8.4/1039 votesLoading...#1 - Aswang and Haunted Forest
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/2008
Josh and his team search for Bigfoot-like creatures with mystical powers near a haunted Filipino church and the haunted Aokigahara forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji where campers have often committed suicide.
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- 8.2/1044 votesLoading...
#2 - Island of the Dolls / Lusca
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2009
Josh ventures to a Mexican island to investigate a haunting attributed to a drowned girl and the evidence is later analyzed by TAPS members Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango of Ghost Hunters. Next, he goes in search of the lusca, a giant octopus rumored to lurk the waters off Andros Island in the Bahamas.
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- 8.0/1025 votesLoading...
#3 - Orang Pendek and Worm Monster
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/10/2008
Orang Pendek, which means "short person", is the most common name given to an unconfirmed animal that reportedly inhabits remote, mountainous forests on the island of Sumatra. Then on to the hunt for a huge worm said to reside in the remote Lake Lagarfljot in Iceland. The Worm Monster has been spotted consistently since 1345, and is one of the oldest lake monsters ever (more or less) recorded. It is presumed to be longer than a football field, and has been seen coiled near the shore by countless eyewitnesses.
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- 7.9/1030 votesLoading...
#4 - Yowie and Haunted Mosque
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/3/2008
Australia — Queensland: The Yowie In the Australian wilderness, a so-far unidentified something creeps around. This creature, the Yowie, resembles the Himalayan Yeti and the North American Bigfoot. Like its overseas mythical cousins, this bizarre hybrid is said to be supremely elusive and a mix of human and ape. But the Yowie is a nocturnal scavenger. Having previously gotten some evidence of Bigfoot, Josh hopes for a similar breakthrough. Malaysia: Mosque Haunting An abandoned mosque in the jungles on the Malaysian peninsula is reported to be home of an evil spirit. Villagers in the region, including a powerful imam, won't even approach the mosque after sundown. Josh and his team travel to Kuala Lumpur to investigate this haunted ruin.
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- 7.9/1030 votesLoading...
#5 - Alien Mummies / Lake Van Monster
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2009
Sixty percent of Americans believe in extra terrestrial life forms and one fourth of the general population thinks that aliens have visited the planet. Spurred by this information and a recent influx of reports made by Chilean locals about aliens, Josh and the team embark upon their first ET investigation. Next, a man made international news with his personal footage of an unidentified animal that appeared to be over 40 feet long, floating in Turkish waters. Locals in the city of Van, a far eastern Turkish location, also claimed to have seen the mysterious beast. The story of the Lake Monster has became such a hot topic of discussion that they've built a statue of the monster and formed their own search teams to look for it. Not wanting to miss out on the excitement, Josh and the crew trek 17 hours to join the mission.
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- 7.8/1029 votesLoading...
#6 - Mamlambo and Tokeloshe
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2007
Josh goes to South Africa and investigates the banks of the Mzintlava River where a horse-headed fish creature called the Mamlambo reportedly lurks. Then, Josh is off to Lesotho in search of the Tokoloshe, an ape-like being with enormous eyes said to appear and vanish like a ghost.
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- 7.8/1024 votesLoading...
#7 - Giant Anaconda
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/2008
Josh and his crew investigate reports of giant anacondas in the Brazilian jungles.
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- 7.8/1046 votesLoading...
#8 - Haunted Forest / Alux
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2009
Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson from Ghost Hunters examine the evidence which Josh Gates found at Romania's Hoia-Baciu Forest. Also, a the guys head to Mexico's Yucatan state for evidence for the myth of the Alux.
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- 7.8/1026 votesLoading...
#9 - Werewolf / Arica Monster
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/2009
Romania, home to rolling green hills, unparalleled architecture and the notorious werewolf. The legend of the half man, half beast monster has existed for centuries and while most scoff at the notion that the mythic figure is a reality, others swear it's real. Recently, villagers in the small Romanian town of Brad, unearthed a human corpse, removed its heart and drank the blood as part of an archaic ritual to ward off werewolves. Tasty. Next, Atacama Desert, Chile. The Atacama Desert is 50 times drier than California's Death Valley making it virtually impossible for life forms to survive there. Yet people say they've seen a dinosaur like beast keeping pace with their cars. And if this is true, this pre-historic relic from the past may not be extinct after all.
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- 7.8/1024 votesLoading...
#10 - Spirits of Easter Island / The Moa
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/21/2010
The closest human neighbors to the Rapa Nui of Easter Island are 1,200 miles away. Non-human neighbors? Those may be on the island itself. The Moai statues, one of Easter Island's trademark images, are said to be inhabited by the spirits of the dead island chiefs they represent. Many Rapa Nui report strange feelings, apparitions, even voices speaking the ancient tribal language while in the presence of Moai. On the South Island of New Zealand is said to live a creature straight out of the past. Could one of the largest flightless birds ever to have existed— a species said to have been hunted to extinction 500 years ago by the Maori— be making a comeback? Team Truth heads to the virtually uninhabited 5,000 square mile area of the South Island called the Fiordlands to investigate where recent sightings were reported, and moa bones as well as the remains of nests have been found.
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- 7.8/1030 votesLoading...
#11 - Poltergeists of Pompeii / Nandi Beast
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2010
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Naples, Italy was a beautiful, thriving place with just one problem: it was built at the base of Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano. Eventually, Vesuvius erupted, killing many of the Pompeii residents instantly and covering the entire town with a massive layer of ash. It was a full 1,000 years before Pompeii was finally unearthed, revealing a city frozen during its most catastrophic moment. Since then, tourists, night watchmen, and local residents have all reported significant paranormal activity at the site. Could the souls of all those Pompeii residents still be haunting the ground they perished on? Legend has it that in the forests of western Kenya there lives a ferocious animal that feeds on human brains. Named for the nearby Nandi tribe, which claims to have hunted the animal, the story of the vicious Nandi Bear has existed in African folklore for more than one hundred years. Recently, there seems to been a new rash of Nandi Bear sightings in Kenya's Rift Valley. The question is: are the villagers seeing the mysterious Nandi Bear, or something else?
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- 7.8/1034 votesLoading...
#12 - Live From Ireland: The Search For The Banshee Ghost
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2011
In the very first live broadcast of Destination Truth, Josh Gates and his Truth Team set out to find the “Irish angel of death,” better known as the banshee. Ireland was a fitting location for this Saint Patrick’s Day broadcast—especially since the banshee is so widely feared there—and Duckett’s Grove Castle is said to the largest hotbed of banshee activity in the area. Leave it to Josh to jump right into the heart of it.
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- 7.8/1030 votesLoading...
#13 - Ghosts of Antarctica
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 4/19/2011
In the season finale of Destination Truth, Josh heads to Antarctica, a place he describes as, "the coldest and most unforgiving place on earth." Even though the continent has no permanent residents, many of the visitors to this arctic terrain have reported supernatural activity at an abandoned whaling station on a neighboring island. Similar reports have also come in about a place call Wordie Hut, also in the area. Josh grabs his gear, his team, and heads off to investigate.
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- 7.8/1017 votesLoading...
#14 - Hanging Coffins; Kazakh Monster
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2012
Probes in the Philippines and Kazakhstan unfold in the Season 5 finale.
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- 7.7/1036 votesLoading...
#15 - Haunted Village and Naga
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/13/2007
Josh joins a team of paranormal investigators in Thailand's Khon Kaen province to hunt ghosts reported by villagers, and later he hunts for the Phaya Naga, a nāga-like serpent lurking in the Mekong River near the Laos border.
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- 7.7/1032 votesLoading...
#16 - The Yeti
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2008
Josh visits Nepal with his crew to investigate the Yeti myth.
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- 7.7/1024 votesLoading...
#17 - Sea Monster and Bat Demon
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2008
A sea monster in Halong Bay, Vietnam and bat-like creature in East Africa are investigated.
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- 7.7/1026 votesLoading...
#18 - Haunted Cave and Burrunjor
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/17/2008
In the most remote corner of Indonesia is a mysterious cave that is both revered and reviled by local villagers. In one of the two entrances, villagers make offerings to the protective spirits that reside within and are alternately terrified of approaching the other opening. In Australia, an Aboriginal story tells of a creature called the Burrunjor. It walks on two legs and has two small forearms. This creature is said to be dangerous and is about 25 feet long.
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- 7.7/1027 votesLoading...
#19 - Issie and Icelandic Elves
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/2008
Josh searches for Issie, the Loch Ness monster of Japan, supposed to live in Lake Ikeda then jumps the continent for Iceland in search of little people believed to be elves.
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- 7.7/1022 votesLoading...
#20 - Vampire Monsters; Island of the Damned
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 8/7/2012
A vampire is sought in Transylvania. Also: A paranormal probe is conducted on a Swedish island.
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- 7.6/1026 votesLoading...
#21 - King Tut's Curse / Swamp Ape
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2009
An investigation is held at night of King Tutankhamen's tomb. Next, the team searches the Everglades where the "Swamp Ape" is suppose to lurk.
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- 7.6/1020 votesLoading...
#22 - Ghosts of Haboro / Mngwa of Tanzania
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2010
Near Haboro, a coal-mining town on an island in northern Japan, thousands of miners died while working under sub-standard conditions. Some were prisoners of war who were worked to death, while others were buried alive. In the forty years since these mines were closed, nearby residents have reported strange paranormal activity leading them to think the area is haunted. In Tanzania, a mysterious beast is said to be roaming through the flat lands of the Serengeti. Known as the Mngwa ("ming-wah"), this saber-toothed feline is reported to be larger than a lion, measuring a frightening eight feet long and weighing more than four hundred pounds. And, yes, it eats humans.
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- 7.6/1023 votesLoading...
#23 - Siberian Snowman
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2010
Up in the icy mountains of Siberia in southern Russia, there have been a rash of recent sightings of a beast known as the Siberian Snowman. Similar in description to Bigfoot, this nine foot tall creature may, in fact, be related to a nearby archeological find that recently uncovered a new human ancestor. Could there be a few of these pre-humans lurking in the mountains?
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- 7.5/1026 votesLoading...
#24 - Haunted Island and Devil Worm
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/12/2008
A Mongolian sand worm and haunted ruins in East Africa are investigated.
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- 7.5/1023 votesLoading...
#25 - Flying Dinosaur and Sloth Monster
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2008
Josh investigates a flying dinosaur, which is claimed to have harassed African locals. Elsewhere, Josh visits the rainforests of Brazil to investigate sightings of a sloth monster.
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The Best Episodes of Destination Truth
Every episode of Destination Truth ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Destination Truth!
Destination Truth is a weekly American paranormal reality television series that premiered on June 6, 2007, on Syfy. Produced by Mandt Bros. Productions and Ping...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Aswang and Haunted Forest" is the best rated episode of "Destination Truth". It scored 8.4/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/1/2008. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Island of the Dolls / Lusca".