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.

Lucy the Elephant; Capitol Bomber; Hitler in Hollywood
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A majestic mammoth's survival; an iconic landmark; an abandoned camp.

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.

The Reanimator; Florida Three Toes; The Man Who Invented Martians
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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
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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
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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.

Savior of the Squalus; Man Who Saved Pisa; Candy Bomber
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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
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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.

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.

First Circus Elephant; Greenbrier Ghost; Daredevil Hoaxster
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The first circus elephant; the tombstone of a young woman; a statue of a legendary explorer who met a violent demise.

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.

Sickness Of The Brooklyn Bridge, Day The Sky Fell Down, Stairway From Heaven
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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
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A 200-foot tall column commemorating the Great Fire of 1666; the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.; a monument in the American West.

Lady Godiva and The Peeping Tom; Bishop's Brain; Birds of a Feather
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A statue of bare-cheeked bravery; the grave of a mentalist; feathered friends in the Florida Everglades.

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.

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.

Devil's Music; Fisherman's Wharf; Alaska Triangle Hale Boggs
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Don examines a case of fraud at a city wharf; the story of a famous bluesman's alleged deal with the devil; and the disappearance of two congressmen in the remote wilderness of Alaska.