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Episode Guide

326 episodes · 33 transcripts · 33 summaries

Season 339 episodes

E01

An American Werewolf

Apr 20211 site

Josh Gates is on the ground with Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres to chase reports of a half-man, half-beast in rural Wisconsin. Frequent attacks and new sightings of the infamous Beast of Bray Road have left locals crippled with fear for three decades.

E01

Plummer's Gold

Nov 20161 site

Josh Gates heads to Montana, the Gold Rush territory to search for the missing fortune of notorious Old West sheriff, Henry Plummer.

E01

Haunted Forest / Alux

Sep 2009

In one of their most hair-raising experiences to date, Josh and team travel to Romania to investigate paranormal activity in the Hoia Baciu woods. According to local authorities, the forest is home to numerous sightings of apparitions and fleeting beams of light. In addition, these experts have remained puzzled about the presence of a "crop circle" in the forest. In the second investigation, the team heads to the Yucatán to explore the myth of the Alux, a pygmy like creature reported by Maya people.

E02

Island of the Dolls / Lusca

Sep 2009

South of Mexico City in the last of the old Aztec canals, there is an island that visitors claim is overrun by thousands of haunted dolls. Josh and team's chilling nighttime pursuit amongst the throng of sinister dolls yields some of their compelling on-camera evidence yet! From there, the crew dives headfirst into the deep waters surrounding Andros Island in the Bahamas in search of the most feared monster in the ocean - the eight-legged Lusca.

E02

The Lost Tomb of Attila the Hun

Nov 20162 sites

Josh travels to Hungary to join three separate archeological teams looking for the lost tomb of Attila the Hun; legends and ancient texts lead the search from the bottom of the Danube to the mountain forests just outside of Budapest.

E02

The Beast of Bray Road

Apr 20211 site

Josh Gates, Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres are hot on the trail of a werewolf-like creature terrorizing locals in Wisconsin. Eyewitness accounts and sightings lead them to a remote forest where frightening clues may reveal the beast's true identity.

E03

The Vanished Empire

Nov 20161 site

Josh travels to Greece to explore Europe's first superpower and how it disappeared on the Mediterranean island of Crete.

E03

UFOs Over New Mexico

Apr 20211 site

Responding to recent UFO sightings, Josh Gates sends his team to New Mexico for a new investigation into the infamous, unsolved Socorro Landing Incident; using never-before-used technology and with new witnesses, Jess and Phil look to solve Socorro.

E03

King Tut's Curse / Swamp Ape

Sep 2009

Josh and team head to Egypt, where they set out to make history as one of the only production crews in the world permitted to investigate inside King Tut's tomb at night. Then, the crew embarks on another unprecedented journey for the show's first-ever U.S.-based investigation: the search for a swamp ape living in the Florida Everglades.

E04

Ghosts in the Canal

May 20211 site

Josh wants to investigate ghostly sightings and terrifying sounds coming from an abandoned canal along the Potomac. Jess and Phil dive into the murky depths and search secret tunnels that make this America's most haunted waters.

E04

Ghosts of Chernobyl / Sal'awa

Sep 2009

Special Guest Appearances by Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson! In this chilling episode, the team embarks on a paranormal investigation at the desolate site of the world's worst nuclear accident: the Chernobyl power plant, located in what is now the Ukraine. Then, the team heads to the blistering sands of Cairo, Egypt, where locals claim to be attacked by a monstrous canine creature thirsty for human blood: the Sal'awa.

E04

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Nov 20161 site

America's first missing-persons case, the Lost Colony of Roanoke, is investigated with newly discovered clues.

E05

Alien Mummies / Van Lake Monster

Oct 2009

Josh and team embark on their first UFO investigation in Chile, where, according to experts, an alien mummy was exhumed in the desert thousands of miles south of Lima. Then, Josh and the team engage in a fishing trip they won't ever forget: something massive may be lurking in a lake in Van, Turkey.

E05

Canyon of the Apes

May 20211 site

Chasing Bigfoot's origin story, Phil and Jessica uncover a rash of recent sightings and bone-chilling new evidence in the Pacific Northwest. New leads about a frightening encounter send them into rocky, dangerous terrain along Mount St. Helens.

E05

Cloning the Woolly Mammoth

Dec 20161 site

One of the most iconic creatures of the Ice Age, the Woolly Mammoth, has gone extinct and Joash and the team search for enough DNA to clone a woolly mammoth.

E06

Chullachaqui / Bermuda Triangle

Oct 2009

Joined by special guest stars Robb Demarest and Dustin Pari from Ghost Hunters International, Josh and team make their way to the jungles of Peru, where a terrifying creature resembling a gremlin is reportedly terrorizing the locals. Then, Josh and his team take on the age-old legend of the Bermuda Triangle, an area in the Atlantic Ocean infamous for pulling planes out of the sky and swallowing ships into the sea.

E06

Journey to the Ice Age

Jan 20171 site

Josh retrieves bone samples from the massive Batagay crater and gets DNA results to find out if the woolly mammoth will walk the earth again.

E06

Aliens of the Deep

May 20211 site

Shocking, declassified video captured by the U.S. Navy triggers Jess and Phil's investigation into mysterious, supersonic craft flying above -- and racing below -- the waters off California's Catalina Island.

E07

Cracking the D.B. Cooper Case

Jan 20171 site

Josh Gates sets off on an expedition to crack the mystery behind the perpetrator of the only unsolved plane hijacking in U.S. history.

E07

Haunted Lost City / Thunderbird

Oct 2009

The team heads into the rugged mountains of Peru to investigate claims that the Incan ruins there are haunted. The investigation yields such compelling audio and visual evidence that Josh calls on expert analysts Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango from Ghost Hunters to determine whether the Lost City is still inhabited with spirits. Then, the team takes their adventures to Alaska, where locals claim a giant winged bird is terrorizing their community.

E07

Into the Alien Ocean

May 20211 site

Jess and Phil's investigation into the phenomenon of unidentified submerged objects off the coast of Catalina Island intensifies after the discovery of an extraterrestrial underwater base between the island and the mainland.

E08

Werewolf / Arica Monster

Oct 2009

The team travels to Romania, chasing recent reports about werewolf sightings. Then, the team flies to northern Chile to track down what some believe to be an ancient creature that managed to survive extinction.

E08

Lasseter's Gold

Jan 20171 site

Josh Gates sets off deep into the Australian Outback, following the footsteps of legendary explorer Harold Lasseter, who claims to have found a vast field of gold.

E09

Tracking Tasmania's Tiger

Jan 20171 site

Josh Gates ventures to Australia's island state of Tasmania to investigate sightings of the supposedly extinct Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger.

E09

Bhutan Yeti

Nov 2009

Josh and the rest of the Destination Truth crew travel to Bhutan, Nepal to continue their search of the Yeti, after their exciting discovery of a mysterious footprint during a past investigation.

E10

Ghosts of Masada / The Leprechaun

Mar 2010

Josh and the crew head to Jerusalem in search of ghosts at Masada. Next they'll head to the green hills of Ireland to investigate the legend of the famous leprechaun!

E10

Captain Kidd's Treasure

Feb 20172 sites

Josh retraces the footsteps of the legendary Captain Kidd in the hopes of finding his buried treasure; from the East Coast to the Caribbean, the search takes him to a real pirate shipwreck and to the island hideout of the notorious buccaneer.

E11

Africa's Cursed Lake of Gold

Mar 20171 site

Josh Gates journeys to the wilds of Namibia to embark on a treacherously deep dive in Lake Otjikoto for a long lost World War I treasure.

E11

Ghosts of the Great Wall / Israeli Mermaid

Mar 2010

The Destination Truth team travels to the Great Wall of China to investigate reports of ghostly encounters with soldiers and over a million people that have died in the shadows of one of the world's most recognizable icons. Next up, the team heads to Tel Aviv and surrounding coastal cities to explore the reports of mermaids in the Mediterranean.

E12

The Ark of the Covenant

Mar 20179 sites✓ transcript

Josh Gates chases one of archaeology's most legendary quests: the Ark of the Covenant, the gold-covered chest said to house the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Ark's last documented location was Jerusalem's Temple Mount, where it resided in Solomon's Temple until the Babylonian siege of 589 BCE, after which it vanished from the historical record. Gates investigates two competing theories about its fate—one suggesting the prophet Jeremiah hid it in secret passages beneath the Temple Mount before the Babylonian invasion, and another claiming it was transported out of the Middle East entirely to Ethiopia. The expedition takes Gates into previously unfilmed underground chambers in Jerusalem and follows trails to Ethiopian sites where local traditions insist the sacred relic remains hidden.

E12

The Jersey Devil / The Yeren

Mar 2010

The Destination Truth team travels stateside in order to investigate one of the oldest legendary creatures in the country. For over 300 years, people on the eastern seaboard have been telling the tale of the infamous and frightening Jersey Devil that lurks over the heavily forested Pine Barrens in the Garden State. With the help of the Ghost Hunters' Kris Williams, they organize the first-ever aerial investigation to see for themselves if they can piece this puzzle together. Next, the team heads to China in search of what is believed to be the cousin of Bigfoot.

E13

Haunted Mining Town / The Taniwha

Apr 2010

The Destination Truth team heads to an abandoned mining town in northern Chile to investigate leads of its haunting history. Next on the itinerary, Josh and his crew take a trip to Northern New Zealand to explore the claims of a dangerous aquatic creature in the volcanic lakes.

E13

England's Vanished Crown Jewels

Mar 20171 site

Josh Gates goes on a quest to find the legendary lost treasure of King John; exploring the deadly marshlands of England to find the despised king's crown jewels, which were swept away in a freak tidal surge in the 13th century.

E14

Corsica's Nazi Treasure

Mar 20171 site

Josh Gates hunts for the hidden treasure of Erwin Rommel, a Nazi general who plundered the wealth of North Africa as his tank corps fled the continent; never-explored underground lakes and undersea relics of World War II.

E14

Ghosts of Petra / The Lizard Man

Apr 2010

The Destination Truth team makes their way to the beautiful city of Petra, Jordan, where they explore sightings of what the locals call Djinns: ghosts that are believed to possess humans and live in the dark recesses of ancient burial chambers.

E15

Italy's Barbarian Booty

May 20172 sites

To find the plundered riches of the Roman Empire, Josh Gates must locate the tomb of the Visigoth king Alaric in Italy; the hunt extends from the capital of Rome to the southern city of Cosenza.

E15

Spirits of Easter Island / The Moa

Apr 2010

The crew heads down to Easter Island to conduct the world's most remote paranormal investigation. Before the investigation even begins, the team must go on a journey to be accepted by the island's spirits. Next up for the team is a trip back to New Zealand to explore the claims of the return of the Moa. First considered extinct in the late 1500's, these massive birds are the largest flightless birds in history.

E16

India's Atlantis

Jun 20171 site

Josh Gates travels to India in search of Dwarka, a mythical kingdom swallowed by the ocean. To find find evidence that the golden city is real, Josh dives into the Arabian Sea and visits a dig site that could rewrite history.

E17

Lost Spanish Fortune, Found!

Jun 20172 sites

Josh Gates travels down to the coast of Florida and to the recently opened Cuba in search of a sunken treasure from a fleet of Spanish ships that were sunk in 1715; the hunt takes in deep into the Atlantic and the National Archives of Cuba.