Mysteries of the Abandoned 

Scattered around the world are long-forgotten engineering marvels, decaying cities and empty factories that once stood on the cutting edge of design and construction. Today they are ... See full summary »

Stars:

Kasper Michaels, Andrew Gough, Rob Bell

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kasper Michaels	...	Narrator 7 episodes, 2017
Andrew Gough	...	Himself - Historian and Author / ... 7 episodes, 2017
Rob Bell	...	Himself - Engineer and Adventurer / ... 7 episodes, 2017
Saul David	...	Himself - Military Historian and Author / ... 6 episodes, 2017
Martin Archer	...	Himself - Phd., Space Physicist / ... 6 episodes, 2017
Lucie Green	...	Herself - Solar Physicist / ... 6 episodes, 2017
Roma Agrawal	...	Herself - Structural Engineer / ... 5 episodes, 2017
Andrew Lambert	...	Himself - Professor, Naval Historian / ... 4 episodes, 2017

Storyline

Scattered around the world are long-forgotten engineering marvels, decaying cities and empty factories that once stood on the cutting edge of design and construction. Today they are discarded, dangerous, and some of them are even deadly. "Mysteries of the Abandoned" reveals why these engineering triumphs were built and how they were left to crumble. In each hour long episode, stories tell of who originally designed the structure, its historical significance, and why it was ultimately no longer viable. California's Goat Canyon Trestle railway, Pennsylvania's Kinzua Viaduct steel bridge, the Grand Goulets Road in the French Alps, and Hashima Island, a once thriving and now deserted Japanese island, are among episode subjects.

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Plot Keywords:

abandoned | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Science Channel [United States]

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mysteries of the Abandoned

Company Credits

Production Co:

Like a Shot Entertainment, Science Channel, Film Mare Island

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from Abandoned Engineering (2016)

User Reviews

They can't get coordinates right

I just watched an episode about the Salton Sea in California. At the beginning of the segment they show a globe and the coordinates of the Salton Sea as 33 degrees, 19 minutes, 42.9 seconds north and 115 degrees, 50 minutes, 36.2 seconds east. No part of California is in the eastern hemisphere! I noticed the same mistake on another episode. You would think they could get coordinates right in the second season of the program. The narrator also said the Salton Sea was in the desert of Colorado.