A sprawling army facility dotted with bunkers for miles now stands abandoned in the American heartland of Edgemont, S.D.; experts investigate and uncover a once highly-secure WWII ordnance site designed to store deadly munitions.
A 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 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 program
A historic ship 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.
A curiously designed 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.
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.
Scholars and historians examine the Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana; Benton Harbor, Michigan; Rhyolite, Nevada and New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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.
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.