The BEST episodes of Expedition Unknown season 2
Every episode of Expedition Unknown season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Expedition Unknown season 2!
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, such as the disappearance of Amelia Earhart’s plane. Josh Gates is an adventurer and avid explorer with a unique brand of humor and passion for off-the-map excursions.
#1 - Yamashita's Gold
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2016
Josh travels to the Philippines searching for Yamashita's Gold, a treasure that has been hidden since World War II. When the cave Josh explores quickly fills with water, will he escape with a piece of history before he's trapped?
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#3 - True Cross of Christ
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/23/2015
Josh pursues lost fragments of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. He visits the Holy Land to trace the whereabouts of wood from the crucifixion, until new evidence leads him to the underside of the ancient city of Istanbul.
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#6 - Finding Fenn's Fortune
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2015
Josh joins a treasure hunt searching for a $2,000,000 treasure planted in the modern day. He attempts to decode the clues of the treasure's location by following a cryptic poem, leading him deep into the harsh Rocky Mountains.
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#7 - Shangri-La Found
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/2016
Josh continues his epic adventure through the Himalaya Mountains, exploring the region's ancient sky caves in search of the origins of the utopian paradise Shangri-La. He discovers a monastery perched 14,000 feet into a cliff.
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#11 - Africa's Gold Hoard
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2016
Josh travels to South Africa in search of former President Kruger's missing gold cache. Josh evades dangerous poachers and meets the Shangaan tribe en route to the treasure that may be hiding in the African wilderness.
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#12 - The Sultan's Heart
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2016
Josh travels to Turkey & Hungary on a quest to find the missing golden box containing the heart of beloved Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent. The hunt is on to locate the artifact before the 450th anniversary of his death.
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#13 - Hunting Vampires
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2015
Josh scours Eastern Europe to confront both the ancient origins and modern legacy of the vampire legend. Josh's investigation leads him to a Romanian cemetery, but will he leave in one piece when angry locals confront him?
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#14 - Genghis Khan's Tomb
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2015
Josh journeys into the heart of Mongolia in search of the fabled lost tomb of Genghis Khan. After encountering harsh weather and resistance from locals, can Josh enter Mongolia's "Forbidden Zone" to locate the burial grounds?
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#15 - Columbus Unearthed
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2015
In part 2 of a two-part special, Josh travels from the Dominican Republic and Spain in an attempt to solve the looming mystery of where the bones of Christopher Columbus are truly buried.
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#16 - The Real Robin Hood
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2015
Josh journeys across England uncovering the true stories behind the legendary Robin Hood. Josh explores underground tunnels that Robin used to escape confinement and he finds what appears to be Robin's final resting place.
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#17 - Blackbeard's Hidden Gold
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2015
Josh explores the ocean floor of the Cayman Islands and the coasts of North Carolina in his quest to find the lost treasure of the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
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#18 - The Quest for King Arthur
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2015
In the Season 2 premiere, Gates travels to England, Wales and Scotland to explore the legend of King Arthur.
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#19 - Secrets of Christopher Columbus
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2015
In part 1 of a two-part special, Josh visits Portugal & Haiti to discover whether Christopher Columbus was a hero or history's greatest villain. He hopes to find the remnants of Columbus's legendary flagship, the Santa Maria.
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#20 - Hitler's Atomic Secrets
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/22/2016
Josh Gates goes to Austria to solve two of the most enduring mysteries of the Third Reich.
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