Expedition Unknown - Season 1

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.

12 Episodes

Amelia Earhart

Season 1 - Episode 1

In the 2-hour season premiere of Expedition Unknown, adventurer Josh Gates hunts down new evidence on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. H...

Temple of Doom

Season 1 - Episode 2

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 mysti...

World's 8th Wonder

Season 1 - Episode 3

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. Peters...

The Legend of Jesse James

Season 1 - Episode 4

Josh tries putting the legend of Jesse James' missing gold to rest, as he searches the American Midwest, searching for the treasure.

City of Gold

Season 1 - Episode 5

Josh Gates travels through Peru in search for the legendary Incan lost city of Paititi. His journey takes him from the historic Cusco, to th...

Viking Sunstone

Season 1 - Episode 6

Josh travels to England and Norway to unlock the secrets of the Viking sunstone, a mystic crystal the Vikings used to conquer the seas. Befo...

Captain Morgan's Lost Gold

Season 1 - Episode 7

Josh joins archaeologists in Panama as they search for the Satisfaction, the sunken flagship of legendary pirate Captain Henry Morgan. But f...

Code to Gold

Season 1 - Episode 8

Josh scours the Virginia backcountry in search of the legendary Thomas Beale treasure, which would be worth millions today. Since encrypted ...

Mayan Apocalypse

Season 1 - Episode 9

While investigating the fall of the remarkable Mayan Empire, Josh unearths human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial altars in the caverns ...

Secrets of the Nazca

Season 1 - Episode 10

Josh travels to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs drawn into the earth by the ancient Nazca tribes and while studying newly found line...

Samurai Sword of Power

Season 1 - Episode 11

Josh searches for the missing mystical Honjo sword in Japan in ancient shrines hidden in the mountains and underground tunnels.

Curse of the Golden Bell

Season 1 - Episode 12

The ancient cursed Golden Bell of King Dhammazedi.