Legendary Locations

From the jungles of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula to the ruins of the Trojan battlefield in Turkey, Josh Gates weaves the tales and tells the secrets of the world's most legendary locations.

From the castle that inspired the home of an iconic vampire to the market where Santa's devilish sidekick stalks and scares holiday revelers, Josh Gates tells the stories of places where ...

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.

Josh Gates explores the stories behind millionaire Jim Thompson's disappearance in Malaysia, an ancient city's collapse in Cambodia and a celebration of beliefs surrounding death in Bolivia.

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.

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.

Josh investigates the iconic mystery of the crystal skulls. He visits sites in Belize, Spain and Scotland where the legends are born from obsession.

Josh explores three iconic monuments, including the majestic Statue of Liberty and one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces -- the Blue Mosque.

Josh explores three locations where people connect with spirits and miracles, from a celebration honoring a mysterious American soldier on a remote Pacific island to portal to the dead in ...

Josh explores three legendary locations where stone labyrinths hide something incredible, including a vast city carved deep into a canyon in the Jordanian desert and a dark South Pacific cave once used as a kitchen by a cannibal tribe.

Josh explores other great walls around the world, from a cursed fortress along India's Aravalli Mountains to a series of towering metal forks that once defended Britain from the Nazis and were taken over by pirates -- of radio.

Josh explores places where unusual heroes rule the day, from a legendary pirate paradise near Madagascar to a small Mexican town that celebrates a wealthy rancher's generosity with the most explosive festival on Earth.

Josh Gates shines a light on places darkened by the past, from a mysterious mansion connected to a haunted heiress in California to a colorful festival commemorating the death of a demoness in India.

Josh Gates explores places where destruction and creation exist in breathtaking concert, from the legendary Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine to a Spanish festival that culminates with a citywide inferno.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Gates explores six legendary locations where heroes and villains faced their moment of truth.

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.

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.

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.

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.