Monumental Mysteries

2012 • Travel Channel
4.8
45 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
Eligible
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Season 2 episodes (13)

1 Lucy the Elephant
6/13/14
Don gazes upon a mammoth, probes an iconic landmark and bare camp.
2 St. Urho, Mystery Castle
6/20/14
Host Don Wildman investigates a sculpture, visits a fortress, and caverns.
3 Mike The Headless Chicken
6/27/14
Host Don Wildman examines an unusual sculpture of a death-defying creature.
4 Kidnapping The Sacred Cod
7/4/14
Host Don Wildman investigates the fishy disappearance of a sacred effigy.
5 Newsboy's versus The World
7/11/14
Don Wildman explores the David and Goliath tale of New York's newsboys.
6 Kecksburg Space Acorn
7/18/14
Mysteries: Kecksburg Space Acorn, Skyscraper Swindle, Emperor of the U.S.
7 A Communist Comes To America
7/25/14
Host Don Wildman explores a 16 foot statue of Vladimir Lenin.
8 Superman vs. the KKK
8/1/14
Superman vs. the KKK, Huey Long, Marches To Montgomery
9 The Reanimator
8/8/14
Host Don Wildman explores the University of California at Berkley.
10 Blind Tom
8/15/14
Host Don Wildman explores the grave of a blind slave.
11 Escape From Slavery
8/22/14
Don explores one of the most audacious escapes from slavery.
12 The House That Sugar Built
8/29/14
Don explores a mansion that was built on the back of a sweet swindle.
13 Roosevelt's Moroccan Mission
9/5/14
Don explores tales of conspiracy involving a much loved president.

About this show

"Monumental Mysteries" scours the country for America's most extraordinary monuments, and reveals the amazing mysteries hidden within. From New York's Ellis Island, which served as a beacon of hope for a world-famous family of singers (the Von Trapps), to a huge clock on the island of Hawaii where the hands are forever frozen in time (Hilo Tsunami), to the Falling Star Sculpture in Alabama that commemorates the only known American to be hit by a meteorite, to Arizona's breathtaking Grand Canyon, where a newlywed couple inexplicably vanished - these are just some of the tales revealed. Hosted by Don Wildman, this series visits the statues, memorials, national parks, sculptures and gravestones that commemorate our nation's most intriguing events, notorious crimes, scandals, disasters and greatest triumphs of all time.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
45 reviews
Mcjaggar dabest
October 11, 2014
I haven't missed an episode yet it teaches me a lot I never even knew about. Thanks Travel Channel!!!
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A Google user
September 12, 2018
I love the show and could watch it 24/7
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Elaine Hollinger
January 22, 2015
Something new with each episode
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