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The Best Episodes of Cities of the Underworld

Every episode of Cities of the Underworld ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Cities of the Underworld!

The Best Episodes of Cities of the Underworld

Don Wildman travels to the farthest and deepest reaches of the globe, using cutting-edge technology to explore mysteries buried deep underground.

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  1. Background image for Tomb of the Lost Mummies
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Tomb of the Lost Mummies

    S3:E11

    When you think of Egypt, you think of the Pyramids, vast deserts and infamous leaders like Cleopatra. But there's more to the story. Underground Cairo is explored, focusing on ancient structures that have withstood time and countless invasions. Included: a step pyramid built a century before the Giza pyramids; and a tomb containing 2000-year-old mummies. Also examined: the Book of the Dead.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Tunnels Of Hell
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Tunnels Of Hell

    S3:E2

    The largest naval armada in U.S. history descended on the Japanese island of Okinawa in April of 1945. Instead of a swift victory for the American's it became the bloodiest battle of the Pacific. Much of the battle wasn't on land it was underneath it--from the beehive of combat tunnels to the caves where thousands of civilians hid. Join host Don Wildman as he discovers what it was like to live through the Battle of Okinawa. Watch as he delves into the subterranean tunnels, caves, and bunkers, and then dives to explore the lost naval destroyer sunken deep in the waters off Okinawa's coast.

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Hitler's Trenches
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Hitler's Trenches

    S3:E5

    World War I was the bloodiest war the world had ever seen. A young Adolf Hitler served in the trenches and tunnels of Belgium's Western Front. Join host Don Wildman as he explores the subterranean web where 24,000 Allied soldiers waited to ambush the enemy, to the indestructible fortress that endured thousands of bombs daily. Discover the underground that made World War I one of the most brutal wars in history... and turned Hitler into the terrifying madman of World War II.

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    Director:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Secret Holy Land
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #4 - Secret Holy Land

    S3:E9

    Ethiopia is home to some of the oldest settlements in the world. This cradle of mankind is a country born from legend and shrouded in mystery. Underground Ethiopia is explored. Included: tombs of emperors; subterranean cathedrals; and the palace of the Queen of Sheba. Also: theories regarding the possible resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Real Mafia Underground
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #5 - Real Mafia Underground

    S3:E3

    The mafia instills fear around the world, but in Sicily, its presence can't be ignored. This is where the mob got its start, with the help of the underground. We'll trace the Mafia's roots back to a vigilante secret society that created an underground network where they would hold trials against corrupt city officials and execute the accused. We'll track the escape route of a most-wanted mob boss through ancient subterranean waterways, and discover a bone-crypt that holds the key to Sicily's violent past. We'll even find out how the mafia teamed up with the Allies during WWII, undermining the Axis' line of bunkers deep within the hillside and embedding themselves into Sicilian society for good.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for City Of Blood
    7.2/10(29 votes)

    #6 - City Of Blood

    S3:E1

    Jack the Ripper terrorized the city with his gruesome slaughters. Secret pagan societies raised Hell. Thieves made a killing stealing fresh corpses. London's streets ran red with blood, and it seeped into the underground. It was a city filled with disease, misery and chaos, making it ripe for grisly murders and horrific rumors to spread like the plague. Tales of witches and killers, the Antichrist and pagan rituals filled the city... but behind every ghost story is the terrifying truth of what happened here. From creepy caves scrawled with warnings of witches to the sewers and crypts where murderers and thieves lurked beneath the city streets, London's underground is hiding dark secrets and clues to the bloody truth.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Barbarians' Lair
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #7 - Barbarians' Lair

    S3:E6

    After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe was plunged into chaos for centuries, with vicious carnage and rampant disease regularly raging through the streets. However, below the streets was another world designed to keep the people alive and the enemy guessing. Join host Don Wildman as he uncovers immense quarries of a secret society, Templar torture chambers and the tunnels of medieval "ghost knights."

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Gladiators: Blood Sport
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Gladiators: Blood Sport

    S3:E8

    The gladiators of ancient Rome were the ultimate fighting machines. They waged bloody battles to the death for the entertainment of the masses--and to earn their freedom. From the depths of the vicious and magnificent Flavian amphitheater, to the buried brothel where they lived their last days, these are the secret lives of Rome's famed slave warriors. Peel back the layers to uncover the origin of these fierce fighters, as host Don Wildman heads into ancient crypts, subterranean chambers used for pagan worship, and to the school that taught the gladiators how survive... and how to kill.

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  10. Background image for Under the Rock
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #9 - Under the Rock

    S3:E10

    While most people think of San Francisco as a haven for peace-loving hippies, this city by the Bay is actually one of the biggest military defense installations in America. We'll take you beneath its picturesque hills and uncover the biggest ammunitions depot on the West Coast before plunging into a deadly arsenal that once stored nuclear missiles with more than six times the destructive power of the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. From the secret Civil War fortification buried beneath Alcatraz to the human trafficking tunnels winding below Chinatown, San Francisco's underground is evidence of its sordid past.

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Gods of War
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Gods of War

    S3:E12

    Located on the coveted gateway between the East and West, Turkey has a history marked by ambitious conquerors and great empires vying for control of the trade routes. Left behind was a rich mythology of gods and men with tales of epic battles which soaked Turkey's soil in blood. We'll uncover the truth behind these mysterious legends revealing how a nation at war turned underground for its only means of survival, a maniacal king's plot to overturn consecrated ground to build one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and even an ancient healing spa of the gods!

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Alcatraz Down Under
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Alcatraz Down Under

    S3:E13

    Beneath the sunny façade of Sydney, Australia lies a dark past. Underground Sydney is explored. Included: a 19th-century prison; caves that were once home to fugitive outlaws; gold mines. Also: a secret World War II storage place for chemical weapons is toured by those who once worked there.

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Secret Sin City
    6.7/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Secret Sin City

    S3:E4

    Welcome to Las Vegas, America's Sin City, where billions of dollars are lost and made every year on our national vices. In order to protect their cash, casinos have made security the highest priority. From underground vaults to secret surveillance nerve centers, we'll uncover how the latest technology beats the cheaters. But Vegas wasn't always this high-tech. We'll show how a massive engineering feat transformed the city from a barren desert into a mobster metropolis where thieves ran the show from underground tunnels dating back to Prohibition. And just when it looked like all the thugs were behind bars and the city would fall off the map for good, Vegas became the come back kid. It's the only city in the world where you can be in Egypt one moment and Italy the next, thanks to a secret underground that allows the show to get bigger and better every time.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Land of Manson
    6.7/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Land of Manson

    S3:E7

    He was the ringleader behind some of the most notorious murders in history. He terrified the world and plunged the city of Los Angeles into a state of paranoia and fear. He's Charles Manson, and the deserts around Los Angeles were his home... and he hoped the underground would be his haven. But Manson and his followers weren't the only things lurking beneath the streets of LA. We'll take you beneath the most congested streets in America, into the tunnels where corrupt cops ran the city in secret and the largest subway system in the world lays in waste. From earthquakes to UFOs, this city has to be ready for anything. But with military bunkers protecting our shores and subterranean disaster relief war rooms, LA's underground also holds the key to its survival.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Istanbul
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    #14 - Istanbul

    S1:E1

    Istanbul is undoubtedly one of the most dynamic and exotic cities in the world. Once the capital city of three of the world's most powerful empires--The Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman--its strategic location made it the perfect spot for empires to rise, fall...and rise again. Residents of Istanbul walk on top of remnants of these fallen civilizations...literally. Taxis drive over parts of Constantine's Lost Great Palace; children play on cobblestone streets concealing a massive Byzantine dungeon; a high school sits on a 3rd century wall leading to the bowels of a 100,000 seat ancient Roman Hippodrome; and basement's of old Ottoman homes lead to subterranean tunnels and secret cisterns. Join host Eric Geller as he leaves the buzz of the city streets behind and follows the pull of the past. Teamed with leading archeologists and experts, Eric peels back the layers of the past--to reveal a hidden history that hasn't seen the light of day for ages.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #15 - Scotland's Sin City

    S1:E2

    Constrained for space by a stone defensive wall and steep terrain, the people of Edinburgh build both high rises and subterranean dwellings to provide living space. Out of sight, the underworld attracts all manor of seedy activities.

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  17. Background image for Hitler's Underground Lair
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    #16 - Hitler's Underground Lair

    S1:E3

    This program reviews Adolf Hilter's and Albert Speer's plans for a building boom that would turn Berlin into the capital city of the world. The plan included substantial below ground ...

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    #17 - Rome's Hidden Empire

    S1:E4

    Much of modern Rome is built upon the foundations of the first century Roman city and was above Goraud at that time. Eric visits some of these ruins and his guides explain the activities that occurred there two thousand years ago.

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  19. Background image for Catacombs of Death
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    #18 - Catacombs of Death

    S1:E5

    Eric finds some knowledgeable guides to take him on a clandestine tour of the catacombs of Paris. Originally a limestone quarry, the vacant space produced its own utility and a rich history in war and in peace to hide things better kept unseen. But the catacombs also represent cracks in the foundation that threaten the stability of the city above the surface.

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    #19 - City of Caves

    S1:E6

    Budapest is built upon on network of natural limestone caves that have been in use since humans first moved into the area. While exploring the caves Eric shares their color history which includes several violent periods in Budapest's past.

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  21. Background image for New York
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    #20 - New York

    S1:E7

    New York City's underground harbors secrets and surprises befitting the most important city on earth. Eric shares these secrets in tours under Grand Central Terminal, the Empire State Building, the World Trade Center and New York's original aqueduct.

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    #21 - London's Lost Cities

    S1:E8

    For thousands of years London has been among the most powerful cities in the world, below the busy streets and marketplaces another city hides--a city of Roman baths, secret crypts, lost rivers, indestructible bunkers that could hold up to 8,000 people, Winston Churchill's hidden war-rooms; host Eric Geller.

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  23. Background image for Beneath Vesuvius
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    #22 - Beneath Vesuvius

    S1:E9

    The bombardment of Naples during World War Two revealed a forgotten underground world of ancient buildings, caverns and tunnels. This was fortunate because the underground provided shelter from the bombing as well as a window into Naples past all the back to the Greek Empire.

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  24. Background image for Freemason Underground
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    #23 - Freemason Underground

    S1:E10

    Discover the fascinating and unknown history that lies below major cities around the world today. Explore these layers, which are often hundreds of feet deep. Discover everything form dank dungeons to underground shipwrecks that have been lost for centuries.

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    #24 - Dracula's Underground

    S1:E11

    Visit the city of Bucharest, Romania and learn about its most famous citizen, Vlad the Impaler, more commonly known as Dracula. Travel underground as secret prisons, caves and dungeons are revealed. Only through the bleak subterranean stretches can one come face-to-face with the truth about this infamous Romanian ruler.

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    #25 - Secret Pagan Underground

    S1:E12

    4000 years ago, a mysterious pagan society called the Hittites dug deep into the soft volcanic rock to carve out an intricate underworld. But after almost 800 years of rule, the Hittite Empire vanished without a trace. Where did their people go and what clues have they left behind in their complex subterranean world?

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tomb of the Lost Mummies" is the best rated episode of "Cities of the Underworld". It scored 8.1/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/26/2009. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tunnels Of Hell".