The BEST episodes of Cities of the Underworld season 2

Every episode of Cities of the Underworld season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Cities of the Underworld season 2!

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.

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Ended
Katrina Underground
star
8.57
7 votes

#1 - Katrina Underground

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/29/2008

The New Orleans underground after Hurricane Katrina

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Washington D.C.: Seat of Power
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8.57
7 votes

#2 - 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.

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Hitler's Last Secret
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8.11
9 votes

#3 - 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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Secret Soviet Bases
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8.00
4 votes

#4 - 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.

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Viking Underground
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7.91
11 votes

#5 - Viking Underground

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/25/2008

Dublin, Ireland is much more than a city full of pubs and pints. Burial tombs, defense tunnels, and mysterious burial crypts line the underground below the rolling hills.

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A-Bomb Underground
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7.90
10 votes

#6 - 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.

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Stalin's Secret Lair
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7.67
9 votes

#7 - 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.

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Maya Underground
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7.63
8 votes

#8 - 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.

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Underground Apocalypse
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7.45
11 votes

#9 - Underground Apocalypse

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/2008

For billions across the globe, Jerusalem is considered ground zero for Armageddon. While most of the world's population considers it a holy land, it's also one of the bloodiest cities the world has ever known. From a hidden occult city built by the Knights Templar to the hiding place for the Dead Sea Scrolls, the evidence of the apocalypse is buried all over the holy city.

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Prophecies from Below
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7.45
11 votes

#10 - 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.

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New York: Secret Societies
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7.30
37 votes

#11 - New York: Secret Societies

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/31/2008

New York City is the biggest city in the country, but it's got some dark secrets. Founded by covert groups, overrun with gangs and mob bosses, and ruled by secret societies, this is the true foundation of the city that never sleeps.

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Vietnam
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7.27
37 votes

#12 - Vietnam

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2008

See a Vietnam that you've never seen before. During the Vietnam War the media flooded the world with images of soldiers and jungles. What wasn't seen were the tunnels, caves and passageways.

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Mob Underground
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6.94
32 votes

#13 - Mob Underground

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/2008

Chicago was once a playground for mobsters and corrupt politicians. It wouldn't be the third largest city in the U.S. today if it weren't for the shady dealings that went on just beneath its streets.

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