The imposing city of Washington, D.C. was inspired by the ancient world, as seen in the Greek pillars, Roman domes, and even an Egyptian-style obelisk that mark the landscape. But is it possible that the designs and philosophies enshrined in the streets of the U.S. capital were influenced by an otherworldly source? Ancient Astronaut theorist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos travels to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia to investigate the origins of the American democratic experiment. Did George Washington have an alien encounter at Valley Forge--one that gave him mystical protection throughout the American Revolutionary War? Does the way Washington, D.C. was planned and constructed hold any clues to the beliefs of the nation's founding leaders? Did the Native American stories of Sky Gods play a role in the establishment of the United States? Might the inspirational ideas of reason and science embraced by the Founding Fathers have in fact been seeded by an extraterrestrial intervention?

Investigates the history and symbology so prominent in the creation of the United States, and traces the intricate connections of the Founders with Freemasonry and other secret organizations. How did the trademarks of the highly secretive Masons become integrated into the Great Seal and into the dollar bill containing the All-Seeing Eye? Did the grid design of the nation's capital--commissioned by George Washington and completed by Pierre L'Enfant--contain occult symbols embraced by the Illuminati in 1776? Did Benjamin Franklin and George Washington deliberately enlist 33 Freemason generals from France to grow the fraternal brotherhood among Masonic nations? Explore the secret (and secretly dark) sides of the men responsible for laying the foundation of the United States.

Boston and Philadelphia are renowned for their part in America’s revolutionary saga, but these cities harbor an unseen connection…the Freemasons. From the whispers of hidden tunnels and tombs beneath Boston’s North End, to the incredible waterworld still intact under Philadelphia, the legendary secret society has left behind the blueprints to America’s rise.

Don goes deep beneath a Knights Templar stronghold in Turkey to explore a provocative theory that may link the fabled secret society to the founding fathers of America.

In 1891, the Washington Star newspaper called the capital "the greatest town for ghosts in the country." Many think the assertion holds true today. Does Lincoln roam the White House? Does Ulysses S. Grant visit the Willard Hotel?

A penetrating and often amusing history of the Holy City hosted by one of the world's foremost historians.

The imposing city of Washington, D.C. was inspired by the ancient world, as seen in the Greek pillars, Roman domes, and even an Egyptian-style obelisk that mark the landscape. But is it possible that the designs and philosophies enshrined in the streets of the U.S. capital were influenced by an otherworldly source? Ancient Astronaut theorist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos travels to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia to investigate the origins of the American democratic experiment. Did George Washington have an alien encounter at Valley Forge--one that gave him mystical protection throughout the American Revolutionary War? Does the way Washington, D.C. was planned and constructed hold any clues to the beliefs of the nation's founding leaders? Did the Native American stories of Sky Gods play a role in the establishment of the United States? Might the inspirational ideas of reason and science embraced by the Founding Fathers have in fact been seeded by an extraterrestrial intervention?

Investigates the history and symbology so prominent in the creation of the United States, and traces the intricate connections of the Founders with Freemasonry and other secret organizations. How did the trademarks of the highly secretive Masons become integrated into the Great Seal and into the dollar bill containing the All-Seeing Eye? Did the grid design of the nation's capital--commissioned by George Washington and completed by Pierre L'Enfant--contain occult symbols embraced by the Illuminati in 1776? Did Benjamin Franklin and George Washington deliberately enlist 33 Freemason generals from France to grow the fraternal brotherhood among Masonic nations? Explore the secret (and secretly dark) sides of the men responsible for laying the foundation of the United States.

Boston and Philadelphia are renowned for their part in America’s revolutionary saga, but these cities harbor an unseen connection…the Freemasons. From the whispers of hidden tunnels and tombs beneath Boston’s North End, to the incredible waterworld still intact under Philadelphia, the legendary secret society has left behind the blueprints to America’s rise.

Don goes deep beneath a Knights Templar stronghold in Turkey to explore a provocative theory that may link the fabled secret society to the founding fathers of America.

In 1891, the Washington Star newspaper called the capital "the greatest town for ghosts in the country." Many think the assertion holds true today. Does Lincoln roam the White House? Does Ulysses S. Grant visit the Willard Hotel?

A penetrating and often amusing history of the Holy City hosted by one of the world's foremost historians.

The imposing city of Washington, D.C. was inspired by the ancient world, as seen in the Greek pillars, Roman domes, and even an Egyptian-style obelisk that mark the landscape. But is it possible that the designs and philosophies enshrined in the streets of the U.S. capital were influenced by an otherworldly source? Ancient Astronaut theorist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos travels to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia to investigate the origins of the American democratic experiment. Did George Washington have an alien encounter at Valley Forge--one that gave him mystical protection throughout the American Revolutionary War? Does the way Washington, D.C. was planned and constructed hold any clues to the beliefs of the nation's founding leaders? Did the Native American stories of Sky Gods play a role in the establishment of the United States? Might the inspirational ideas of reason and science embraced by the Founding Fathers have in fact been seeded by an extraterrestrial intervention?

Investigates the history and symbology so prominent in the creation of the United States, and traces the intricate connections of the Founders with Freemasonry and other secret organizations. How did the trademarks of the highly secretive Masons become integrated into the Great Seal and into the dollar bill containing the All-Seeing Eye? Did the grid design of the nation's capital--commissioned by George Washington and completed by Pierre L'Enfant--contain occult symbols embraced by the Illuminati in 1776? Did Benjamin Franklin and George Washington deliberately enlist 33 Freemason generals from France to grow the fraternal brotherhood among Masonic nations? Explore the secret (and secretly dark) sides of the men responsible for laying the foundation of the United States.

Boston and Philadelphia are renowned for their part in America’s revolutionary saga, but these cities harbor an unseen connection…the Freemasons. From the whispers of hidden tunnels and tombs beneath Boston’s North End, to the incredible waterworld still intact under Philadelphia, the legendary secret society has left behind the blueprints to America’s rise.

Don goes deep beneath a Knights Templar stronghold in Turkey to explore a provocative theory that may link the fabled secret society to the founding fathers of America.

In 1891, the Washington Star newspaper called the capital "the greatest town for ghosts in the country." Many think the assertion holds true today. Does Lincoln roam the White House? Does Ulysses S. Grant visit the Willard Hotel?

A penetrating and often amusing history of the Holy City hosted by one of the world's foremost historians.