Expedition Unknown

Expedition Unknown
Genre	Documentary Reality Adventure Travel
Starring	Josh Gates
Narrated by	Josh Gates
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	37
Production
Executive producer(s)	Brad Kuhlman Casey Brumels Josh Gates, Brea Tisdale
Editor(s)	Nicholas Caramonta, Robert Claridge, Marc Femenella, Dustin Peterson, Scott Simmons, Ben Simoff
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	Ping Pong Productions
Distributor	Travel Channel
Release
Original network	Travel Channel
Original release	January 8, 2015 – present
External links
Website

Expedition Unknown is an American reality television series that premiered on January 8, 2015, on the Travel Channel. Produced by Ping Pong Productions, the program follows archaeologist, explorer, and television presenter Josh Gates on adventures to investigate the world's most enduring legends and mysteries. The series currently airs Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. ^{[1] [2]} The second season of Expedition Unknown premiered October 7, 2015 ^[3]and on March 24, 2016, the Travel Channel renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on November 2, 2016.^[4]

Premise

Expedition Unknown chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates iconic mysteries across the globe. Gates begins by interviewing key eyewitnesses and uncovering recent developments in the story, then springboards into a fully immersive exploration. This authentic, roughshod adventure leads Gates closer to the truth behind these unanswered global enigmas. Josh Gates is an adventurer and avid explorer with a unique brand of humor and passion for off-the-map excursions. ^[5]

Opening Introduction: (narrated by Josh Gates):

“

My name is Josh Gates. With a degree in archaeology and a passion for exploration, I have a tendency to end up in some very strange situations. My travels have taken me to the ends of the Earth as I investigate the greatest legends in history. This is...Expedition Unknown.

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Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	12		January 8, 2015	April 2, 2015
	2	20		October 7, 2015	June 22, 2016
	3	TBD		November 2, 2016	TBD
	Specials	TBD		November 11, 2015	TBD
	EF	TBD		March 30, 2016	TBD

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1.1	"Amelia Earhart"	January 8, 2015	N/A
In the series two-hour special premiere, adventurer Josh Gates hunts down new evidence on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Gates first sets off to Papua New Guinea where he treks through the uncharted jungle of tribal lands, then his journey brings him to Fiji where he tries to uncover the famous pilot's human remains.
1.2	"Temple of Doom"	January 15, 2015	0.78[6]
In his search for a lost city, Josh's destination brings him to the remote jungles of Cambodia to investigate the ancient Khmer Empire to find a Linga stone, a 1,000-year-old mystical relic that, legend has it, was used by the God King to incinerate his enemies.
1.3	"World's 8th Wonder"	January 22, 2015	0.85[7]
Josh's hunt for the Amber chamber takes him to Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia for research. Then to Germany, where he retraces the steps of Nazi soldiers who looted the treasure during World War II as he explores abandoned bunkers and a hazardous silver mine in hopes of finding the world's most valuable object ever to be stolen.
1.4	"The Legend of Jesse James"	January 29, 2015	N/A
Josh searches across the American Midwest for legendary outlaw Jesse James' "gold loot", which he and his gang stole from Mexican guards South of the Border. He separates fact from fiction by understanding James' nature by walking a mile in his boots, following his trail from his farm in Kearney, Missouri to Robbers Cave, where he finds himself rappelling off a cliff to find this hidden treasure, then to Cement, Oklahoma to join up with a team using high-tech equipment.
1.5	"City of Gold"	February 5, 2015	0.86[8]
Josh 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.
1.6	"Viking Sunstone"	February 12, 2015	0.92[9]
Josh tries to unlock the secrets to the fabled Sunstone of the Vikings while traveling through the British island of Alderney and Norway, where he explores a crypt underneath Nidaros Cathedral to find the final resting place of Viking king St. Olaf. Later, he descends into a 37-mile long calcite mine to make his own sunstone, testing its power while at sea with locals who live like Vikings.
1.7	"Captain Morgan's Lost Gold"	February 19, 2015	1.01[10]
Josh 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.
1.8	"Code to Gold"	February 26, 2015	0.93[11]
Josh scours the Virginia backcountry in search of the legendary Thomas Beale treasure. He meets up with local treasure hunters and explores a 4 mile search radius in Bedford County using a printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, believed to have hidden symbols that James B. Ward, the author of the Beale Papers encoded. He then meets up with a crypto-anaylst to get further evidence on the hoax theory.
1.9	"Mayan Apocalypse"	March 5, 2015	0.83[12]
Josh investigates the fall of the remarkable Mayan Empire. He explores the many cenotes—underground caverns believed to be gateways to the underworld—below the jungles and many ruins of Mexico, including the largest Mayan city, Chichén Itzá. While SCUBA diving in the dark waters of the Holtun Cenote, he unearths human skulls and ancient sacrificial altars, which gets him closer to why their empire collapsed.
1.10	"Secrets of the Nazca"	March 19, 2015	0.97[13]
Josh flies to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines that were drawn into the desert by the ancient Nazca tribe. By studying newly found lines recently discovered on a mountain made by the Paracas people and joining a Nazca psychedelic ritual, Josh uncovers the true meaning behind the mysterious tracings.
1.11	"Samurai Sword of Power"	March 26, 2015	0.86[14]
Josh heads to Japan to search for the missing Honjo Masamune sword. After learning about the legend of this mystical katana, his search takes him to the back alleys of Tokyo and the city's red-light district, an ancestral burial ground, Imperial tunnels in Nagano, and an ancient mountaintop Shinto shrine in Togakushi.
1.12	"Curse of the Golden Bell"	April 2, 2015	0.72[15]
Josh travels to Myanmar to join in the search for the ancient cursed Golden Bell of King Dhammazedi, believed to be sunk at the bottom directly in the center of the Bago River, the Yangon River and the Pazundaung Creek when Portuguese warlord Filipe de Brito e Nicote's ship was wrecked in 1599 after stealing the massive bell.

Season 2 (2015-16)

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
2.1	"The Quest for King Arthur"	October 7, 2015	0.60[16]
Josh investigates one of the greatest stories of all time, The Legend of King Arthur. Was King Arthur real and if so, who was he? He searches for answers in Arthur's birthplace at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, England and then in the ruins of Cadbury Castle in Somerset, a 5th-century hill fort that is believed to have once served as the capitol of Camelot.
2.2	"Genghis Khan's Tomb"	October 14, 2015	0.63[17]
Josh researches the legends about Genghis Khan to get ready for his journey to search for the great conqueror's long-lost tomb. It is believed to be somewhere in Mongolia at what's known as the "forbidden zone" located on top of the "Holy Mountain" or Burkhan Khaldun, which is guarded by a local tribe and completely closed off to foreigners.
2.3	"Blackbeard's Hidden Gold"	October 21, 2015	0.55[18]
Josh sails the high seas in search of the most sought-after pirate treasure in history, Blackbeard's buried booty of gold. He explores underwater sea caves in Cayman Brac, gets up close to his wrecked flagship Queen Anne's Revenge, and drives down the Outer Banks on North Carolina's coast to dig up artifacts on Ocracoke Island, the site of his last stand.
2.4	"Hunting Vampires"	October 28, 2015	0.52[19]
Josh digs up the truth behind vampire legends. His travels start at Curtea Veche in Romania, where he learns about Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration behind Dracula. Then off to Marotinu de Sus, a Romanian village, where six men desecrated a fresh grave believing it to be a "strigoi". He ends in Perperikon, Bulgaria to examine a vampire grave.
2.5	"The Real Robin Hood"	November 4, 2015	0.52[20]
Josh travels the English countryside on a mission to learn if Robin Hood was a real man and if he's the hero from the legends or a murderous outlaw. He dives into 800 years of ballads and stories at London's British Library, explores tunnels and caves beneath Nottingham, and joins historians in search of Hood's grave, first in Kirklees Priory, Yorkshire, and lastly at a churchyard in Loxley, where researchers believe an outlaw named Roger Godberd who was the real Robin Hood is buried.
2.6	"Finding Fenn's Fortune"	November 18, 2015	0.46[21]
Josh searches for the treasure of art dealer Forrest Fenn, who after being diagnosed with terminal cancer hid his fortune, worth $2 million, deep in the Rocky Mountains north of his hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Before his dies, he wanted to mastermind the greatest treasure hunt of all time and packed a chest full of gold, jewelry and gems. However, he survived and publishes a memoir containing a cryptic poem with nine clues that leads to the prize.
2.7	"Columbus Unearthed"	December 9, 2015	0.66[22]
The search for Christopher Columbus continues with finding his missing remains. Josh follows his five-century voyage across two continents to search for his final resting place believed to be at Columbus Lighthouse in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic or at Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See in Seville, Spain, both countries laying claim to his bones.
2.8	"Japan's Atlantis"	December 16, 2015	0.63[23]
Josh goes to the ruins of Yonaguni Island, the westernmost Japanese island on the East China Sea, to determine whether the undersea structures are geologic or man-made. The Yonaguni Monument discoverer, Kihachiro Aratake, dives with Josh, showing him the undersea area with cut steps leading up to a level platform. Josh takes a rock sample for geologic analysis. In Osaka, archaeologist Michio Maezano shows Josh an ancient rock tomb. It proves that ancient people could have carved the Yonaguni structures, then an earthquake could have sunk them. Geologist Masahide Furukawa examines Josh's rock sample. It's composed of layered sandstone and shale. Furukawa conducts stress tests on the rock. It breaks along bedding planes, forming a flat surface every time. Josh concludes the Yonaguni monument is a natural product of tectonics and wave action.
2.9	"True Cross of Christ"	December 23, 2015	0.88[24]
Josh searches for the True Cross, the Cross of Jesus Christ, the most recognized religious symbol in the world. This relic, said to have mystical healing powers, has been lost for 2,000 years. Today, its fate is unknown, but Josh journeys through The Holy Land of Jerusalem, Israel (aka "The Promised Land") and Istanbul, Turkey to find if the cross, or fragments of it still exist. The cross was cut into three pieces ordered by Empress Helena. He examines this legend at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City where the tomb of Jesus is located and where he was crucified. Then he learns more about crucifixion in Tel Aviv, and discovers ancient cross wall carvings at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Next, he heads to the Ayasofya in Constantinople, where priests hid pieces of the relic under the nearby Hippodrome. Lastly, he joins archaeologists at a dig in Sinop.
2.10	"The Sultan's Heart"	January 6, 2016	0.63[25]
Josh hunts for a mystical relic called the Sultan's Heart of Suleiman the Magnificent, beloved ruler of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. When Suleiman died in 1566 during a battle in Hungary, his body was brought back to Istanbul, but not before a strange ritual was performed involving the removal of his heart being placed in a gold container and buried beneath his tent. The Sultan's followers believe his heart has magical powers, which continues to beat, waiting to be returned to its host. The town of Tubek was built over the burial site to honor the Sultan. A century later, invaders destroyed this now lost city, and the heart vanished. Note: In the week's that followed after filming, the archaeological team featured on this episode continued to dig on the site in Szigetvar, Hungary. They have now officially announced the discovery of the Tomb of the Sultan. The search for the Sultan's Heart continues.
2.11	"Africa's Gold Hoard"	January 13, 2016	0.70[26]
Josh travels to South Africa to search for the missing Kruger Millions, the gold coins of the country's entire financial reserve. The treasure vanished overnight after South African President Paul Kruger loaded the hoard on a train and it vanished overnight in 1900 during the Boer War.
2.12	"Kalahari Desert's Lost City"	January 27, 2016	0.68[27]
Josh searches for a legendary lost city in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. First discovered by circus pioneer The Great Farini in 1885, he came across the ruins of a lost city half buried in the scorching sands. Those who followed in his footsteps came up empty-handed and claimed it a hoax, while even some vanished. Today, a modern explorer launched an all new expedition and Josh is on the same quest to find this lost city as well.
2.13	"Yamashita's Gold"	February 10, 2016	0.74[28]
Josh searches for Yamashita's Gold, millions of dollars in Southeast Asian gold and jewels that was looted by Japan and covertly transported to the Philippines under the direction of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita during World War II. The fortune was hidden by gangsters, military generals, and a secret organization in tunnels and caves somewhere in the conquered country. But the treasure was lost when the Allies won the war, until a treasure hunter found part of it in 1970 and have been searching for it ever since.
2.14	"Columbus: Legend or Liar?"	February 17, 2016	0.59[29]
Josh investigates the myths behind Christopher Columbus. To some he is an epic hero, to others a bloodthirsty conqueror. He learns the truth about the famous explorer's early years, his nationality and his real discoveries.
2.15	"Search for Shangri-La"	March 2, 2016	0.64[30]
Josh searches high in the Himalayas for the fabled paradise in the mountains, Shangri-La. He learns of its legend as a mystical, hidden valley, a utopia where its residents never age, and there's no war or sickness. But maybe this myth us more than a story. In the most remote reaches of Nepal near the border of Tibet is an area known as the Mustang, an area that's been closed off to the outside world and the passage of time. But now Josh and his fellow archaeologists have been granted access to explore this hidden realm. He finds out secrets hiding inside its sky caves, man-made chambers carved into cliff walls.
2.16	"Shangri-La Found"	March 9, 2016	0.83[31]
After learning about the ancient Buddhist realm of Shambhala in Kathmandu and exploring the mysterious skycaves, Josh continues his search for the real Shangri-La as he scales new heights to find this Heaven on Earth in Nepal. This time, he discovers a rock tower used for human burials and filled with bones dating back to 800 A.D.; it's proof that people lived here. Next, he travels to Lo Manthang for another day of investigation in the Martzon area to climb a cave system called Pumamba, which is linked to the legend. Then he heads to Chuusang, a remote cave monastery that has never been excavated until Josh and his crew.
2.17	"Lost Mexican City"	June 1, 2016	0.68[32]
Josh searches for the mysterious civilization of Teotihuacan, a lost empire left behind in Mexico with soaring pyramids dedicated to the gods, imposing temples, and a treasure trove of cryptic art. He seeks answers on who these indigenous people were, finds out their secrets that have been buried for 2,000 years, and what they left behind.
2.18	"Incan King's Mummy"	June 8, 2016	0.73[33]
Josh searches for the lost mummy of Atahualpa, the last great king of the Incan empire, hidden high in the Andes Mountains and in the jungles and highlands of Ecuador. His reign ended when Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro murdered him and brought the Inca civilization to an end. But the emperor obtained great power and wealth, even in death. His body was mummified in a sacred ritual to give him supernatural sway over the world of the living. Then, his body vanished. Archaeologists have been searching ever since.
2.19	"Nazi Gold Train"	June 15, 2016	0.76[34]
Josh exposes Nazi secrets as he searches for the lost fortune of war criminal Adolf Hitler's billions in gold, art and relics stolen on his orders by the Nazis to suport his doomsday weapon during World War II. They also built networks of hidden tunnels and bunkers. Today, archaeologists use modern technology to recover treasure and excavate the underground legacy of the Third Reich. On his journey, Josh joins them, first finding answers in Germany, identifying gold in a Nazi train hidden inside a mountain in Poland. Then, in Austria, he explores a subterranean facility to a top secret lab to build a war machine.
2.20	"Hitler's Atomic Secrets"	June 22, 2016	0.94[35]
The search for Nazi secrets and their stolen gold continues in the darkest corners of history; both underground and underwater. This time, Josh dives for relics of Nazi foreign minister Joachim Von Ribbontrop who dumped his family's entire fortune into the dark and deep waters of Lake Fuschlsee in the Austrian Alps. In order to learn if the Nazis where building an atomic bomb, he starts his quest for answers in Hitler's hometown of Linz. Then, he stops at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp memorial in Sankt Georgen an der Gusen to pay his respects to the hundreds of thousands who perished here. He also explores 25 miles of tunnel under the Bergkristall complex, the largest secret underground facility ever built. It was designed by SS General Hans Kammler to oversee the Nazis nuclear project.

Season 3 (2016)

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
3.1	"Plummer's Gold"	November 2, 2016	0.70[36]
3.2	"The Lost Tomb of Attila the Hun"	November 9, 2016	0.87[37]
3.3	"The Vanished Empire"	November 16, 2016	0.90[38]
3.4	"The Lost Colony of Roanoke"	November 23, 2016	0.77[39]
3.5	"Further Off the Rails!"	November 30, 2016	0.64[40]
3.6	"Greatest Treasure Hunts"[41]	December 7, 2016	TBD
3.7	"More Extreme Adventures"[41]	December 14, 2016	TBD
3.8	"Woolly Mammoth"[41]	December 28, 2016	TBD

Specials (2015-16)

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Raw & Unfiltered"	November 11, 2015	0.42[42]
Josh answers viewers' questions about his travels, discovers new evidence about his investigations during his many adventures, and reveals what really happens behind the scenes in making the show.
2	"Most Dangerous Moments"	November 25, 2015	0.38[43]
In this special episode, Josh counts down his "top ten most dangerous moments" on his expeditions from the show's first season, with never-before-seen footage and expanded scenes from his many adventures.
3	"Secrets of Christopher Columbus"	December 2, 2015	0.73[44]
To uncover the true story of Christopher Columbus, Josh retraces the famous explorer's voyages, visits his hometown on the island of Madeira, where he worked as a chart maker, and discovers the fate of his missing flagship, the Santa Maria, which hasn't been seen since she ran aground off the coast of Haiti in 1492.
4	"Legendary Stories: The Real Lewis & Clark"	December 30, 2015	0.56[45]
In this special legends episode, Josh, along with several historians, tell the true and unfiltered story of exploring pioneers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark who single-handedly mapped the uncharted American frontier, but not without scandal on their expedition. Later, he takes a look at the dangerous details of building the Transcontinental Railroad Also, he exposes secrets of Wyatt Earp, either the greatest lawman or con man in the Wild West.
5	"Weird, Wild and Off the Rails"	January 20, 2016	0.54[46]
Josh takes viewers behind the scenes in what it's really like out on the road making the show. A lot more happens on each expedition than he could cram into any 1-hour episode and some great moments wind up on the cutting-room floor. He's splicing it all together in this "best of" complication. From never-before-seen clips of Josh's travels to the wildest action, weirdest and funniest moments. Plus a sneak peek of his upcoming African expedition to the Kalahari Desert in search of a legendary lost city.
6	"What to Know Before You Go"	February 24, 2016	0.45[47]
Josh shares his travel tips; everything from advice on the best way to get there to the importance of choosing the right clothes, to how to shop local for the best bargains, and when to slow down for a snack. He shows viewers what to do and what to avoid when traveling the world. Also, cautionary travel tales, expanded scenes and never before seen televised footage from his adventures.
7	"Most Extreme Moments"	March 16, 2016	0.52[48]
Josh counts down his ten most extreme adventures. He recalls the most outrageous, unexpected and thrilling moments from his expeditions with never-before televised bonus footage, expanded scenes, and one-on-one interviews with his crew who reveal what it's really like to film the series.
8	"Global Game Show"	March 23, 2016	0.59[49]
Josh takes a break from his adventures and uses his down time to be a game show host when he plays a trivia game with some fellow travelers and gives them a change to win some incredible prizes, inspired by expanded footage and out takes. For those playing at home, there's a bonus prize; a fresh look at his "most dazzling" expeditions.
9	"Insider's Guide: Secret Safari"	August 3, 2016	0.40[50]
Josh takes viewers behind the scenes during his season two expedition searching for a legendary lost city in the Kalahari Desert in Africa. He gives us the inside scoop, teaching "fascinating factoids", and hearing about his personal tales from the road.
10	"Insider's Guide: Cursed Gold"	August 10, 2016	0.47[51]
Josh takes viewers behind the scenes during his season two expedition searching for stolen treasure from Yamashita's Gold in the Philippines. Learn the inside scoop, facts, and his personal tales from the road during this adventure.
11	"Insider's Guide: Ladder of Death"	August 17, 2016	0.38[52]
12	"Insider's Guide: Genghis Khan's Tomb"	August 24, 2016	0.48[53]
13	"Insider's Guide: Japan's Atlantis"	August 31, 2016	0.61[54]
14	"Insider's Guide - Columbus: Legend or Liar?"	September 7, 2016	0.59[55]
15	"Nazi Secrets Revealed"	September 14, 2016	0.48[56]
16	"Hunt for the Yeti - Return of the Yeti"	October 5, 2016	0.77[57]
17	"Hunt for the Yeti - The Monster and the Mountain"	October 12, 2016	0.84[58]
18	"Hunt for the Yeti - Out of Thin Air"	October 19, 2016	0.72[59]
19	"Hunt for the Yeti - Unmasking the Myth"	October 26, 2016	0.89[60]

Extra Finds (2016)

No.	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Extra Finds: Captain Morgan's Lost Gold"	March 30, 2016	N/A
In Expedition Unknown: Extra Finds, viewers go behind the scenes and underwater with Josh Gates. He shares extra information in a graphic on screen, along with fans Twitter feeds, of his past adventure from last season to find Captain Morgan's lost gold and sunken flagship when he dives into Lajas Reef off the coast of Panama.
2	"Extra Finds: Temple of Doom"	April 6, 2016	N/A
Go behind the scenes with Josh from his season one search for the Linga stones in lost city of the ancient Khmer Empire in the mountains of Cambodia that was discovered by a mysterious ruler named Jayavarman II.
3	"Extra Finds: Secrets of the Nazca"	April 13, 2016	N/A
Josh shares fun facts on his season one adventure when he travels to Peru to investigate the giant geoglyphs drawn into the earth by the ancient Nazca tribes called Nazca Lines.
4	"Extra Finds: Mayan Apocalypse"	April 20, 2016	N/A
Viewers get extra knowledge of Josh during his season one expedition when he investigates the fall of the Mayan Empire. He unearths human skulls and ancient sacrificial alters in the caverns underneath the jungles and ruins in Mexico.
5	"Extra Finds: Amelia Earhart"	April 27, 2016	N/A
6	"Extra Finds: Samurai Sword of Power"	May 4, 2016	N/A
7	"Extra Finds: Code to Gold"	May 11, 2016	N/A
Go behind the scenes with Josh during his season one expedition as he searches for the legendary Thomas Beale Treasure, which is estimated to be worth millions of dollars. He scours back country of Virginia, but he has to take a detour to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in order to uncover missing pieces to the puzzle.
8	"Extra Finds: City of Gold"	May 18, 2016	N/A
Viewers go behind the scenes with Josh as makes his season one journey on the stone-paved Inca Trail, stops at the legendary ruins of Machu Picchu and ascends 20,000 feet through the Andes and into the Peruvian Amazon in search of the undiscovered City of Gold
9	"Extra Finds: Curse of the Golden Bell"	May 25, 2016	N/A
10	"Extra Finds: A Day in the Life"	June 29, 2016	0.62[61]
11	"Extra Finds: Secrets of Shangri-La"	July 6, 2016	0.59[62]
Josh treks high into the Himalayas in search of the mythical kingdom of Shangri-La in Nepal. He shares secrets with viewers of this fabled paradise in his season two expedition by exploring the vast sky cave system built into the mountain's cliff face.
12	"Extra Finds: Viking Sunstone"	July 13, 2016	N/A
13	"Extra Finds: The Legend of Jesse James"	July 20, 2016	0.31[63]
Viewers embark on a hunt for extra knowledge of the myth and legend of Jesse James during Josh's season one expedition into to find Jesse James lost gold.
14	"Extra Finds: World's 8th Wonder"	July 27, 2016	N/A
Viewers travel with Josh to Russia and Germany as he hunts for the Amber Chamber in the Catherine Palace. Then searches for one of history's most expensive stolen objects, where he retraces Nazi soldiers's steps, exploring abandoned bunkers and a hazardous mine.

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External links

• Official website
• Expedition Unknown at the Internet Movie Database
• Expedition Unknown at TV.com
• Expedition Unknown at TV Guide