In the 1800s, America Had More Psychiatric Hospitals Than Universities — and They Looked Like Palac

In the eighteen hundreds, America built psychiatric hospitals so massive they looked like palaces — and in some places, they outnumbered universities. But then the buildings disappeared, the records vanished, and thousands of patients were reduced to footnotes. This is the forgotten story of the hospitals America built… and then erased.

In 1912 Every Major Hospital Changed Its Floor Plans — Then the Roof Sunbeds Disappeared

In 1912 Every Major Hospital Changed Its Floor Plans — Then the Roof Sunbeds Disappeared

The Disturbing Story Behind The World's Largest Mental Hospital: Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

The Disturbing Story Behind The World's Largest Mental Hospital: Pilgrim Psychiatric Center

Tartarian technical rooms with no purpose — and no documentation

Tartarian technical rooms with no purpose — and no documentation

The Forgotten Story of the Asylum New York Bought for $1: Kings Park Psychiatric Center

The Forgotten Story of the Asylum New York Bought for $1: Kings Park Psychiatric Center

Old World Staircases Weren't Built For People — The Dark Reason They Sealed the Upper Floors

Old World Staircases Weren't Built For People — The Dark Reason They Sealed the Upper Floors

Rare 1910s Footage: How Everyday Americans Lived and Worked | Restored Archival Film

Rare 1910s Footage: How Everyday Americans Lived and Worked | Restored Archival Film

The Plantation That Hid the South’s Darkest Secret | Abandoned Americana | S2 E02 | Full Episode

The Plantation That Hid the South’s Darkest Secret | Abandoned Americana | S2 E02 | Full Episode

The Last Antique Dealer Who Sold Pre-1880 Telescopes — What Astronomers Said They Showed in the Sky

The Last Antique Dealer Who Sold Pre-1880 Telescopes — What Astronomers Said They Showed in the Sky

250,000 Children With No Parents — The Orphan Trains Nobody Can Explain (1854-1929)

250,000 Children With No Parents — The Orphan Trains Nobody Can Explain (1854-1929)

Why They Stopped Building Star Forts After 1865 — The Real Reason Hidden in the War Archives

Why They Stopped Building Star Forts After 1865 — The Real Reason Hidden in the War Archives

The Metal Spires They Ripped Off Every Old Building — What They Were Actually For

The Metal Spires They Ripped Off Every Old Building — What They Were Actually For

The Original Blue Bloods Kept This in Every Room — What It Did That No One Was Allowed to Document

The Original Blue Bloods Kept This in Every Room — What It Did That No One Was Allowed to Document

The Rise and Ruin of Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum | Where Lobotomies Happened in the Hallways

The Rise and Ruin of Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum | Where Lobotomies Happened in the Hallways

Inside America's Most Extreme Poverty: Life at the Bottom

Inside America's Most Extreme Poverty: Life at the Bottom

What They Hit Digging the Lake Superior Iron Range in 1897 — The Crew Was Reassigned the Same Week

What They Hit Digging the Lake Superior Iron Range in 1897 — The Crew Was Reassigned the Same Week

The Disturbing Story of the Hospital That Became America's First Immigrant Prison: Ellis Island

The Disturbing Story of the Hospital That Became America's First Immigrant Prison: Ellis Island

The Disturbing Story of America’s Most Haunted Asylum: Trans-Allegheny

The Disturbing Story of America’s Most Haunted Asylum: Trans-Allegheny

The Last Man Who Mapped the Caves Under Kentucky — He Came Out Speaking of Rooms That Were Still Lit

The Last Man Who Mapped the Caves Under Kentucky — He Came Out Speaking of Rooms That Were Still Lit

The Fate of Hermann Göring’s Family After the Fall of Nazi Germany

The Fate of Hermann Göring’s Family After the Fall of Nazi Germany

America had free mail, free water, and free transportation until 1913 — then the income tax appeared

America had free mail, free water, and free transportation until 1913 — then the income tax appeared