Season 1
12 episodes · Jan 8, 2015
Armed with a degree in archaeology, a quick wit and a hunger for adventure, Josh Gates investigates the latest developments in each unsolved legend before embarking on a fully immersive exploration. To separate fact from fiction, Gates inserts himself in different cultures to understand the world as they do. Whether he's trekking through Fiji in search of Amelia Earhart's remains or diving the deep seas of Panama to locate Captain Morgan's pirate ship, Gates' authentic roughshod adventures lead him one step closer to finding the truth.
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S1E1Amelia Earhart
Jan 8, 201560mIn 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.
S1E2Temple of Doom
Jan 15, 201560mJosh 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.
S1E3World's 8th Wonder
Jan 22, 201560mJosh 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.
S1E4The Legend of Jesse James
Jan 29, 201560mJosh tries putting the legend of Jesse James' missing gold to rest, as he searches the American Midwest, searching for the treasure.
S1E5City of Gold
Feb 5, 201560mJosh 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.
S1E6Viking Sunstone
Feb 12, 201560mJosh 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.
S1E7Captain Morgan's Lost Gold
Feb 19, 201560mJosh 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.
S1E8Code to Gold
Feb 26, 201560mJosh 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.
S1E9Mayan Apocalypse
Mar 5, 201560mWhile 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.
S1E10Secrets of the Nazca
Mar 19, 201560mJosh 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.
S1E11Samurai Sword of Power
Mar 26, 201560mJosh searches for the missing mystical Honjo sword in Japan in ancient shrines hidden in the mountains and underground tunnels.
S1E12Curse of the Golden Bell
Apr 2, 201560mThe ancient cursed Golden Bell of King Dhammazedi.