Mysteries at the Monument

3 seasons available

Don Wildman investigates the world's most impressive structures, statues and national parks.
Kecksburg Space Acorn; Skyscraper Swindle; Emperor of the US
S4 E1

A bizarre acorn-shaped sculpture, an emperor, the world's smallest skyscraper and iconic engineering wonder inspired by a figure.

St. Urho; Mystery Castle; Bat Bombs
S4 E2

A sculpture of a suspicious saint with dubious past; a fanciful fortress; spectacular caverns and a multitude of bats.

Mike the Headless Chicken; The Mystery of Boon Island; Sister Aimee's Scandal
S4 E3

An unusual sculpture of a death-defying creature; a spectacular park linked to a preacher who shocked the world.

Kidnapping the Sacred Cod; Baseball's Forgotten Hero; The Artichoke War
S4 E4

A sacred effigy; the first African-American baseball player; statue of a New York mayor.

Lucy the Elephant; Capitol Bomber; Hitler in Hollywood
S4 E5

A majestic mammoth's survival; an iconic landmark; an abandoned camp.

The Mystery of Captain Thunderbolt; Newsboy's Versus the World; The Rocket Man
S4 E6

A former scholar of a schoolhouse; New York's newsboys; a life-sized bronze statue of a pioneering explorer.

The King and the Spanish Dancer; A Communist Comes to America; Filth Party
S4 E7

The former home of a mysterious dancer; a 16 foot statue of Vladmir Lenin; investigating a disease.

Superman vs. the KKK; Who Killed Huey Long?; Marches to Montgomery
S4 E8

A colossal mountain where a hero in disguise took on the KKK; the grave of politician Huey Long; a bridge at the center of the struggle for civil rights.

The Reanimator; Florida Three Toes; The Man Who Invented Martians
S4 E9

A scientist that tried to play god; the tale of a Godzilla like creature; the Lowell Observatory's namesake.

Blind Tom; Invention of the Tommy Gun; Granddaddy of Snowboarding
S4 E10

The grave of a blind slave with musical talents; the birthplace of the inventor of the Tommy Gun; a sculpture of the first snowboard.

Escape From Slavery; A Witch on Hatteras Island; The Horn That Made a Big Bang
S4 E11

A historic home in Boston involved in escaping from slavery; a majestic oak tree linked to stories of witchcraft.

The House That Sugar Built; Kill Dozer; Rocking Chair Riots
S4 E12

A mansion in Michigan built on the sweetest of swindles; the town of Granby, CO; a violent uprising in NYC's Central Park.

Roosevelt's Moroccan Mission; The Last Bare Knuckle Boxer; America's First Spy Ring
S4 E13

Battleship linked to conspiracy tales and lies; the last bare knuckle boxing match; America's first spy ring.

Stone of Destiny; The Day Niagara Falls Shut Off; The Madness of Mary Todd
Sat the Monument E1

A famous London church, treks to a natural wonder and the palatial prison that housed a famous first lady.

Freedom Balloon; First Film Star; Freud's Therapy Dog
Sat the Monument E2

An iconic wall of a daring escape; a star that marks a Hollywood scandal; the statue of a pioneering scientist.

Harlem Hellfighters; Resurrected Jockey; Invention of Braile
Sat the Monument E3

A Harlem memorial dedicated to WWI heroes.

Savior of the Squalus and More
Sat the Monument E4

A memorial honoring a historic vessel; an iconic structure in Italy; a German park marks a tale of a war hero.

Ellis Island; Sailing Stones; Volcano Curse
Sat the Monument E5

A 27-acre island near lower Manhattan; a mysterious set of stones; a 300-year-old fortress that may contain treasure.

Pretender Prince; The Lunch That Changed America; The Lie Factory
Sat the Monument E6

A prison fortress in London; a sculpture honoring civil rights; the tale of a novelist who was a target.

Eureka Springs Cancer Hotel; Female Paul Revere; New Orleans Savior
Sat the Monument E7

A con man preys on cancer patients; an unsung hero statue; a simple storage shed that inspired media frenzies.

Sleeping Prophet; Mysterious Death of Mozart; Unsung Hero
Sat the Monument E9

A mysterious psychic with healing powers; a composer murder victim; a city park haunted by a sinister episode.

Piggy Bank; All the King's Horses; Funeral to Freedom
Sat the Monument E10

A simple plaque that salutes a young boy and his pig; a medieval tower; historic gravesite with a flight to freedom.

American Venus; Alien Abduction; Man Versus Bear
Sat the Monument E11

Statues that represent a stunning muse; a forest site of a supernatural abduction; the creator of famous American food.

First Circus Elephant; Greenbrier Ghost; Daredevil Hoaxster
Sat the Monument E13

The first circus elephant; the tombstone of a young woman; a statue of a legendary explorer who met a violent demise.

Black Magic Rocket Scientist; Broadway Baby and the Tobacco Heir; Disaster on Everest
Sat the Monument E14

The death of a renowned scientist with ties to the occult; investigating a murder in tobacco country; the story behind Mt. Everest.

Grand Central Occult, Superhero Surfer, Scotty's Castle
Sat the Monument E15

Don explores the strange occult imagery on the ceiling of New York's most famous train station, examines the exiting life of the father of modern day surfing, and visits the grim chambers of one of America's most haunted prisons.

Devil's Music, Fisherman's Wharf, Teddy Bear
Sat the Monument E17

Don visits the spot where a legendary bluesman is believed to have made a deal a with the devil; examining a city wharf that led to a massive case of fraud; exploring the national forest where two of the country's most powerful men vanished.

Gunpowder Plot; Lost In Yellowstone; Cops Are Robbers
Sat the Monument E18

Don Wildman investigates the explosive plot that threatened 17th-century Parliament; learns a true story of survival in Wyoming that inspired America's first national park; visits the night deposit box at the center of America's biggest bank heist.

Sickness Of The Brooklyn Bridge, Day The Sky Fell Down, Stairway From Heaven
Sat the Monument E19

An iconic bridge which was plagued by a mysterious and debilitating disease during its construction; a twisted and beautiful marble sculpture that commemorates an out-of-this world event; the last days of a legendary rock star.

The Disaster That Saved London, The Man In The Green Hat, The Viking Mailman
Sat the Monument E20

A 200-foot tall column commemorating the Great Fire of 1666; the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.; a monument in the American West.

Ames Pyramid; Straus Titanic; Cracking the Zodiac
Sat the Monument E22

A strange pyramid memorializes a technological achievement; a statue commemorating a love story; a notorious island.

The Real Rocky; Dr. Burdell; Devil's Lake
Sat the Monument E23

A memorial to a fictional boxing legend; tombstones of a murdered dentist and the "black widow"; an iconic monument.

Chrysler Building; Stanford Mausoleum; Hindenburg Disaster
Sat the Monument E24

An iconic sky scraper in New York City; an unsolved murder mystery; a film legend's contributions to science and technology.

Teen Vampire; King of Cons; Devil in the White City
Sat the Monument E25

Investigating a vampire in New England, New York City's most historic scam and the country's most famous prison where a brazen escape was pulled off.

Smoky the Yorkie; Golden Gate Bridge; Impossible Climb
Sat the Monument E26

The memorial of a dog war hero; an iconic bridge shrouded in tragedy; an unidentified substance threatens a community.

First Circus Elephant
S1 E5

Don investigates the first circus elephant, a ghostly conviction and more.

Devil's Music and More
S1 E7

Don investigates a deal with the devil, a massive case of fraud and more.