The BEST episodes of Cities of the Underworld
Every episode of Cities of the Underworld ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cities of the Underworld!
Right beneath our feet, there are cities hidden by time that may hold clues that could rewrite history. In “Cities of the Underworld,” Don Wildman travels to the farthest and deepest reaches of the globe, using cutting-edge technology to explore mysteries buried deep underground. Across the season, Don will follow in the footsteps of treasure hunters to search for a lost Aztec colony, travel to Croatia to learn about the lost history of a little known pirate queen who supposedly ruled her empire from a muddy cave, and explore tunnels below the city of Los Angeles that may hold the clues to solving one of the most infamous cold cases in American history.
#1 - Washington D.C.: Seat of Power
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/15/2008
A look underneath Washington D.C., including the national defense and the areas which have been created which are intended to keep the country safe from wars and natural disasters. Included is a look at secret bunkers and the world created below the Capital Mall.
#2 - Katrina Underground
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/29/2008
The New Orleans underground after Hurricane Katrina
#3 - Secret Soviet Bases
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/5/2008
Deep within the former Soviet Union lays a classified, subterranean world of Cold War secrets.
#5 - Hitler's Last Secret
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/3/2008
Prague is a city cloaked in mystery, with an underground to match. Medieval castles line the streets & dark dungeons lie deep below them. From quarries where Hitler may have stored his secret weapons to mines that doubled as Communist slave camps, Prague has surprising stories to tell.
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#6 - Hitler's Underground Lair
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/30/2007
Go beneath the streets of Berlin and unearth the remains of the Nazi bunkers.
#7 - City of Blood: London, England
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2008
The third-season opener explores Victorian-era London, when hard times forced many to take extreme measures to procure food and shelter.
#8 - A-Bomb Underground
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/11/2008
Tokyo, Japan is a city straight out of the future, above ground and below. Go beneath the busy streets to see the latest technology that will save the city from the many natural disasters ready to strike. From there go back in time to World War II to see how Hiroshima's underground offered protection from the most powerful bombs.
#9 - Tomb of the Lost Mummies
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2009
Underground Cairo is explored, focusing on ancient structures that have withstood time and countless invasions. Included: a step pyramid built a century before the Giza pyramids; and a tomb containing 2000-year-old mummies. Also examined: the Book of the Dead.
#10 - Hitler's Trenches
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/2008
Underground Belgium is explored, focusing on the trenches and tunnels of World War I.
#12 - Secret Holy Land
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/22/2008
Underground Ethiopia is explored. Included: tombs of emperors; subterranean cathedrals; and the palace of the Queen of Sheba. Also: theories regarding the possible resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.
#13 - Stalin's Secret Lair
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/22/2008
A look at the underground of Moscow, including the areas relating to the Cold War and Stalin's ruthless reign. Includes a glimpse of hidden bunkers, escape tunnels used to hide from Stalin's henchmen.
#15 - Rome: The Rise
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/30/2007
What was the secret to the success of ancient Rome? Aqueducts, underground neighborhoods and one of the oldest sewer systems reveal many secrets. The largest and most influential empire in history leaves clues to her greatness under nearly every street.
#16 - Dracula's Underground: Bucharest, Romania
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/9/2007
Visit the city of Bucharest, Romania and learn about its most famous citizen, Vlad the Impaler, more commonly known as Dracula. Travel underground as secret prisons, caves and dungeons are revealed. Only through the bleak subterranean stretches can one come face-to-face with the truth about this infamous Romanian ruler.
#17 - Secrets of the Ancient Metropolis
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/2021
Don explores the massive underground cities in the mountains of Turkey that may have been home to the first civilization on Earth.
#18 - America's Military Underground
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/2021
Don explores top-secret military and government tunnels and looks into classified technology that could be used to build entire cities...right under our feet.
#20 - Barbarian's Lair
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2008
Exploring life beneath the streets in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire.
#21 - Maya Underground
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2008
Visit the center of Mayan civilization. Hundreds of ruins scatter the landscape & reveal clues to bloody rituals, advanced architecture & belief in an unforgiving underworld of Mayan gods.
#22 - Secret Pagan Underground
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/16/2007
4000 years ago, a mysterious pagan society called the Hittites dug deep into the soft volcanic rock to carve out an intricate underworld. But after almost 800 years of rule, the Hittite Empire vanished without a trace. Where did their people go and what clues have they left behind in their complex subterranean world?
#23 - Land of Manson
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/2008
Underground Los Angeles is explored. Included: Charles Manson's subterranean hideaways; tunnels used by corrupt cops; the subway system; and military bunkers.
#24 - Beneath Vesuvius
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/18/2007
Naples, Italy narrowly escaped meeting the same fate as its neighboring city, Pompeii in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius wiped out everything around it. The wind saved Naples that day, but life in the shadow of this massive volcano is unlike any other--and so is its underground.
#25 - Prophecies from Below
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/24/2008
The ancient world was shaped by people who believed they foresaw the will of God. Jerusalem is at the heart of all their fiery prophecies. From bloody wars to the birth of saviors, Jerusalem has been at the center of prophetic revelations.