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Legendary Locations

Legendary Locations

As host of popular series including "Expedition Unknown" and "Destination Truth," adventurer and avid explorer Josh Gates has visited more than 100 countries. Some journeys, of course, have stood out more than others, and on "Legendary Locations," Gates showcases magical places around the world through his unique point of view. Each location has an unforgettable backstory, a secret origin or a forgotten lore, like an ancient city carved into Jordan's sandstone cliffs, a favorite summer getaway of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, and an Irish landscape now known as Luke Skywalker's lair. With every spin of the globe, Josh investigates ancient legends and surprising folklore that travelers and locals alike love to experience.
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Season 213 of 13 Episodes

  • Josh Gates shares five locations where the natural and supernatural worlds can be explored, including a haunted asylum in upstate New York and an underground cathedral built entirely of salt in Poland.

  • 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.

  • Josh Gates explores stories of perseverance, including a tragic Salem witch trial case that led to a lasting change in the United States justice system and a Mexican folktale that's still celebrated in a festival today.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Josh Gates probes mysteries lurking with six extraordinary locations, including a lake in India with connections to alien life and a train station in Spain where a mild-mannered customs clerk took on the Nazis.

  • Josh Gates explores six locations where flesh and blood were shed, but the dead are not forgotten, including a Spanish Inquisition stronghold of sadism and a haunted theater in Memphis, Tenn.

  • 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.

  • From a Florida prison where a convicted murderer went from hated to hero to the site of a fiery Viking massacre in Ireland, Josh explores six legendary locations where heroes and villains faced their moment of truth.

  • Josh Gates digs deep to uncover the buried secrets of six legendary locations, including a treacherous island prison in Ireland and a California mining town that saw more than its share of murder and mayhem.

  • From a samurai smack-down in Japan to a writer who found inspiration at a Boston fort, Josh Gates shares locations where people's vocations compelled them to act in the name of passion and dedication.

  • 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 humans battled the forces of nature.

  • 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.

Record to Watch Later

27 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Monuments, Mountains and Monsters
    Back From the Dead
    Lost and Found
    Game of Bones and Unknowns
    Last Resorts
    Portals to Punishment
    Crystal Skull Obsession
    Places of Power
    Cults Of Personality
    Secrets in Stone
  • Monuments, Mountains and Monsters

    From a pyramid in Central America to ancient Greek myths, Josh Gates shares the mysteries of the different places on Earth.
    Upcoming
  • Back From the Dead

    From the castle that inspired the home of an iconic vampire to the market where Santa's devilish sidekick stalk and scare holiday revelers, Josh Gates tells the stories of places where legends never die.
    Upcoming
  • Lost and Found

    Josh Gates investigates the disappearance of millionaire Jim Thompson in Malaysia; Josh visits an ancient city in Cambodia to explore the reasons why it collapsed; Josh observes a celebration of death in Bolivia.
    Upcoming
  • Game of Bones and Unknowns

    Josh explores the beauty of the spiritual realm, showcasing a German basilica said to house the bones of 11,000 virgins, a Japanese ice cave guarded by a dragon's spirit and a remote island where cats outnumber humans.
    Upcoming
  • Last Resorts

    Josh Gates explores legendary places of protection, including a historic military fortress in Gibraltar, drug lord Pablo Escobar's secret Colombian hideaway and a floating kingdom on Peru's Lake Titicaca.
    Upcoming
  • Portals to Punishment

    Josh Gates explores sites where the journey is the destination, including a visit to "The Death Road" in Bolivia and Turkey's Göbekli Tepe, which may contain the oldest known megaliths.
    Upcoming
Legendary Locations

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As host of popular series including "Expedition Unknown" and "Destination Truth," adventurer and avid explorer Josh Gates has visited more than 100 countries. Some journeys, of course, have stood out more than others, and on "Legendary Locations," Gates showcases magical places around the world through his unique point of view. Each location has an unforgettable backstory, a secret origin or a forgotten lore, like an ancient city carved into Jordan's sandstone cliffs, a favorite summer getaway of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, and an Irish landscape now known as Luke Skywalker's lair. With every spin of the globe, Josh investigates ancient legends and surprising folklore that travelers and locals alike love to experience.

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