Mysteries at the Monument

Don Wildman investigates the world's most impressive structures, statues and national parks.
St. Urho; Mystery Castle; Bat Bombs
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A sculpture of a suspicious saint with dubious past; a fanciful fortress; spectacular caverns and a multitude of bats.

Kidnapping the Sacred Cod; Baseball's Forgotten Hero; The Artichoke War
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A sacred effigy; the first African-American baseball player; statue of a New York mayor.

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

Escape From Slavery; A Witch on Hatteras Island; The Horn That Made a Big Bang
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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
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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
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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
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A famous London church, treks to a natural wonder and the palatial prison that housed a famous first lady.

Harlem Hellfighters; Resurrected Jockey; Invention of Braile
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A Harlem memorial dedicated to WWI heroes.

Ellis Island; Sailing Stones; Volcano Curse
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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
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A prison fortress in London; a sculpture honoring civil rights; the tale of a novelist who was a target.

Sleeping Prophet; Mysterious Death of Mozart; Unsung Hero
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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
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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
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Statues that represent a stunning muse; a forest site of a supernatural abduction; the creator of famous American food.

Pickles Saves the World Cup; Strowger Switch; Rebel Rose
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A monument in sports history; a cemetery in St. Petersburg; an undertaker tribute; the National Manassas Battlefield Park.

Grand Central Occult, Superhero Surfer, Scotty's Castle
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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.

Stockholm Syndrome, Soviet Who Saved the World, Barbara Rose
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Don visits a plaza in Sweden that was at the center of an infamous heist; examining a monument in Florida that recalls a near catastrophic war; honoring a Virginia activist who fought for equal education rights.

Devil's Music, Fisherman's Wharf, Teddy Bear
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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.

Ames Pyramid; Straus Titanic; Cracking the Zodiac
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A strange pyramid memorializes a technological achievement; a statue commemorating a love story; a notorious island.

Teen Vampire; King of Cons; Devil in the White City
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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
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The memorial of a dog war hero; an iconic bridge shrouded in tragedy; an unidentified substance threatens a community.

First Circus Elephant; Greenbrier Ghost; Death of Captain Cook
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A monument to the first circus elephant is visited by Don. Also: He explores the legend of a young woman whose ghost allegedly solved her murder; and looks into the life and death of 18th-century English explorer James Cook.