About this season
Josh Gates goes on an awe-inspiring journey to the most storied places on the planet.
Episodes (13)
1. Out of This World
5.0Aired 2 April 2019 • 60 min
An ancient cathedral made entirely of salt in Wieliczka, Poland; a mysterious symbol in Sicily believed to be written by a nun under demonic possession; a haunted asylum in Upstate New York; Brazil’s booming coffee industry.
2. End of the World
5.0Aired 9 April 2019
From a secret underground government bunker to a town that survived a tsunami, Josh Gates explores five locations where the end of the world was just the beginning.
3. Rock and a Hard Place
5.0Aired 16 April 2019
Josh Gates takes us to places where perseverance paid off - from a New England town where the wrongfully accused stood their ground to a Japanese mountain where self-starvation for the common good was an honored tradition.
4. Truth or Consequences
5.0Aired 9 June 2019 • 30 min
From an imposing Czech castle said to protect a portal to hell to a lavish feast prepared for 3,000 hungry primates in Thailand, Josh Gates explores five legendary locations where appearances can be deceiving.
5. Slave to Love
5.0Aired 16 June 2019 • 30 min
Josh Gates explores six legendary locations where passionate people risked it all for love, including a former spy hub on the coast of Spain and a cave in Puerto Rico that may hold the fabled Fountain of Youth.
6. What Lurks Within
5.0Aired 23 June 2019
From a lake in India with connections to alien life to a train station in Spain where a mild-mannered customs clerk took on the Nazis, Josh Gates uncovers the mysteries of what lurks within six extraordinary locations around the globe.
7. Flesh and Blood
5.0Aired 30 June 2019 • 30 min
From a Spanish Inquisition stronghold of sadism to a haunted theater in Memphis, Tennessee, Josh Gates explores six locations where flesh and blood were shed, but the dead are not forgotten.
8. About Time
5.0Aired 7 July 2019 • 30 min
From a cursed clock in Prague to a death-defying rescue in the snowy Sierra Nevada Mountains, Josh Gates explores six legendary locations that have withstood the test of time.
9. Moment of Truth
Aired 14 July 2019
From a Florida prison where a convicted murderer went from hated to hero to the site of a fiery Viking massacre in Ireland, Josh Gates explores six legendary locations where heroes and villains faced their moment of truth.
10. Can You Dig It?
Aired 21 July 2019 • 30 min
From a treacherous island prison in Ireland to a California mining town that saw more than its share of murder and mayhem, Josh Gates digs deep to uncover the buried secrets of six legendary locations.
11. Vocation, Vocation, Vocation
5.0Aired 28 July 2019
From a samurai smackdown in Japan to a writer finding inspiration at a Boston fort, Josh Gates shares locations where people’s vocations compelled them to act in the name of passion and dedication.
12. Man vs. Nature
Aired 4 August 2019
From an abandoned American dream in the Amazon jungle to an abbey in France where countless souls lost their lives, Josh Gates reveals legendary locations where man has battled the forces of nature.
13. Fight or Flight
Aired 4 August 2019 • 30 min
From a tense standoff near the Berlin Wall at the height of the Cold War to an Arizona prison where an unlikely outlaw finagled her freedom, Josh Gates explores five legendary locations where fight or flight were the only options.