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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 8 Episode 13 - The Secret Solved
    10.0/10(2 votes)

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

    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.

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  3. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 2 - Finding the Lost Pilots of WW2
    8.9/10(53 votes)

    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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  4. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 1 - Missing Heroes of WW2
    8.7/10(55 votes)

    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.

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  5. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 5 - Chasing Bonnie and Clyde
    8.7/10(47 votes)

    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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  6. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 2 - Alexander's Lost Tomb
    8.7/10(61 votes)

    S14:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 1 - Hunt for Alexander the Great
    8.6/10(62 votes)

    S14:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Expedition Unknown Season 4 Episode 4 - The Secret
    8.5/10(102 votes)

    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
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  9. Expedition Unknown Season 12 Episode 2 - Mystery of the Flooded Pyramid
    8.5/10(63 votes)

    S12:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 3 - Lost City of the White Jaguar
    8.5/10(54 votes)

    S13:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Expedition Unknown Season 4 Episode 8 - Egypt's Lost Queens
    8.4/10(87 votes)

    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
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  12. Expedition Unknown Season 7 Episode 5 - Lost Gold of Scotland
    8.4/10(91 votes)

    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
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  13. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 8 - Egypt's Lost Tombs
    8.4/10(45 votes)

    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
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  14. Expedition Unknown Season 3 Episode 9 - Tracking Tasmania's Tiger
    8.3/10(77 votes)

    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
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  15. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 1 - Buried Secrets of Hitler
    8.3/10(55 votes)

    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.

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  16. Expedition Unknown Season 11 Episode 2 - Nazi Buried Secrets
    8.3/10(49 votes)

    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
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  17. Expedition Unknown Season 14 Episode 5 - Lost Bomber of World War II
    8.3/10(45 votes)

    S14:E5

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

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  18. Expedition Unknown Season 3 Episode 8 - Lasseter's Gold
    8.2/10(84 votes)

    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
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  19. Expedition Unknown Season 4 Episode 7 - Great Women of Ancient Egypt
    8.2/10(86 votes)

    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.

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  20. Expedition Unknown Season 7 Episode 4 - Atlantis of the Andes
    8.2/10(100 votes)

    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
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  21. Expedition Unknown Season 8 Episode 1 - Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls
    8.2/10(83 votes)

    S8:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Expedition Unknown Season 13 Episode 7 - Lost Tomb of the Viking King
    8.2/10(46 votes)

    S13:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Expedition Unknown Season 1 Episode 10 - Secrets of the Nazca
    8.1/10(111 votes)

    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
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  24. Expedition Unknown Season 5 Episode 2 - Lost City of El Mirador
    8.1/10(77 votes)

    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
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  25. Expedition Unknown Season 8 Episode 5 - Siberia's Coldest Case
    8.1/10(74 votes)

    S8:E5

    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.

    Director: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 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/30/2019. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Donner Party Horror and Heroes".