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The Best Episodes of Expedition Unknown

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Expedition Unknown Season 3 Episode 1 - Plummer's Gold
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Plummer's Gold

    S3:E1

    Josh Gates sets off for gold rush country to search for the lost fortune of a notorious Montana sheriff. During his investigation, Josh explores hidden cave systems and blows open a mine that's been sealed for over a century.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Expedition Unknown Season 8 Episode 13 - The Secret Solved
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Secret Solved

    S8:E13

    Josh Gates cuts another expedition short to return to his hometown of Boston and pursue the strongest lead in decades for a 40 year old treasure hunt dubbed: The Secret. Following the amazing solve of a Boston puzzle maker could lead him to the very prize he has sought himself for years.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 7 - Escaping the Rock
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Escaping the Rock

    S11:E7

    Tackling the most famous prison break of all time, Josh retraces the 1962 Alcatraz escape. New leads take Josh from San Francisco to the jungles of Brazil where he finds witnesses and evidence that re-write the FBI's version of the story.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 2 - Alexander's Lost Tomb
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Alexander's Lost Tomb

    S14:E2

    The search for Alexander's remains and fortune extends to four countries.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 2 - Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2

    S13:E2

    Josh dives deep into the Navy's heroic Pearl Harbor counterattack, uncovering an eyewitness who shares vivid details of American soldiers' executions. New intel leads to a discovery that changes history -- the first US plane ever found from this battle.

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  6. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 13 - Donner Party Horror and Heroes
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Donner Party Horror and Heroes

    S11:E13

    Josh treks the punishing Donner Pass to uncover how desperate pioneers trapped by blizzards in the Sierra Nevada mountains turned to cannibalism. In an unprecedented six-month investigation, Josh retraces the steps of the courageous rescue teams.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 1 - Missing Heroes of WW2
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Missing Heroes of WW2

    S13:E1

    Josh investigates America's daring response to Pearl Harbor, which destroyed a vital Japanese base in the South Pacific. Using brand-new intel, Josh dives in with Project Recover to find 40 planes and 200 American heroes lost in Operation Hailstone.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 5 - Chasing Bonnie and Clyde
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Chasing Bonnie and Clyde

    S13:E5

    Tracking America's most infamous couple, Josh teams up with a former FBI agent to scour a legendary Bonnie and Clyde hideout. Then Josh hits the road on a 700-mile trip through the heartland to the site of the outlaw duo's most notorious shootout.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 6 - Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas

    S13:E6

    Josh helps recover the richest stash of lost treasure in the Americas; deploying cutting-edge technology and an armada of boats, the team dives the Caribbean to bring coins and jewels from the legendary Spanish galleon Maravillas to the surface.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 1 - Hunt for Alexander the Great
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Hunt for Alexander the Great

    S14:E1

    Josh hunts history's greatest treasure, the tomb of Alexander the Great.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Expedition Unknown Season 17 Episode 2 - Great Pyramid Secrets Revealed
    8.3/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Great Pyramid Secrets Revealed

    S17:E2

    To solve the mystery of the pyramid's construction, Josh joins a daring experiment to replicate its ancient build; first-of-their-kind 3D scans of a mysterious tunnel system could uncover a labyrinth of secrets buried deep beneath the stone.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Expedition Unknown Season 1 Episode 1 - Amelia Earhart
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Amelia Earhart

    S1:E1

    In the 2-hour season premiere of Expedition Unknown, adventurer Josh Gates hunts down new evidence on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. He treks to uncharted tribal lands in Papua New Guinea and ends his journey in Fiji, hoping to uncover the pilot’s remains.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Expedition Unknown Season 4 Episode 6 - Hunt for the Metal Library
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Hunt for the Metal Library

    S4:E6

    Josh travels through the jungles of Ecuador to explore the watery depths of Tayos Cave for a legendary set of metal plates believed to be created by an advanced ancient civilization.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 1 - Buried Secrets of Hitler
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Buried Secrets of Hitler

    S11:E1

    With word of an urgent lead, Josh jets to Poland to join in the opening of a secret Nazi tunnel system dug into a dormant volcano. Josh helps a local team tear away a stone wall built by the Germans in the last days of World War II.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 3 - Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Dalton Gang's Outlaw Fortune

    S11:E3

    Josh Gates heads to the Wild West in search of the hidden loot heisted by infamous lawmen turned criminals, the Dalton Gang. Re-tracing the Gang's last steps and investigating their final, deadly shoot-out, Josh chases a fortune worth millions today.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 8 - Egypt's Lost Tombs
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Egypt's Lost Tombs

    S11:E8

    With breakthrough discoveries in Egypt, Josh races to join an active dig of 4000-year-old tombs. Josh gains exclusive access and uncovers mummies and treasure that could solve the mysterious collapse of ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom.

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  17. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 9 - Egypt's City of the Dead
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Egypt's City of the Dead

    S11:E9

    Investigating the mysterious collapse of Egypt's old kingdom, Josh completes his Saqqara necropolis dig. Opening several tombs, Josh finds treasure, clues and haunting remains. Testing results may prove they’ve discovered Egypt’s oldest royal mummy.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 11 - Mysteries of Moses
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Mysteries of Moses

    S11:E11

    Looking to answer enduring questions around Moses' existence and the story of Exodus, Josh takes an epic adventure that starts with opening an ancient Egyptian tomb and ends with trekking what could be the true Mount Sinai.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 14 - Finding Italy's Lost Empire
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Finding Italy's Lost Empire

    S11:E14

    Searching a city of the dead, Josh unearths artifacts from the mysterious Etruscans who ruled central Italy before being conquered by the Roman Empire. A dig site unearths clues that reveal the Etruscans may have inspired Rome's greatest achievements.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 4 - Riches of Spain's Pirate King
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Riches of Spain's Pirate King

    S13:E4

    Hot on the trail of a massive stolen fortune, Josh chases the treasure of the infamous Spanish pirate Amaro Pargo. An exhaustive hunt of Pargo's stomping grounds in the Canary Islands leads Josh beneath an active volcano to dive for the pirate's hoard.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 8 - Hunt for the Secret Seaplane
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Hunt for the Secret Seaplane

    S13:E8

    Josh searches for a top-secret WWII seaplane that crashed into the Pacific. Now, 70 years later, Josh joins a team scouring the ocean floor hundreds of feet below to find a lost aviation treasure -- the only XP5Y-1 still in existence.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 3 - Traitors' Treasure of 1776
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Traitors' Treasure of 1776

    S14:E3

    In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Josh hunts riches stolen by British loyalists, the Doan Gang, during the American Revolution.

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  23. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 5 - Lost Bomber of World War II
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Lost Bomber of World War II

    S14:E5

    Josh searches for wreckage of a bomber that helped defeat the Nazis.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 7 - America's MIA Heroines
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - America's MIA Heroines

    S14:E7

    Josh dives the Ivory Coast in search of 18 US servicewomen lost in WWII.

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  25. Expedition Unknown Season 15 Episode 1 - Hunt for Petra's Lost Tombs
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Hunt for Petra's Lost Tombs

    S15:E1

    With unprecedented access, Josh digs in front of Petra's treasury; searching for clues to the mysterious civilization that created one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, Josh rappels a seven-story cliff face to perform a high-tech scan.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Plummer's Gold" is the best rated episode of "Expedition Unknown". It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/2/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Secret Solved".