Don Wildman
Host
Mysteries at the Monument (2013)
Season 2
Host Don Wildman takes viewers around the country without having to leave the comforts of home, visiting national parks, statues, and memorials to reveal the history and mysteries that surround these treasures. Whether it be a mysterious disappearance, an unsolved murder or an unexplained haunting, the show reveals secrets and information about each monument leaving the viewer with the a deeper understanding of these important places but often overlooked pieces of American history.
Released May 9, 2013
Episode 45 min
10+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, History, Mystery
Keywords: imdb.reenactment, imdb.travel, imdb.museum, tmdb.national-park, tmdb.travel, tmdb.mysterious, tmdb.unexplained + 5 more, tmdb.haunted, tmdb.monuments, tmdb.memorial, tmdb.unsolved-murders, tmdb.american-monuments
Watch Providers: Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Discovery +, Plex, Discovery+ Amazon Channel + 2 more, Xumo Play, Plex Channel
Production Companies: Optomen Productions
Network: Travel Channel
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Lucy the Elephant, Capitol Bomber, Hitler in Hollywood
Don Wildman encounters a majestic mammoth that boasts an incredible tale of survival; investigates an iconic landmark that was at the center of terrifying explosive attacks; and unveils an abandoned camp with a sinister past.
June 13, 2014, midnight
S2E2 - St. Urho, Mystery Castle, Bat Bombs
Don Wildman investigates a sculpture of a suspicious saint with a dubious past; visits a fortress at the center of a strange tale of secrecy, discovery, and death; and explores spectacular caverns and its multitude of bats.
June 20, 2014, midnight
S2E3 - Headless Chicken, Boon Island, Sister Aimee
Host Don Wildman examines an unusual sculpture of a death-defying creature; gazes upon a lonely outpost built atop an island that witnessed unspeakable horrors; and explores a spectacular park linked to a preacher.
June 27, 2014, midnight
S2E4 - Sacred Cod, Forgotten Hero, Artichoke War
The host looks into the fishy disappearance of a sacred effigy at the Massachusetts State House. Also: the story of baseball's first African-American player; and the mayor behind New York's "artichoke wars."
July 4, 2014, midnight
S2E5 - The Mystery of Captain Thunderbolt, Newsboy's Versus the World, the Rocket Man
A look at the mysterious scholar who founded the Round Schoolhouse in Brookline, Vt. Also, Host Don Wildman explores the story of New York's newsboys and visits a life-sized bronze statue of a pioneering explorer who dared to reach for the stars.
July 11, 2014, midnight
S2E6 - Kecksburg Space Acorn, Skyscraper Swindle, Emperor of the U.S.
A bizarre sculpture that's shaped like an acorn is examined, along with the story of a skyscraper scandal. Also, an engineering wonder inspired by an eccentric emperor.
July 18, 2014, midnight
S2E7 - The King and the Spanish Dancer, a Communist Comes to America, Filth Party
The story of a Bavarian king's adulterous affair with a Spanish dancer is explored. Also, the host visits a 16-foot statue of Vladimir Lenin located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle and recalls how a scientist used himself as a lab rat to study a disease.
July 25, 2014, midnight
S2E8 - Superman vs. the KKK, Who Killed Huey Long?, Marches to Montgomery
The host explores the story of how a social crusader infiltrated the Klu Klux Klan and visits the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of a 1965 attack on civil rights demonstrators in Selma, Ala. Also, the mystery surrounding the death of former Louisiana governor Huey Long.
Aug. 1, 2014, midnight
S2E9 - The Reanimator, Florida Three Toes, the Man Who Invented Martians
The story of an ambitious scientist trying to play god is explored at the University of California at Berkley. Also, the tale of a Godzilla-esque creature stalking the beaches at Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin, Fla., and the legacy of astronomer Percival Lowell.
Aug. 8, 2014, midnight
S2E10 - Blind Tom, Invention of the Tommy Gun, Granddaddy of Snowboarding
Don visits the grave of a blind slave whose musical genius led to a bitter custody battle. Also: He investigates the birthplace of the tommy gun; and explores the origins of snowboarding.
Aug. 15, 2014, midnight
S2E11 - Escape From Slavery, A Witch on Hatteras Island, The Horn That Made a Big Bang
Don explores the story of an escape from slavery while visiting a historic home in Boston; and investigates a majestic oak tree's connection to witchcraft while on Hatteras Island, N.C. Also: how the Holmdel Horn Antenna changed the way people understand life.
Aug. 22, 2014, midnight
S2E12 - The House That Sugar Built, Kill Dozer, Rocking Chair Riots
The host investigates a sugar swindle while visiting a mansion in Michigan; learns about a bulldozer rampage in the town of Granby, Colo.; and gets to the bottom of the 1901 "rocking chair" riot that took place in New York City's Central Park.
Aug. 29, 2014, midnight
S2E13 - Roosevelt's Moroccan Mission; The Last Bare Knuckle Boxer; America's First Spy Ring
How conspiracy and lies are associated with a president. A look at the last bare-knuckle boxing match and a visit to the home of America's first spy ring.
Sept. 5, 2014, midnight
Travel Channel
45 min/ep
1755 min
May 9, 2013
Sept. 25, 2015, midnight
Ended
TV-PG / 10+
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