The Best TV Shows on Travel Channel

Every Travel Channel Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Premiering in 2005 and 2007, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern are among Travel Channel’s most celebrated shows. With its programming history stretching from 2005 to 2022, Travel Channel offers an impressive lineup of over 20 shows. Explore our list of the top rated shows up to date from October 2025 that includes over 20 unique series.

  • Food Paradise
    Food Paradise (2007)10.0

    A taste of America's one-of-a-kind dining experiences with the most mouthwatering and decadent specialties from around the country.

  • Ghost Nation
    Ghost Nation (2019)9.3

    Paranormal investigators and ghost-hunting pioneers Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango respond to urgent calls from local paranormal investigators nationwide who have reached a dead end with their high-stakes personal cases.

  • Mysteries at the Museum
    Mysteries at the Museum (2010)9.1

    Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's most incredible triumphs, sensational crimes and bizarre encounters.

  • Destination Fear
    Destination Fear (2019)8.6

    You saw him on Ghost Adventures, now, Dakota Laden takes his sister and best friend on a cross-country road trip to visit the most haunted locations in America.

  • Paranormal Caught on Camera
    Paranormal Caught on Camera (2019)8.2

    Some of the most amazing, eye-opening and downright scary paranormal videos from around the world are featured as a panel of experts break down the footage and analyze what exactly the eyewitnesses captured.

  • Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
    Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern (2007)8.0

    Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern is a travel and cuisine television show hosted by Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel. The first season debuted on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 9pm ET/PT. Bizarre Foods focuses on regional cuisine from around the world which is typically perceived by Americans as being disgusting, exotic, or bizarre. In each episode, Zimmern focuses on the cuisine of a particular country or region. He typically shows how the food is procured, where it is served, and, usually without hesitation, eats it. Originally a one-hour documentary titled Bizarre Foods of Asia, repeated showings on the Travel Channel drew consistent, considerable audiences. In late 2006, it was decided to turn the documentary into a weekly, one-hour show with the same premise and with Andrew Zimmern as the host. In 2009, Zimmern took a break from Bizarre Foods to work on one season of the spin-off Bizarre World.

  • Expedition Unknown
    Expedition Unknown (2015)7.9

    The adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe.

  • Hotel Impossible
    Hotel Impossible (2012)7.8

    Hotel Impossible is a reality television program from Travel Channel in which struggling hotels receive an extensive makeover by veteran hotel operator Anthony Melchiorri and his team. The show premiered on April 9, 2012.

  • Paranormal Lockdown
    Paranormal Lockdown (2016)7.8

    Nick Groff, a paranormal investigator who's "on a mission to discover something new in the paranormal field", and his paranormal researcher Katrina Weidman spend 72 hours together locked down in the most haunted locations in their quest to learn more about the unknown. They stay with the dead at these reportedly haunted places, many of which have never been filmed for a production and some will be investigated for the first time on television. Groff and Weidman believe, that "the longer they stay, the more the spirits will communicate with them and the more information they can gather about the unknown".

  • Expedition Bigfoot
    Expedition Bigfoot (2019)7.8

    An elite team of Sasquatch specialists journey into the unforgiving Oregon wilderness in search of Bigfoot. The three-week expedition, based on science and expertise, may finally pull the elusive beast out of the pages of legend and lore and into reality.

  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
    Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)7.7

    Anthony Bourdain uncovers the best cuisine across the world. At each location, Tony dives headfirst into life's colorful and rich pageant, bringing his intellectual curiosity, empathy, wit and boundless appetite.

  • Ghost Adventures
    Ghost Adventures (2008)7.7

    Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans and his crew, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin, search for haunted locations both domestically and internationally. During their investigations, Zak and crew acquaint themselves with the general area; interview locals about the hauntings; and go face-to-face with the evil spirits who reportedly haunt these locations.

  • Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
    Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (2015)7.6

    Featuring the not-to-be-missed legendary foods that define a location. These are the unique dishes we're willing to travel halfway around the world to sample. Each episode features one locale and at least four of five iconic foods that define the location. Delicious Destinations explores how they are made and take viewers inside the kitchens, factories and farms where these foods are created. We dig into the origin of these popular foods and how they've evolved over time. And for those who like their meals well-seasoned, we dish on the sometimes special lingo associated with these foods and the surprising table manners you absolutely need to know. This is a series that is guaranteed to make you hungry!

  • The Holzer Files
    The Holzer Files (2019)7.4

    Paranormal investigator Dave Schrader, psychic medium Cindy Kaza, equipment expert Shane Pittman and researcher Gabe Roth investigate terrifyingly true hauntings from the recently discovered case files of America's first ghost hunter, Dr. Hans Holzer.

  • The Dead Files
    The Dead Files (2011)6.9

    Psychic medium Amy Allan and former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi investigate locations that are reported to be haunted.

  • Kindred Spirits
    Kindred Spirits (2016)6.9

    Ghost hunters Adam Berry and Amy Bruni help real families who claim to be bedeviled by paranormal activity in their homes.

  • Man v. Food
    Man v. Food (2017)6.7

    Casey Webb travels the country in search of America's most delicious dishes and ultimate eating challenges.

  • Man v. Food
    Man v. Food (2008)6.5

    Food fanatic Adam Richman has held nearly every job in the restaurant biz, and now he's on a journey to explore the biggest and best eats this nation has to offer, including some of the craziest eating challenges around.

  • Urban Legend
    Urban Legend (2022)5.9

    This nightmarish anthology series, under the creative guidance of master of horror Eli Roth, showcases classic urban legends as you've never seen them before. Featuring lurking psychopaths, murderous mysteries, creepy creatures and twisting tales, these disturbing legends prey on our most deeply embedded fears to shock and terrify.

  • Metropolis
    Metropolis (2015)2.0

    Metropolis explores one important world city each episode, uncovering rich historical secrets behind its extraordinary location. A travel guide to iconic cities around the world, highlighting hidden secrets, signature foods and cultural idiosyncrasies.