An eye-catching collection of graffiti covered structures that were once a pioneering entertainment attraction now stand derelict in the Mojave Desert; experts investigate and reveal the revolutionary remnants of America's first waterpark.
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.
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
A sprawling military facility dotted with bunkers for miles now stands abandoned in the American heartland of Edgemont, South Dakota. Experts investigate and uncover the Black Hills Ordinance Depot, a once highly-secure WWII ordnance site designed to store deadly munitions.
A derelict ghost town shows a curious revitalization along an iconic highway in the Mojave Desert; experts investigate and reveal a once thriving and bustling Route 66 stopover that's being resurrected into a historic Americana destination.
A historic sea vessel once considered the pinnacle of American engineering now rusts in the Delaware River; experts investigate the fastest passenger liner ever constructed and a masterpiece of marine architecture that doubled as a US warship.
A beloved hospital in the Big Easy was once the site of heroic efforts by medical staff and volunteers to evacuate patients after Hurricane Katrina; the historic Charity Hospital is being revitalized by another major New Orleans institution.
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.
A railroad enterprise once built this company town for its workers to live in, but when thousands of employees went on strike, the military intervened; the history of the complex remains as relevant as ever.
At a nondescript bowling alley in South Carolina, evidence of a peaceful student protest that turned deadly comes to light; a series of tunnels in L.A. becomes a shady place for resourceful people in this sunny city.
The notorious owner of this Georgia plantation once held a sale of nearly 450 enslaved people. Appalled at her husband's cruelty, the man's wife wrote and published a journal about the atrocities she witnessed.
An unassuming factory marks a revolutionary leap forward - and upward - in how humans travel. The Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur) established this aircraft factory in 1909 in Dayton, Ohio. Due to ongoing legal battles and innovative designs from their many competitors, these historic upstarts would soon be grounded.
A rural town in Oregon is invaded by an eccentric cult, a battered building in Florida plays a major role in the cigar trade, and a junkyard palace in New Jersey becomes the subject of controversy and rumours of the supernatural...
A Revolutionary leader visits Alabama's first capital and leaves it bankrupt, an Oregon fort refuses to engage an enemy submarine during World War II, and a film studio in Jacksonville caters to a new audience...
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 labor strike in an Arizona mining town ends in a mass kidnapping and deportation, a unique homesteading community gets its start in the Old West, and a leaning Carolina lighthouse becomes part of Civil War history...
A rundown nature park is full of strange secrets and connections, futuristic machines are the forgotten result of a plan to modernize American transit, and a subterranean town serves as a refuge in the Wild West...
The National Guard puts down a prison riot in the Great Plains; an abandoned mining facility in Alaska marks a pivotal chapter in the gold rush; and a national icon learns his trade on a forgotten street in the Big Easy...
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...
Get chills in a bleak communications hub that housed a California cult, then eye a secret US Navy arsenal in Florida. Check into a decaying Ohio inn at the crossroads of history and tread lightly near a medieval contraption in a New Hampshire field.
A crew searches for a shipwreck loaded with gold and sets off a long legal dispute; a lavish complex in the Catskills attracts many of America's great comics; a zoo full of metal sculptures marks the spot where war once came to Colorado.
A company town produces weapons that transform the Wild West, a building complex revolutionizes communications on this world and beyond, an old mine bears the scars of a deadly labor conflict, and a forest hides the remains of a socialite's mansion.
Visit strange structures in New York where Nazis helped launch the US Space Race, then see a New Orleans amusement park where joy turned to despair. Explore the remains of Idaho's first penitentiary and a Great Lakes industrial disaster site.
A research facility spawns new technology with earth-shattering implications; a coastal haven for African Americans changes the nation; a forgotten fortress fights off a Nazi submarine; a staunch building stands firm on San Francisco's darkest day.
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 desert facility trains a nuclear strike force; a church becomes a sanctuary from racial violence; an old military building spawns a creature that haunts a small town.
A brewery in the Pacific Northwest sustains prospectors during the Gold Rush; a Wyoming mining settlement descends into lawlessness; a murder in a small Mississippi town sparks a revolution.
A military base trains soldiers in modern warfare to help defeat the Nazis; a suburban basement becomes a major cog in the Detroit bootlegging scene; a brave woman leads a labor union against organized crime.
