Name: Mysteries at the Monument
Uploaded: 2025-04-21T15:38:50.000Z
Description: Don Wildman investigates the world's most impressive -- and sometimes obscure -- structures, statues and national parks to uncover the incredible tales hidden in their history.

Don Wildman investigates the world's most impressive -- and sometimes obscure -- structures, statues and national parks to uncover the incredible tales hidden in their history.

WBD - Mysterious Worlds

Don visits a 27-acre island one mile from Lower Manhattan, examines a mysterious set of stones and heads to a legendary 300-year-old fortress.

Ellis Island and More

Don visits a landmark town where a con man preyed on desperate cancer patients, examines a statue of a teenage girl on horseback, and looks inside a storage shed that has inspired media frenzies and legal battles.

Eureka Springs and More

Don visits the grave marker of a mysterious psychic, examines a bust of one the greatest composers of all time who may have been a murder victim and explores a city park that is haunted by a ghastly episode from its past.

Sleeping Prophet and More

Don investigates a stunning muse whose beauty inspired a crime of passion, visits a forest that was the site of a bizarre and possibly supernatural abduction and tracks down the real creator of a famous American food.

American Venus and More

Don visits a monument to the first circus elephant, looks at the tombstone of a young woman whose ghost allegedly helped convict her husband of murder and examines a statue of a explorer who met a violent demise.

First Circus Elephant and More

Don examines the strange occult imagery on the ceiling of New York's most famous train station, the exciting life of the father of modern surfing and the grim chambers of one of America's most haunted prisons.

Grand Central Occult and More

Don investigates a mysterious disease connected to an iconic bridge, examines a beautifully twisted sculpture that commemorates an out-of-this-world event and exposes a strange plot involving the body of a legendary rock star.

Brooklyn Bridge and More

Don examines a strange pyramid, visits a statue that commemorates a love story and explores an island nicknamed for a California serial killer.

Ames Pyramid and More

Don visits a memorial to a fictional boxing legend who is based on a real-life fighter, travels to the tombstone of a murdered dentist and examines a monument to an iconic kiss.

The Real Rocky and More

Don sits one of New York City's most iconic skyscrapers and the epicenter of a bitter rivalry, explores an unsolved murder mystery and examines the very spot where a majestic airship crashed to the ground.

Chrysler Building and More

Don investigates the tombstone of a young woman who some say haunted a small New England town, the man behind one of New York City's most elaborate scams and a series of grisly crimes committed by a madman.

Teen Vampire and More

Don visits the memorial to the dog that became a celebrated war hero, an iconic bridge shrouded in tragedy and a state forest where a unidentified substance threatened an entire community.

Smoky the Yorkie and More

Don inspects a bizarre sculpture that commemorates an otherworldly event, visits the world's smallest skyscraper that was at the heart of an outrageous scam and marvels at an engineering wonder inspired by an eccentric emperor.

Space Acorn and More

Don investigates a sculpture of a suspicious saint with a dubious past, visits a fanciful fortress at the center of a strange tale and explores the spectacular caverns that inspired a covert military operation.

St. Urho and More

Don examines an sculpture of a death-defying chicken, gazes upon a lonely island outpost that witnessed unspeakable horrors and explores a spectacular park linked to a preacher who shocked the world with her scandalous tale.

Mike the Chicken and More

Don investigates the fishy disappearance of a sacred effigy, explores the truth behind the first African-American baseball player and examines the statue of a New York mayor who looked to restore law and order using a vegetable.

Kidnapping the Cow and More

Don gazes upon a majestic mammoth that boasts an incredible tale of survival, investigates an iconic landmark at the center of a terrifying chain of explosive attacks and unveils an abandoned camp once home to a sinister group.

Lucy the Elephant and More

Don investigates a sinister schoolteacher, explores the David and Goliath tale of New York's newsboys and examines a life-sized bronze statue of a pioneering explorer who dared to reach for the stars.

Captain Thunderbolt and More

Don investigates a mysterious dancer that cost a Bavarian king his home, a 16-foot statue of Vladimir Lenin in an unusual location and a courageous yet disgusting medical experiment.

Filth Party and More

Don explores a colossal mountain where a hero in disguise took on the KKK, investigates the grave of a controversial politician and takes in a bridge that found itself at the center of the struggle for civil rights.

Superman vs. the KKK and More

Don investigates an ambitious scientist who once tried to play god, the tale of a Godzilla-like creature and a man who shocked and changed the public's perception of alien life.

The Reanimator and More

Don explores the grave of a blind slave whose musical talents led to a custody battle, investigates the birthplace of the inventor of the Tommy gun and examines the origins of the snowboard.

Blind Tom and More

Don examines one of the most audacious escapes from slavery of all time, a majestic oak tree linked to stories of witchcraft and an odd-looking device that forever changed our understanding of life.

Escape From Slavery and More

Don explores a mansion built on the back of the sweetest of swindles, a town that was terrorized by a mechanical monster and a violent uprising in NYC's Central Park that left it changed forever.

Killer Dozer and More

Don explores tales of conspiracy and lies involving one of the nation's best-loved presidents, the incredible story of the last bare-knuckle boxing match and the brains behind America's first spy ring.

First Spy Ring and More

Don Wildman visits the famous London church that set the stage for an audacious heist, treks to a natural wonder that Mother Nature herself threatened to shut down, and visits a prison that once housed a famous First Lady.

Stone of Destiny

Don Wildman examines an iconic wall that gave rise to daring escapes, gazes upon a star that marks a Hollywood scandal, and honors the statue of a pioneering scientist.

Freedom Balloon

Don Wildman heads to Harlem to view a memorial dedicated to the little-known heroes of WWI, ventures to a California racetrack where a tenacious jockey beat death, and travels to the Pantheon in Paris to pay respect to a game-changing inventor.

Harlem Hellfighters

Don Wildman examines a memorial honoring a historic vessel that endured a maritime nightmare, investigates the ingenuity behind an iconic structure in Italy and explores a German park that marks a sweet tale of a war hero.

Savior of the Squalus and More

Don Wildman investigates a prison fortress in London that inspired a risky bid for the throne of England, examines a sculpture honoring civil rights and tells the tale of a novelist who was the target of a smear campaign.

The Lunch That Changed America

Don Wildman visits Britain's MI6 where spymasters groomed a gadget genius, views a California clocktower that was key in absolving a man accused of terrorism and visits a quirky monument honoring a mythical turtle.

The Real Q

Host Don Wildman examines a simple plaque that salutes a young boy and his pig who, together, sparked a cultural craze, explores a medieval tower that inspired a children's verse and visits a gravesite that witnessed freedom.

All the Kings' Horses

Don Wildman heads to London to see a statue that marks an unforgettable moment in British sporting history, visits the tomb of a man whose grudge inspired innovation and visits a Civil War battle site altered by a vandal.

Pickles Saves the World Cup

Don Wildman heads to sunny Pasadena, CA, to explore the mysterious death of a renowned scientist, investigate the murder of a gaudy heir and his celebrity wife and probe the story behind one of Mt. Everest's deadliest disasters.

Black Magic Rocket Scientist

Don Wildman visits a plaza in Sweden that was at the center of an infamous heist, examines a monument in Florida that recalls a near catastrophic war, and honors a Virginian activist who fought for equal education rights.

Stockholm Syndrome

Host Don Wildman examines the 17th century plot that threatened Parliament, treks to a Wyoming mountain to uncover the true story that inspired America's first national park, and visits a Massachusetts night deposit box.

Gunpowder Plot

Don Wildman visits London where a tall column memorializes a tragic event, then he travels to the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, where a hypocrisy was exposed. In Genoa, Nevada, Don views a monument to a frontiersman.

The Disaster That Saved London

Don Wildman treks to the UK for a glimpse of a statue that tells a story of bare-cheeked bravery, visits a Brooklyn cemetery to investigate the death of a psychic, and check outs the feathered friends that fueled a fashion trend.

Mysteries at the Monument

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