Expedition Unknown
Episodes
The Quest for El Dorado
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates treks deep into Colombia's deadly jungle to unravel the El Dorado myth and retrace the steps of Spanish conquistadors. Josh meets with the ...
Introducing Planet Visionaries
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alex Honnold as he hosts Planet Visionaries, the podcast exploring bold ideas and big solutions in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet I...
Ransom in the Sky
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With brand-new evidence Josh looks to finally crack the DB Cooper case, America's only unsolved skyjacking. A deathbed confession and cutting-edge for...
Introducing Planet Visionaries
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alex Honnold as he hosts Planet Visionaries, the podcast exploring bold ideas and big solutions in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet I...
The Lost Avenger
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A three-man crew of Navy pilots training for World War 2 crashed into the Pacific Ocean 75 years ago. Josh Gates teams up with Project Recover on a da...
Dillinger's Lost Loot
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates joins the hunt for notorious bank robber John Dillinger's fortune that's never been found. Chasing leads across the Midwest, Josh searches ...
Lost Tomb of the Mummy
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates heads to an active dig site in Egypt, where he joins famous archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass on the cusp of an incredible discovery: the mummy...
Siberia's Coldest Case
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates concludes his in-depth investigation of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Taking on Dead Mountain's brutal conditions, Josh and two investigators ...
The Fortune of the Buzzard
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates takes on the Indian Ocean's punishing waters as he chases the lost treasure of Olivier Levasseur, aka "The Buzzard," rumored to be worth mo...
The Warrior Queen's Treasure
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Searching across England, Josh Gates unearths a cache of ancient treasure as he chases the legend of Queen Boudica, the legendary Celtic queen who nea...
Searching For America's Lost Flight
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates investigates the most mysterious airline disaster in American history -- searching for why Northwest Flight 2501 vanished, taking the lives...
Digging Into D-Day - Part 2
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 - Josh Gates touches down in Normandy to investigate battles on land, air and sea. The expedition reveals a Nazi threat greater than ever imagi...
Digging Into D-Day
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates touches down in Normandy to investigate battles on land, air and sea. The expedition reveals a Nazi threat greater than ever imagined, unea...
Introducing Planet Visionaries
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alex Honnold as he hosts Planet Visionaries, the podcast exploring bold ideas and big solutions in partnership with the Rolex Perpetual Planet I...
Revealing the Triangle
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of his epic investigation, Josh Gates uses cutting-edge technology to investigate the Triangle's most infamous shipwreck and lost fl...
Mysteries of Bermuda Triangle
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates dives into the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. His investigation leads him to the ocean floor, the skies above and even the edge of spac...
Search for the Sultan's Heart
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Four years after Josh Gates went on a journey to find the lost heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, he travels to the newly rediscovered town of ...
Revealing Our Ancient Ancestors
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates travels to Africa to get up close and personal with a distant relative and scale dangerous cliffs all to answer one question: Where did hum...
The Hunt for Our Ancient Ancestors
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this expansive, two-part investigation, Josh Gates travels the globe attempting to solve the most fundamental mystery of all -- humanity's origins....
Cracking the Secret
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates is on a nationwide treasure hunt to solve a mystery no one has cracked for 40 years: The Secret. Josh travels coast-to-coast and back in ti...
Hunt for the Chupacabra
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the dark caves and thick jungles of Puerto Rico, Josh Gates tracks a modern-day mystery -- the Chupacabra. Working with a wildlife biologist, a vet...
Gold Rush of the Atlantic
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates has a fresh lead on the massive lost treasure of the shipwrecked 1715 Spanish fleet. Josh returns to the waters of Florida's Atlantic coast...
Chasing the Snake Kings
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With a potential new breakthrough in the search for a Snake King tomb, Josh returns to the jungles of Guatemala and the archaeological dig at the anci...
The Search for Florida's Lost Pirate
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates sets sail for Florida chasing the long-lost treasure of Jose Gaspar. Josh joins marine archaeologists and treasure hunters working to crack...
Mystery of Dead Mountain
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Braving the sub-zero conditions of Siberia, Josh Gates investigates one of the strangest and most brutal cold cases: the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Nine S...
Mysteries of Jesus
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates travels to the Holy Land to investigate a mystery of biblical proportions -- where was Jesus actually born? The investigation leads to expl...
Chasing the Fortune of Sir Francis Drake
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates searches land and sea for the lost fortune of legendary pirate Sir Francis Drake. Joining treasure hunters and maritime archaeologists, Jos...
Treasure of the Copper Scroll
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates investigates a unique Dead Sea Scroll etched with riddles that could lead to an ancient treasure. Following new leads, Josh treks into the ...
Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates travels to the Holy Land to dig in with an archaeologist who has recently discovered new Dead Sea Scrolls. Josh also sees cutting-edge tech...
Deciphering the Last Nazi Code
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh ventures into the heart of the former Third Reich in search of an elusive Nazi fortune hidden with a code allegedly created by Hitler's private s...
America's Lost WWII Hero
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates explores the case of lost World War II hero Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins of the Women Air Force Service Pilots, who went missing when her P-51...
Ghost Ship of the Great Lakes
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh dives into the notoriously rough waters of Lake Huron to find the final resting place of The Griffon, the very first vessel used to explore the G...
The Hunt for the Golden Owl
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates stalks prey that has eluded capture for 25 years, the Golden Owl. A book of riddles gives cryptic clues to where the Owl statuette, worth h...
Lost Gold of Scotland
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Upri...
Atlantis of the Andes
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates dives into a mystery below South America's Lake Titicaca. During the investigation, Josh discovers multiple structures of the ancient Tiwan...
Legend of the Crystal Skull
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates takes on Central America's jungles to investigate the legendary crystal skull discovered by a renowned adventurer who was the inspiration f...
Mahogany Ship
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh goes down under to search along Australia's infamous Shipwreck Coast for the missing Mahogany Ship. Confirming the vessel's existence could rewri...
Egypt's Lost Queens
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second installment of a two-part investigation, Josh continues his journey through Egypt to uncover the secrets, and possibly the final resting...
Great Women of Ancient Egypt
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first installment of an epic two-part episode, Josh journeys through the land of the Nile to uncover the secrets of the most powerful, and mos...
Secrets of Brother XII
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh attempts to uncover a treasure left behind by the Aquarian Foundation, an isolated, insidious cult led by the notorious leader known as Brother X...
Nazis in Argentina
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh ventures to Argentina, where many Nazi SS officers escaped to after World War II. He uncovers secret Nazi hideouts and investigates what may be t...
Hunt for the Metal Library
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels through the jungles of Ecuador to explore the watery depths of Tayos Cave for a legendary set of metal plates believed to be created by a...
Vikings in America
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh traces the Vikings' westward expansion from the volcanic landscape of Iceland to a mysterious settlement in Greenland and into North America. He ...
Viking Secrets
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh investigates how a group of Norse tribesman gained power in medieval Europe. His search for answers begins in their one-time home base of Denmark...
Butch Cassidy's Lost Loot
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh rides into the Wild West to hunt for Butch Cassidy's missing money. He traces the outlaw's footsteps through Colorado, Utah and Nevada, eventuall...
Pyramid of Legends
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh ventures into the ancient Maya city of El Mirador in search of the lost tombs of a mysterious ruling dynasty called the Snake Kings. Hosted on Ac...
Origins of Stonehenge
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to his ancestral home of Great Britain to explore the origins of the mystical monument of Stonehenge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
The Secret
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels all over the US to find the treasures featured in The Secret, a 1980s book filled with devilishly difficult riddles and puzzles that have...
India's Atlantis
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to India in search of Dwarka, a mythical kingdom swallowed by the ocean. To find evidence that the golden city is real, he dives into the...
Italy's Barbarian Booty
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to Italy in search of what may be history's richest treasure -- the looted relics of the Roman Empire interred with the Visigoth king Ala...
Corsica's Nazi Treasure
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh hunts for the treasure of Erwin Rommel, a Nazi general who plundered the wealth of North Africa as his tank corps fled the continent. The search ...
England's Vanished Crown Jewels
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh goes on a quest to find the legendary lost treasure of King John. He explores the deadly marshlands of England to find the despised king's crown ...
The Ark of the Covenant
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh follows in the footsteps of Indiana Jones as he searches in Israel and Ethiopia for the lost Ark of the Covenant, the sacred relic said to contai...
Africa's Cursed Lake of Gold
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh journeys to the wilds of Namibia to embark on a treacherously deep dive into Lake Otjikoto for a long-lost World War I treasure. Hosted on Acast....
Captain Kidd's Treasure
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh retraces the footsteps of Captain Kidd in the hopes of finding his buried treasure. From the East Coast to the Caribbean, the search takes him to...
Tracking Tasmania's Tiger
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh ventures to Australia's island state of Tasmania to investigate sightings of a supposedly extinct marsupial known as the Tasmanian Tiger. Hosted ...
Lasseter's Gold
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh goes on an epic journey through the Australian outback to find a legendary field of gold known as Lasseter's Reef. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Cracking the D.B. Cooper Case
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh sets off on an expedition to crack the mystery behind the perpetrator of the only unsolved plane hijacking in US history. Picking up where the FB...
Journey to the Ice Age
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh treks deep into Siberia for a site where priceless mammoth bones are mined out of the permafrost. Once he gets back to the lab, Josh views the DN...
Cloning the Woolly Mammoth
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To help clone the extinct woolly mammoth back to life, Josh visits a Korean biotech lab driving the project and excavates ancient bones in a Canadian ...
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates joins leading archeologists as they investigate America's first missing-persons case, The Lost Colony of Roanoke. Following newly discovere...
The Vanished Empire
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to Greece to find out exactly how the mighty Minoan civilization disappeared from the ancient world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
The Lost Tomb of Attila the Hun
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to Hungary to join three archaeological teams looking for the lost tomb of Attila the Hun. Legends and ancient texts lead the search from...
Plummer's Gold
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh sets off for gold rush country to search for the lost fortune of a notorious Montana sheriff. During his investigation, Josh explores hidden cave...
Lost Spanish Fortune, Found!
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels the coast of Florida and to the newly opened country of Cuba in search of sunken treasure from a fleet of Spanish ships sunk in 1715. Hos...
Incan King's Mummy
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh ventures into the mysterious cloud forests of Ecuador's remote central highlands in search of the all-powerful mummy of the last Inca king, Atahu...
Lost Mexican City
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh searches Mexico for clues behind the mysterious rise and disappearance of Teotihuacan, a powerful civilization that predated the Aztecs in Mesoam...
Columbus: Legend or Liar?
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh embarks on a journey around the world to uncover mysteries about Christopher Columbus. First, Josh looks for Columbus' legendary ship, the Santa ...
Secrets of Shangri-La
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to the remote Mustang region of Nepal to explore the legendary Sky Caves. He and his team visit three different cave sites, each of which...
Yamashita's Gold
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to the Philippines searching for Yamashita's Gold, a treasure that has been hidden since World War II. He joins two treasure hunters who ...
Kalahari Desert's Lost City
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa to look for a fabled lost city. On the journey, he traverses rough desert terrain, encounters w...
Africa's Gold Hoard
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to South Africa in search of former President Paul Kruger's missing gold cache. He evades dangerous poachers and meets the Shangaan tribe...
Nazi Secrets Revealed
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh heads to Europe to expose the last secrets of the Third Reich. He dives deep to locate a Nazi war criminal's lost treasure. Then, he meets a rese...
The Sultan's Heart
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to Turkey and Hungary to find the missing heart of one of the greatest Ottoman rulers in Turkish history, Suleiman the Magnificent. Hoste...
True Cross of Christ
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh journeys to Jerusalem and Istanbul searching for lost pieces of the cross from the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Japan's Atlantis
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh travels to remote Yonaguni Island and dives into the waters of the Pacific Rim to explore an underwater phenomenon described as Japan's Atlantis....
Genghis Khan's Tomb
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh journeys into the heart of Mongolia in search of the fabled lost tomb of Genghis Khan.For even more Expedition Unknown, head to discovery+. Go to...
Finding Fenn's Fortune
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh joins the hunt for for a $2,000,000 treasure. He attempts to decode the clues of the modern day treasure's location by following a cryptic poem, ...
Blackbeard's Hidden Gold
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh explores the ocean floor of the Cayman Islands and the coasts of North Carolina in his quest to find the lost treasure of the legendary pirate Bl...
Hunting Vampires
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh scours Eastern Europe to confront both the ancient origins and modern legacy of the vampire legend.For even more Expedition Unknown, head to disc...
The Real Robin Hood
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh journeys across England to uncover the true story behind the legendary Robin Hood. He explores underground tunnels that Robin used to escape conf...
The Quest for King Arthur
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh traverses England, Wales and Scotland, wading through history and legend to search for evidence of a real King Arthur.For even more Expedition Un...
Curse of the Golden Bell
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, h...
Samurai Sword of Power
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh explores ancient mountain shrines and underground tunnels across Japan in search of the mystical Honjo Masamune sword. Along the way, he learns t...
Secrets of the Nazca
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 psyche...
Mayan Apocalypse
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh unearths human skulls and ancient Mayan sacrificial alters in the caverns underneath the jungles and ruins of Mexico while investigating the fall...
Viking Sunstone
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Code To Gold
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh scours the Virginia backcountry in search of the legendary Thomas Beale treasure, worth millions today. With encrypted codes hiding its whereabou...
Captain Morgan's Lost Gold
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
City of Gold
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates 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...
Amelia Earhart
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates hunts down new evidence in the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. He first treks to uncharted tribal lands of Papua New Guinea and ends his j...
World's 8th Wonder
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates 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 ...
The Legend of Jesse James
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates journeys across the American Midwest in search of the legendary loot of Jesse James. Along the way, he debunks Jesse James myths, rappels o...
Temple of Doom
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gates travels to the remote and landmine-riddled jungles of Cambodia to investigate the lost city of the Khmer Empire and search for a mystical r...
Introducing: Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he invest...