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The Best Episodes of Expedition Unknown

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

The Best Episodes of Expedition Unknown

The adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe.
  1. Background image for The Secret Solved
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Missing Heroes of WW2
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Alexander's Lost Tomb
    8.7/10(48 votes)

    #4 - Alexander's Lost Tomb

    S14:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Hunt for Alexander the Great
    8.6/10(48 votes)

    #5 - Hunt for Alexander the Great

    S14:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Egypt's Lost Tombs
    8.5/10(37 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Secret
    8.4/10(93 votes)

    #7 - The Secret

    S4:E4

    Josh travels across the United States to find the treasures featured in the cryptic 1982 book "The Secret"; Josh meets with members of the book's cult following, who each think they are on the verge of locating one of the 10 remaining treasures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Egypt's Lost Queens
    8.4/10(79 votes)

    #8 - Egypt's Lost Queens

    S4:E8

    Josh Gates continues his journey through Egypt to unearth the secrets and possibly the final resting places of Nefertiti and Cleopatra.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Lost Gold of Scotland
    8.4/10(85 votes)

    #9 - Lost Gold of Scotland

    S7:E5

    Hunting for a lost cache of gold, Josh Gates heads to the Scottish Highlands. His search focuses on a huge gold reserve hidden after the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 and never recovered. Josh joins treasure hunters chasing a new lead across the Highlands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Lost Bomber of World War II
    8.4/10(34 votes)

    #10 - Lost Bomber of World War II

    S14:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Chasing Africa's Atlantis
    8.3/10(31 votes)

    #11 - Chasing Africa's Atlantis

    S14:E6

    Josh dives the waters off Tanzania to find a lost city and its riches.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Dive for America's Pirate Loot
    8.3/10(30 votes)

    #12 - Dive for America's Pirate Loot

    S15:E5

    Josh braves the shark-infested waters off Cape Cod to dive the world's only confirmed pirate wreck. Joining a high-tech recovery mission, Josh chases the multi-million-dollar treasure of Black Sam Bellamy, including coins, gold and jewels.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Tracking Tasmania's Tiger
    8.2/10(71 votes)

    #13 - Tracking Tasmania's Tiger

    S3:E9

    Josh Gates ventures to Australia's island state of Tasmania to investigate sightings of the supposedly extinct Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Atlantis of the Andes
    8.2/10(94 votes)

    #14 - Atlantis of the Andes

    S7:E4

    Josh Gates dives into a mystery below South America's Lake Titicaca. During the investigation, Josh discovers multiple structures of the ancient Tiwanaku people, including ruins hidden in the lake's depths, dubbed "The Atlantis of the Andes".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Buried Secrets of Hitler
    8.2/10(44 votes)

    #15 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Nazi Buried Secrets
    8.2/10(39 votes)

    #16 - Nazi Buried Secrets

    S11:E2

    Josh Gates hunts for Third Reich secrets as he searches for stolen art in a flooded tunnel complex, tries to decode an officer's diary pointing to tons of plundered Nazi gold and visits the ruins of a city burned to ashes in the final days of WWII.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Mayan Apocalypse
    8.1/10(106 votes)

    #17 - Mayan Apocalypse

    S1:E9

    While investigating the fall of the remarkable Mayan Empire, Josh unearths human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial altars in the caverns underneath the jungles and ruins of Mexico.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Secrets of the Nazca
    8.1/10(101 votes)

    #18 - Secrets of the Nazca

    S1:E10

    Josh travels to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs drawn into the earth by the ancient Nazca tribes and while studying newly found lines joining a Nazca psychadelic ritual, Josh discovers the meaning behind the mysterious tracings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Lasseter's Gold
    8.1/10(77 votes)

    #19 - Lasseter's Gold

    S3:E8

    Josh Gates sets off deep into the Australian Outback, following the footsteps of legendary explorer Harold Lasseter, who claims to have found a vast field of gold.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Great Women of Ancient Egypt
    8.1/10(77 votes)

    #20 - Great Women of Ancient Egypt

    S4:E7

    Josh journeys through the land of the Nile to uncover the buried secrets of three of the most powerful and elusive women in ancient Egypt -- Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for The Fortune of the Buzzard
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #21 - The Fortune of the Buzzard

    S9:E6

    Josh Gates takes on the Indian Ocean's punishing waters as he chases the lost treasure of Olivier Levasseur, AKA "The Buzzard," rumored to be worth more than a billion dollars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for America's First Train Robbers
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #22 - America's First Train Robbers

    S15:E4

    Josh tracks down the legend of an outlaw posse who terrorized the Midwest's railroads. The Reno Gang stole a fortune until a vigilante mob exacted violent justice. Josh tracks their lost loot to a cave hideout that could hold millions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for 'Twas the Search for St. Nick
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    #23 - 'Twas the Search for St. Nick

    S15:E6

    In a search spanning continents, Josh chases the true history of St. Nicholas, the real-life saint who has become known as Santa Claus. Following clues from Turkey to Italy, Josh gathers DNA to try to identify the saint's missing remains.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Lost City of El Mirador
    8.0/10(69 votes)

    #24 - Lost City of El Mirador

    S5:E2

    Josh concludes his investigation into the mysterious Maya city of El Mirador, from the possible burial of the elusive Snake Kings to uncovering the secrets behind the fall of one of history's greatest ancient cities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Lindbergh's Lost Rivals
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    #25 - Lindbergh's Lost Rivals

    S11:E4

    Josh Gates goes on a worldwide search for aviation's most famous lost plane. Just before Lindbergh made history, two rivals attempted a Paris to New York transatlantic flight. Chasing new clues, Josh scours two continents to find the lost "White Bird."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Secret Solved" is the best rated episode of "Expedition Unknown". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/30/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Missing Heroes of WW2".