Places of Mystery - Season 1

Season 1

Episodes

Ghostly Gettysburg
A trip to Gettysburg, where ghosts are purported to abound. Included: a Civil War hospital haunted by a sharpshooter and a phantom regiment that still marches.

Witch City
A trip to Salem, Mass. Included: archeological discoveries.

Haunted Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island is visited by parapsychologists, authors and film crews, who examine tales of unexplained sounds, screams, smells and the sensation of being watched.

Paranormal New Orleans
A trip to haunted sections of New Orleans includes the Bottom of the Cup Tearoom, haunted by a woman who froze to death on the roof; and the tomb of voodoo queen Marie Laveau. Also: LaLaurie Mansion, where the spirits of tortured servants are said to roam.

Chitchen Itza
Examining Chichen Itza on the Yucatan peninsula.

Prophecies of Copan
Archaeologists attempt to decode carvings and inscriptions on Mayan temples in Honduras; and discover a calendar containing dates of past events and predictions for the future.

Three Secrets of Fatima
The prophesies of Fatima, Portugal, from 1917, when shepherd children had a vision of the Virgin Mary on six occasions.

Haunted St. Augustine
Magic and mystery in St. Augustine, Fla., including more than 60 historic sites featuring forts, missions and museums.

Shrine of Padre Pio
The Italian religious shrine to Padre Pio, who exhibited signs of the stigmata.

Malta's Sacred Temples
Examined: enigmatic ruins on the island of Malta, where legend says a utopian society once existed.

Incredible Coral Castle
Examining the Coral Castle, a Miami tourist attraction, and the man who built it, Ed Leedskalnin, a Latvian immigrant who spent 20 years constructing it.

Mystical Machu Picchu
The city of Machu Picchu in Peru, a spiritual and astronomical center for Inca culture, is observed. Included: experts and Inca descendants describe mysterious powers of the area.

Nasca's Peruvian Puzzle
A trip to southern Peru to observe a pre-Incan culture. Included: mummies; gigantic lines and symbols scattered across the desert.

The Ghost Capitol of England
The English town of Derby, former site of punishments that included being burned at the stake, hanged and pressed to death.

England's Haunted Valley
Observing the Longendale Valley in Northern England, where strange phenomena include phantom lights and ghost bombers. Also: researchers use scientific equipment to examine the strange occurrences.

Hollywood's Famous Phantoms
Haunted spots in Hollywood are investigated by a team of experts, including a parapsychologist, a psychic and a Hollywood historian. Included: the Roosevelt Hotel, where ghosts of Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift have supposedly been sighted.

Romantic Camelot
Included: Tintagel Castle, Cadbury Castle and Glastonbury Abbey, sites in England that may shed light on the legend of King Arthur.

Jack the Ripper's London
Examining a series of murders in 1888 London that baffled police.

Eerie Edinburgh
A trip to the capital city of Edinburgh in southern Scotland, which has a tumultuous history including religious persecution, the Black Plague and barbaric executions.

Hawaii's Hidden Power
Mysteries and legends of the Hawaiian islands, including Pele, the goddess of Kilauea; and haunted trails.

Supernatural South Africa
The Kwazulu Natal region of South Africa, rich with hauntings, paranormal activity and cultural magic, is examined. Included: the stark Drakensberg (dragon mountains) of eastern South Africa.

Legend of Howick Falls
Investigating Howick Falls in South Africa, where a mysterious and elusive creature called the Inkanyamba is said to live. Also: local history that includes tribal slaughter and cannibalism.

Miracles of Lourdes
A trip to Lourdes, France, where spiritual and physical healings are said to occur.

Mystical Prague
Examining the city of Prague and its art, music, literature and science. Also: folklore, mysticism and alchemy, including the legend of the 16th-century Golem.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Examining the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

Dracula's Castle
Examining the Romanian countryside and the castle of Vlad the Impaler.
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