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The Best Episodes of Legendary Locations Season 1

Every episode of Legendary Locations Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Legendary Locations Season 1!

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Josh Gates goes on an awe-inspiring journey to the most storied places on the planet.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 1 - Monuments, Mountains and Monsters
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Monuments, Mountains and Monsters

    S1:E1

    From the jungles of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula to the ruins of the Trojan battlefield in Turkey, Josh Gates weaves the tales and tells the secrets of the world's most legendary locations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 2 - Back From the Dead
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #2 - Back From the Dead

    S1:E2

    From the castle that inspired the home of an iconic vampire to the market where Santa's devilish sidekick stalks and scares holiday revelers, Josh Gates tells the stories of places where ...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 3 - Game of Bones and Unknowns
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Game of Bones and Unknowns

    S1:E3

    Josh explores the beauty of the spiritual realm, showcasing a German basilica said to house the bones of 11,000 virgins, a Japanese ice cave guarded by a dragon's spirit and a remote island where cats outnumber humans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 4 - Lost and Found
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    #4 - Lost and Found

    S1:E4

    Josh Gates explores the stories behind millionaire Jim Thompson's disappearance in Malaysia, an ancient city's collapse in Cambodia and a celebration of beliefs surrounding death in Bolivia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 5 - Last Resorts
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    #5 - Last Resorts

    S1:E5

    Josh Gates explores legendary places of protection, including a historic military fortress in Gibraltar, drug lord Pablo Escobar's secret Colombian hideaway and a floating kingdom on Peru's Lake Titicaca.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 6 - Portals to Punishment
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Portals to Punishment

    S1:E6

    Josh Gates explores sites where the journey is the destination, including a visit to "The Death Road" in Bolivia and Turkey's Göbekli Tepe, which may contain the oldest known megaliths.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 7 - Crystal Skull Obsession
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Crystal Skull Obsession

    S1:E7

    Josh investigates the iconic mystery of the crystal skulls. He visits sites in Belize, Spain and Scotland where the legends are born from obsession.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 8 - Places of Power
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Places of Power

    S1:E8

    Josh explores three iconic monuments, including the majestic Statue of Liberty and one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces -- the Blue Mosque.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 9 - Cults of Personality
    5.9/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Cults of Personality

    S1:E9

    Josh explores three locations where people connect with spirits and miracles, from a celebration honoring a mysterious American soldier on a remote Pacific island to portal to the dead in ...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 10 - Secrets in Stone
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Secrets in Stone

    S1:E10

    Josh explores three legendary locations where stone labyrinths hide something incredible, including a vast city carved deep into a canyon in the Jordanian desert and a dark South Pacific cave once used as a kitchen by a cannibal tribe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 11 - If Walls Could Talk
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    #11 - If Walls Could Talk

    S1:E11

    Josh explores other great walls around the world, from a cursed fortress along India's Aravalli Mountains to a series of towering metal forks that once defended Britain from the Nazis and were taken over by pirates -- of radio.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 12 - Pi-Rat Paradise
    5.8/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Pi-Rat Paradise

    S1:E12

    Josh explores places where unusual heroes rule the day, from a legendary pirate paradise near Madagascar to a small Mexican town that celebrates a wealthy rancher's generosity with the most explosive festival on Earth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 13 - Angels or Demons?
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Angels or Demons?

    S1:E13

    Josh Gates shines a light on places darkened by the past, from a mysterious mansion connected to a haunted heiress in California to a colorful festival commemorating the death of a demoness in India.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Legendary Locations Season 1 Episode 14 - Fire of the Gods
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #14 - Fire of the Gods

    S1:E14

    Josh Gates explores places where destruction and creation exist in breathtaking concert, from the legendary Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine to a Spanish festival that culminates with a citywide inferno.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Monuments, Mountains and Monsters" is the best rated episode of "Legendary Locations" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/2017. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Back From the Dead".