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Expedition Unknown

Josh Gates investigates the truth behind the world's most iconic and captivating legends. Leaving no stone unturned, his adventures take him around the globe as he immerses himself in the core locales linked to each tale.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Amelia Earhart Special
    January 7, 2015
    1 h 24 min
    TV-PG
    Josh Gates hunts down new evidence on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. He first treks to uncharted tribal lands of Papua New Guinea and ends his journey in Fiji, hoping to uncover Earhart's remains.
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  2. S1 E2 - Temple of Doom
    January 14, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh travels to the remote and landmine-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.
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  3. S1 E3 - World's 8th Wonder
    January 21, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh is on the trail from Russia to Germany in search of history's most expensive stolen object, the Amber Chamber. Retracing the steps of Nazi soldiers, Josh explores abandoned Nazi bunkers and a hazardous German mine.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Legend of Jesse James
    January 28, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh journeys across the American Midwest in search of the legendary loot of Jesse James. Along the way, he debunks Jesse James myths, rappels off a cliff on Wichita Mountain and follows treasure hunters into Buzzards Roost.
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  5. S1 E5 - City of Gold
    February 4, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh treks the stone-paved Inca Trail, ascending 20,000 feet through the Andes and into the Peruvian Amazon in search of a mythical city of gold. His road to riches takes a detour to the legendary ruins of Machu Picchu.
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  6. S1 E6 - Viking Sunstone
    February 11, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh travels to the UK and Norway to unlock the secrets of a mystical crystal used by the Vikings to conquer the seas. Before testing it, he explores a crypt in a Nordic church and descends 1,000 feet into a deserted mine.
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  7. S1 E7 - Captain Morgan's Lost Gold
    February 18, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh dives into the Lajas Reef in search of treasure chests on the sunken flagship of the legendary pirate Captain Henry Morgan. His journey takes him to Panama City, where he visits a modern marvel -- the Panama Canal.
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  8. S1 E8 - Code To Gold
    February 25, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh scours the Virginia backcountry in search of the legendary Thomas Beale treasure, worth millions today. With encrypted codes hiding its whereabouts, he takes a detour to Philadelphia to uncover missing pieces to the puzzle.
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  9. S1 E9 - Mayan Apocalypse
    March 4, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh unearths human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial alters in the caverns underneath the jungles and ruins of Mexico while investigating the fall of the remarkable Maya empire.
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  10. S1 E10 - Secrets of the Nazca
    March 18, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh flies to Peru to investigate giant geoglyphs drawn into the earth by the ancient Nazca tribes. By studying newly found lines and joining a psychedelic ritual, he uncovers the true meaning behind the mysterious tracings.
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  11. S1 E11 - Samurai Sword of Power
    March 25, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh explores ancient mountain shrines and underground tunnels across Japan in search of the mystical Honjo Masamune sword. Along the way, he learns the ways of the samurai and forges his own sword.
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  12. S1 E12 - Curse of the Golden Bell
    April 1, 2015
    43min
    TV-PG
    Josh joins local divers in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar to search for the Great Bell of King Dhammazedi. To recover this ancient artifact, he plunges into murky waters that have claimed the lives of other divers.
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Subtitles
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Directors
Brea Tisdale BrumelsDouglas SegalMark MarinaccioSteve BeimLee Farber
Producers
Michael Gara
Cast
Josh Gates
Studio
Travel Channel
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