The Best Episodes of Expedition Unknown

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#1 - The Secret Solved
S8:E1310/30/2019
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.
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8.9/10(47 votes)
#2 - Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2
S13:E211/22/2023
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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8.7/10(49 votes)
#3 - Missing Heroes of WW2
S13:E111/15/2023
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.
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8.7/10(41 votes)
#4 - Chasing Bonnie and Clyde
S13:E512/13/2023
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.
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8.7/10(53 votes)
#5 - Alexander's Lost Tomb
S14:E26/27/2024
The search for Alexander's remains and fortune extends to four countries.
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8.6/10(53 votes)
#6 - Hunt for Alexander the Great
S14:E16/20/2024
Josh hunts history's greatest treasure, the tomb of Alexander the Great.
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8.5/10(58 votes)
#7 - Mystery of the Flooded Pyramid
S12:E25/31/2023
The conclusion to Josh Gates' dive into a Kush king's flooded pyramid tomb; Josh scales a mountain to learn how the Kingdom of Kush conquered Egypt and braves the murky waters for one more dive to find the king's mummified remains.
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8.5/10(45 votes)
#8 - Lost City of the White Jaguar
S13:E311/29/2023
Trekking deep into Mexico's narco-controlled jungles, Josh hunts for the last Mayan stronghold to ward off the Spanish conquistadors; he joins an expedition braving snakes, spiders and jaguars to uncover the legendary Sac Balam.
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8.4/10(86 votes)
#9 - Lost Gold of Scotland
S7:E55/1/2019
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.
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8.4/10(12 votes)
#10 - Searching for World War II's Lost Hero
S16:E67/30/2025
Armed with a new eyewitness account and cutting-edge tech, Josh travels to Micronesia and dives the Pacific to find a lost P-47 Thunderbolt. Piloted by an American hero, it took part in a daring raid during the final days of World War II.
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8.3/10(78 votes)
#11 - Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls
S8:E18/8/2019
Josh Gates travels to the Holy Land to unearth the mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls with an archaeologist who has discovered new ones; Josh sees cutting-edge technology restore scroll fragments in a way that could change how people read the Bible.
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8.3/10(37 votes)
#12 - Lost Bomber of World War II
S14:E57/18/2024
Josh searches for wreckage of a bomber that helped defeat the Nazis.
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8.2/10(75 votes)
#13 - Tracking Tasmania's Tiger
S3:E91/25/2017
Josh Gates ventures to Australia's island state of Tasmania to investigate sightings of the supposedly extinct Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger.
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8.2/10(96 votes)
#14 - Atlantis of the Andes
S7:E44/24/2019
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".
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8.2/10(41 votes)
#15 - Lost Tomb of the Viking King
S13:E712/27/2023
Josh chases the treasure of legendary Viking Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson. The discovery of a mysterious gold artifact sends Josh on a journey through Scandinavia and into remote northern European forests to uncover Bluetooth's tomb and fortune.
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8.2/10(37 votes)
#16 - Chasing Africa's Atlantis
S14:E67/25/2024
Josh dives the waters off Tanzania to find a lost city and its riches.
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8.1/10(106 votes)
#17 - Secrets of the Nazca
S1:E103/19/2015
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.
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8.1/10(81 votes)
#18 - Lasseter's Gold
S3:E81/18/2017
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.
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8.1/10(72 votes)
#19 - Lost City of El Mirador
S5:E26/5/2018
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.
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8.1/10(69 votes)
#20 - Siberia's Coldest Case
S8:E59/5/2019
Josh Gates concludes his in-depth investigation of the Dyatlov Pass incident; taking on Dead Mountain's brutal conditions, Josh and two investigators retrace the last steps of the hikers; a big discovery could finally solve the mystery.
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8.1/10(57 votes)
#21 - The Fortune of the Buzzard
S9:E63/11/2020
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.
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8.1/10(49 votes)
#22 - Sunken Pyramids of the Nile
S12:E15/24/2023
Josh Gates travels to the deserts of Sudan to dive the flooded pyramid tomb of a king. The murky water provides zero visibility, and the pyramid is at risk of collapse -- but the dive could unlock the mystery of a civilization that once conquered Egypt.
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8.0/10(2 votes)
#23 - Hunt for the Metal Library
S4:E61/31/2018
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.
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8.0/10(40 votes)
#24 - Hunt for Spain's King Arthur
S12:E66/28/2023
Plunging hundreds of feet below ground, Josh explores Spain's treacherous La Garma cave system and finds a floor littered with human remains more than 1,000 years old; Josh's deep dive is a quest for scientific proof of Spain's legendary King Pelayo.
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8.0/10(32 votes)
#25 - Sunken Treasure of the Bahamas
S13:E612/20/2023
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.
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