The Best TV Shows on Travel Channel

Every Travel Channel Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Travel Channel has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 2002 and as recent as 2020. Highlighting Travel Channel’s quality programming, Madventures and John Ratzenberger's Made in America stand out, premiering in 2002 and 2004. Check out the most acclaimed shows on Travel Channel, with a catalog of over 20 series updated for March 2026.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Madventures
    Madventures (2002)8.3

    Riku and Tunna travel around the globe on a shoestring budget, carrying nothing but their backpacks and a camera, on a quest to reveal the most bizarre and dangerous secrets of the planet. No crew, no security, no limits.

  • 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.

  • John Ratzenberger's Made in America
    John Ratzenberger's Made in America (2004)8.0

    John Ratzenberger's Made in America is an American documentary television series hosted by John Ratzenberger. The series premiered January 6, 2004, on the Travel Channel. Ratzenberger visits various American manufacturers, taking the show's viewers along on the tours and showing how various everyday items are made. The show has visited a variety of factories, including Crayola, Airstream, Yankee Candle, Samuel Adams Brewery, Ruger, Delta Faucet Company, and Rodgers Instruments.

  • Expedition Unknown
    Expedition Unknown (2015)8.0

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

  • Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
    Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (2015)8.0

    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!

  • Mummy Mysteries
    Mummy Mysteries (2020)8.0

    An international team of archaeological experts reveal the true stories behind ancient Egypt's most infamous mummies, using modern forensic science, they uncover tales of life and death in one of history's most mysterious civilizations.

  • Paranormal Lockdown
    Paranormal Lockdown (2016)7.9

    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".

  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
    Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005)7.8

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Expedition Bigfoot
    Expedition Bigfoot (2019)7.7

    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.

  • Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox
    Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox (2018)7.1

    Actress Megan Fox has peeked behind the curtain of some of these ancient sites, igniting an insatiable curiosity to learn more about these lost worlds. She embarks on an epic international journey to investigate and find answers to these enduring mysteries.

  • 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.

  • Hotel Paranormal
    Hotel Paranormal (2020)6.8

    First person testimony accounts of those who have dared to stay or work at hotels that are cursed and troubled by paranormal activity.

  • 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.

  • 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.