Expedition Unknown
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The adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe.
Episodes
S1:E1
Amelia Earhart
1/8/2015
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.
60 min
S1:E2
Temple of Doom
1/15/2015
Josh travels to the remote and land-mine-riddled jungles of Cambodia to investigate the lost city of the Khmer Empire and search for a mystical relic that gave its god king the power to incinerate his enemies more than 1,000 years ago.
60 min
S1:E3
World's 8th Wonder
1/22/2015
Josh is on the trail of Russia’s missing Amber Panels, priceless pieces of art stolen by the Nazis during WWII. After starting in St. Petersburg, Russia, and getting exposed to the local culture, Josh makes a brief pit stop in Berlin to marvel at the city’s amazing turnaround since the end of the Cold War.
60 min
S1:E4
The Legend of Jesse James
1/29/2015
Josh tries putting the legend of Jesse James' missing gold to rest, as he searches the American Midwest, searching for the treasure.
60 min
S1:E5
City of Gold
2/5/2015
Josh Gates travels through Peru in search for the legendary Incan lost city of Paititi. His journey takes him from the historic Cusco, to the heights of Machu Picchu, and finally into the Amazon's dark and mysterious jungles.
60 min
S1:E6
Viking Sunstone
2/12/2015
Josh travels to England and Norway to unlock the secrets of the Viking sunstone, a mystic crystal the Vikings used to conquer the seas. Before testing it, he explores a crypt in a Nordic church and descends 1,000 feet into a deserted mine.
60 min
S1:E7
Captain Morgan's Lost Gold
2/19/2015
Josh joins archaeologists in Panama as they search for the Satisfaction, the sunken flagship of legendary pirate Captain Henry Morgan. But first he must understand the man behind the rum who attacked Panama City looking for treasure. He also searches one of many shipwrecks near Fort San Lorenzo at the reef, where Morgan's ship ran aground.
60 min
S1:E8
Code to Gold
2/26/2015
Josh scours the Virginia backcountry in search of the legendary Thomas Beale treasure, which would be worth millions today. Since encrypted codes are hiding its whereabouts, Josh takes a detour to Philadelphia to uncover missing pieces of the puzzle.
60 min
S1:E9
Mayan Apocalypse
3/5/2015
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.
60 min
S1:E10
Secrets of the Nazca
3/19/2015
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.
60 min
S1:E11
Samurai Sword of Power
3/26/2015
Josh searches for the missing mystical Honjo sword in Japan in ancient shrines hidden in the mountains and underground tunnels.
60 min
S1:E12
Curse of the Golden Bell
4/2/2015
The ancient cursed Golden Bell of King Dhammazedi.
60 min