The WORST episodes of Myth Hunters
Every episode of Myth Hunters ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Myth Hunters!
Myth Hunters reveals true stories of quests seeking legendary objects – hordes of lost Spanish gold, the Temple of Solomon, the body of King Arthur, the relics of Joan of Arc; objects that offer their finder either unlimited power or wealth - or both. For most of us, these are the stuff of fantasy and movies as seen in Indiana Jones or The Mummy; but these are the real stories of real adventurers who thought these myths were true.
#1 - The Mystery of the Spider Rocks
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/27/2015
At the turn of the 20th century, Dave Arnold, guided only by a cryptic old map, searches for buried treasure in Texas.
#2 - The Relics of Joan of Arc
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/23/2014
Forensic expert Philippe Charlier tries to uncover the truth behind the remains of France's most famous daughter: Joan of Arc. His findings are shocking.
#3 - The Quest for the Minotaur's Labyrinth
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/2014
Archaeologists attempt to pinpoint the location of the Labyrinth, a maze-like structure said to have held the fearsome Minotaur in Greek mythology.
#4 - The Legend of Kruger's Millions
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/13/2013
Hear what happened when South African councillor Athol Stark teamed up with a Zulu family to locate missing gold bullion, buried during the Boer War.
#5 - The Nazi Hunt for Atlantis
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/24/2013
SS chief Heinrich Himmler sought out an Aryan race who had apparently lived in the fabled city of Atlantis. Hear how his hunt for the mythical panned out.
#6 - The Lost Jewels of Helen of Troy
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/11/2014
Heinrich Schliemann claimed to have unearthed King Priam's treasure during his search for Troy in the 1870s. Hear the story of his intrepid quest.
#7 - The Secret Within the Dead Sea Scroll
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2014
Hear how the discovery of the Copper Scroll in 1952 led archaeologist John M Allegro on a hunt for silver and gold across 64 locations.
#8 - Yamashita's Gold
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2015
An amateur Filipino treasure hunter seeks gold stolen and hidden by the Japanese during World War II.
#9 - The Veil of Veronica
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/2015
This image of the 'Face of God' on a transparent cloth, seemingly not made by human hands.
#10 - The Lost Ship of the Mojave Desert
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2015
According to myth, there is a ship wreck in the Mojave Desert with precious cargo, and in 1870 Charley Clusker risked everything to search for it.
#11 - The Curse of Montezuma's Gold
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/17/2014
In 1914, prospector Freddie Crystal claimed to have found a map that revealed the site of Montezuma's legendary lost treasure. But was the area cursed?
#12 - The Search for Nazi Gold
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2015
A German journalist and a former Marine believe the Nazis may have hidden stolen gold in Austria's Lake Topiltz.
#13 - The Curse of Treasure Mountain
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/2015
A map drawn by the only survivor of a doomed French expedition into the Rocky Mountains is believed to provide a clue to the location of a fortune in gold bullion.
#14 - The Men Who Found the Maya
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2015
Two amateur explorers discover the Maya civilization in the early 19th century.
#15 - The Pirate Treasure of Cocos Island
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2015
German adventurer August Gissler spends nearly two decades searching for pirate treasure on Cocos Island.
#16 - The Chalice of Valencia
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2015
American writer and historian Janice Bennett goes on a quest to prove the Holy Chalice of Valencia - a relic displayed within its cathedral for over 500 years - is the original cup of Christ used at the Last Supper.
#17 - The Priest, His Lover and the Holy Grail
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2015
In France a tiny village has attracted treasure hunters for the last 70 years. At the end of the 19th Century, the Priest of Rennes-le-Chateau, Berenger Sauniere became fabulously rich. And nobody quite knows how.
#18 - The Search for Machu Picchu
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/2015
The extraordinary story of Hiram Bingham's amazing discovery of one of the great wonders of the modern world, Machu Picchu.
#19 - The Mystery of Thomas Beale's Treasure
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2015
Three ciphertexts originating from an 1885 pamphlet detailing treasure being buried by a man named Thomas J. Beale in a secret location in Bedford County, Virginia, in the 1820s.
#20 - The Quest for Camelot
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2015
According to legend, he was Britain's greatest king. His name was King Arthur. In the 1960's a team of archaeologists, led by the outstanding excavator of his day, Leslie Alcock, set out to prove the myth was real.
#21 - The Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/10/2014
Russian archaeologist Ignatius Stelletskii devoted his entire life to locating Ivan the Terrible's library. But did it even exist? Find out.
#22 - The Quest for Noah's Ark
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/2012
Creationist J Randall Price led an expedition to find Noah's Ark in 2009, using clues from the Bible. Discover the fruits of this remarkable quest.
#23 - The Real King Solomon's Mines
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/2012
Investigating the legend of King Solomon's mine, which apparently contained gold from the mystical land of Ophir. How close are we to finding it?
#24 - The Missing Eighth Wonder of the World
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2012
In 1941, Germany looted the USSR's Amber Room, deemed by many to be the eighth wonder of the world. Its fate was a mystery - can it be found?
#25 - The Hunt for Pirate Treasure
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/2012
Many treasure-hunters have tried to locate the loot of prolific pirate William Kidd, who was executed for his crimes in 1699. Will it ever be found?