The BEST episodes of Expedition Files
Every episode of Expedition Files ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Expedition Files!
Adventurer Josh Gates travels through history on a search to uncover new evidence and answers to the world’s most captivating and unexplained mysteries.
#1 - You Don't Know Me
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2026
Josh Gates explores hidden identities: a 50-year-old cold case about a mysterious woman; new evidence that could rewrite the account of Judas' betrayal of Jesus; and the shocking tale of a teenager claiming to be a lost German prince.
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Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2026
Josh Gates explores the supernatural, from Nikola Tesla's mysterious "Death Ray", to a message from a Sicilian nun believed to be of demonic origin. Plus, scientists uncover the explanation behind the Oracle of Delphi's prophetic visions.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Larger Than Life
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2026
Josh Gates explores larger-than-life legends, including Henry Every's $400M heist and disappearance; the conspiracy behind Pharaoh Ramesses III's death, and new evidence that the fabled Amazons, truly existed, and were more than mere myth.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Truth Vs. Tabloids
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2026
Josh Gates investigates Jim Morrison's death, a "mermaid" in a Japanese temple and an alien abduction claim. From a rock legend's mysterious disappearance, to a bizarrely preserved creature, and a U.S. Airman's extraterrestrial encounter, he seeks the truth behind these unexplained stories.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Fact or Fiction?
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2026
Josh Gates investigates Dracula, Cold War psychic spying, and Spartacus. From Vlad the Impaler's infamous reign of terror to secret U.S. mind-control tests and a gladiator who defied Rome, he seeks the historical truths behind legends that refuse to die.
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#6 - Lost Civilizations
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/2024
Josh Gates investigates some of history's most mysterious locations. 1. Roanoke Colony was founded in 1585, but when it was visited by a ship in 1590, the colonists had inexplicably disappeared, What happened? 2. Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Were they real? What truely happened if they were real cities? 3. Stonehenge. New evidence of why and how.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Deadly Forecast
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2026
From pioneers trapped in Sierra Nevada blizzards, to a secret Arctic missile base entombed in ice, and a ghost ship adrift in the Atlantic, Josh Gates explores three mysteries shaped by extreme weather: the disappearance of the Donner Party, Cold War secrets, and the Mary Celeste.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Who Done It?
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2026
Josh Gates uncovers the culprits behind three of history's most baffling mysteries: the suspected murder of explorer Meriwether Lewis, a possible U.N. plot around Dag Hammarskjöld's 1961 plane crash, and the vanishing of New York judge Joseph Crater.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Fateful Coverups
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2026
From a secret World War II unit that deceived Nazis, to the alleged crimes of the Knights Templar, and a royal death tied to a scandal, Josh Gates explores mysteries built on coverups. Was the truth buried to protect power, reputation, and empires?
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#11 - Conspiracy Theories
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2025
Josh Gates investigates shocking conspiracy theories, including that the Titanic was sunk by more than just an iceberg, the true story behind the death of Harry Houdini, and lost Civil War Gold that spawned a lawsuit against the FBI.
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#12 - Deadly Adventures
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/23/2025
Josh Gates investigates several mysterious tragedies and downfalls. An expedition crew goes insane, turning cannibalistic; an explorer searches for a lost city in the Brazilian rainforest; an aspiring young actress falls victim to a deranged killer.
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#13 - Time Reveals All
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2025
Over 80 years ago, a mysterious body was found on a beach, accompanied by only a cryptic note. The Trojan War and the Trojan Horse may not be mythical after all. And new evidence may prove Shakespeare didn't author his own works.
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#14 - History Got It Wrong
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/21/2026
Was the Hindenburg truly destroyed by accident or by sabotage? Could the famous Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot footage hold clues that only modern analysis can define? What really happened when 50,000 Persion soldiers disappeared without a trace in 524 B.C.?
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#15 - Lost and Found
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/21/2025
The true identity of infamous plane hijacker D.B. Cooper may finally be revealed. The fate of Michael Rockefeller, lost heir to the Rockefeller fortune, is exposed. The car in which James Dean died might not be missing anymore.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Code Breakers
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/18/2024
Cryptic clues left by the Zodiac Killer are finally deciphered, leading to a prime suspect. The location of Forrest Fenn's million-dollar buried treasure is revealed. The Voynich Manuscript, a text that possibly explains the origins of life, is decoded.
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#17 - Behind the Myth
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/2025
High on Everest's icy slopes, two climbers vanish into legend. In a quiet West Virginia town, a ghost demands justice from beyond the grave. And learn the real story of Mata Hari -- the exotic dancer condemned as a German spy.
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#18 - Family Secrets
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/30/2025
Generations later, the truth of serial killer H.H. Holmes's death may be exposed by one of his descendants. Did the government conspire with the mafia about a mysterious helicopter crash? How might the youngest Romanov daughter have escaped slaughter?
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#19 - Mysterious Endings
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2026
Expedition Files reveals shocking new secrets hidden in our world's most captivating mysteries. With three stories sharing one them per episode. Josh Gates uncovers stunning revelations, recreating pivotal historical moments in his virtual time machine
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#20 - Tragic Endings
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/4/2024
Josh Gates investigates whether an ancient curse killed the explorers who discovered King Tut's tomb, the strange and untimely demise of nine students hiking in Siberia, and the mysterious disappearance of an influencer in the Nevada desert.
Watch Now:Amazon#21 - Under Pressure
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2026
Josh Gates reopens cases where the truth stayed buried -- he exposes new clues, shaken alibis, and explosive revelations that challenge everything that we thought we knew about Noah's Ark, the terror of anthrax attacks, and Bugsy Siegel's murder.
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#22 - Mysteries of American History
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2026
In this episode of Expedition Files, Josh Gates explores three mysteries woven into the fabric of American history, digging beneath the official record to reveal how our country's past may be far more complicated than the stories we've been taught. What really happened to the USS Scorpion, a U.S. Navy submarine that disappeared during the height of the Cold War? Who truly sounded the legendary alarm that helped ignite the Revolutionary War, and does new research change the story of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride? And finally, a shocking theory surrounding John Wilkes Booth, America's most infamous assassin. Could he have escaped justice only to meet a far stranger fate than the one recorded in the history books?
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#23 - Lost Treasures
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2025
Josh hunts down the world's most elusive treasures. What became of Konigsberg Castle's Amber Room, stolen by the Nazis? Could a lost hard drive in a British landfill hold millions in Bitcoin? Did King Solomon's legendary mines ever exist?
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#24 - Identity Crises
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/7/2025
New evidence suggests the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid may have lived to old age under an alias. Modern scholars explore the true identity of the Man in the Iron Mask. After their UFO encounter, Betty and Barney Hill were forever changed.
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#25 - Madness Explained
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/12/2025
Was witchcraft at work during the Salem Witch Trials, or psychological illness? Did Britain's famous UFO sighting by military officials have a more earthly explanation? Who's really responsible for the murder of the "Mad Monk" of Russia?
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