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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9.0/10(46 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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8.8/10(40 votes)
#3 - 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(48 votes)
#4 - 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(52 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(52 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(97 votes)
#7 - The Secret
S4:E41/17/2018
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.
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8.5/10(38 votes)
#8 - Egypt's Lost Tombs
S11:E87/13/2022
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.
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8.5/10(57 votes)
#9 - 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(44 votes)
#10 - 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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8.5/10(11 votes)
#11 - 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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8.4/10(83 votes)
#12 - Egypt's Lost Queens
S4:E82/14/2018
Josh Gates continues his journey through Egypt to unearth the secrets and possibly the final resting places of Nefertiti and Cleopatra.
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8.4/10(86 votes)
#13 - 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(36 votes)
#14 - 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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8.3/10(77 votes)
#15 - 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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8.2/10(75 votes)
#16 - 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(80 votes)
#17 - Great Women of Ancient Egypt
S4:E72/7/2018
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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8.2/10(96 votes)
#18 - 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(46 votes)
#19 - Buried Secrets of Hitler
S11:E15/25/2022
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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8.2/10(41 votes)
#20 - Nazi Buried Secrets
S11:E26/1/2022
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.
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8.2/10(40 votes)
#21 - 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)
#22 - 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)
#23 - 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)
#24 - 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)
#25 - 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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