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Expedition Unknown
In the hit series Expedition Unknown , Travel Channel's witty explorer Josh Gates seeks answers to some of the world's most captivating unsolved stories and legends. Gates is on a mission to find the truth behind each iconic legend, digging through years of historical evidence, facts and myths. Leaving no stone unturned, his adventures take him around the globe as he immerses himself in the core locales linked to each tale. From excavating ruins in search of the real Robin Hood to sailing the high seas investigating Christopher Columbus and exploring Nepal's "sky caves" for Shangri La, Gates' archaeological background and ubiquitous sense of humor generate a new take on age-old stories.
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60m1. Deciphering the Last Nazi Code
60 minJosh Gates ventures into the former Third Reich in search of an elusive Nazi fortune hidden with a code allegedly created by Hitler's private secretary, and embedded into a piece of sheet music.
60m2. Mysteries of Jesus
60 minJosh Gates journeys to the Holy Land to investigate a mystery of biblical proportions where was Jesus Christ actually born? The investigation leads to potentially explosive revelations that may change our understanding of Jesus' origin story.
60m3. Atlantis of the Andes
60 minJosh Gates dives into a mystery below the surface of Lake Titicaca in South America; during the investigation, Josh discovers multiple structures of the ancient Tiwanaku people, including ruins hidden in the depths, dubbed the Atlantis of the Andes.
60m4. Lost Gold of Scotland
60 minHunting 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 lead across the Highlands.
60m5. Ghost Ship of the Great Lakes
60 minJosh uses a state of the art two-man submersible to find The Griffon, the first ship to be lost in the Great Lakes.
60m6. Legend of the Crystal Skull
60 minJosh Gates takes on Central America's jungles to investigate the legendary crystal skull discovered by a renowned adventurer who was the inspiration for the movie character, Indiana Jones.
60m7. America's Lost WWII Hero
60 minJosh 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 Mustang crashed. Josh joins search teams using cutting-edge technology to bring the lost hero home.
60m8. The Hunt for the Golden Owl
60 minJosh uses a book of riddles with cryptic clues and joins treasure hunters using new leads to find the Golden Owl statuette hidden somewhere in France.
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