring
Aired 5 September 2014 • 42 min
How conspiracy and lies are associated with a president. A look at the last bare-knuckle boxing match and a visit to the home of America's first spy ring.