Legendary Locations - Episode Guide

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 legends never die.

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

Josh explores the beauty of the spiritual realm. He investigates 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 legendary places of protection, from a historic military fortress in Gibraltar and Pablo Escobar's secret Colombian hideaway to a floating kingdom on Peru's Lake Titicaca.

Josh visits three sites where the journey is the destination. He follows a coca leaf farmer down Bolivia's perilous Death Road, explores history's most feared prison in French Guiana and investigates a mysterious 12,000-year-old structure in Turkey.

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 New Orleans.

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 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.

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 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 West Virginia's secret underground government bunker to a Japanese town that survived a massive tsunami, Josh Gates highlights legendary locations where the end of the world is 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 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 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 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.

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 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.

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 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 former spy hub on the coast of Spain to a cave in Puerto Rico that just might hold the fabled Fountain of Youth, Josh Gates explores six legendary locations where passionate people risked it all for love.

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 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.

Josh Gates explores the beauty of the spiritual realm and tells the stories of places where legends never die, from a Japanese ice cave guarded by dragon's spirit to the Transylvania home of an iconic vampire.

Josh Gates investigates legendary places of protection that were hidden in plain sight, from Pablo Escobar's secret Colombian hideaway to a series of anti-aircraft towers that became a haven for radio pirates.

Josh Gates explores the most iconic and mysterious monuments across the globe, from a miraculous pyramid in Central America to the majestic Statue of Liberty.

Josh Gates investigates archaeological treasures across the globe, from the iconic mystery of the crystal skulls in Belize to a series of underground churches carved from rock in Ethiopia.

Josh Gates explores legendary locations across the globe, from an ancient city carved deep into a canyon in the Jordanian desert to a legendary pirate paradise near Madagascar.

Josh Gates tells the stories of places where legends never die and dives into the beauty of the spiritual realm. Then, he explores legendary places of protection and other great walls from around the world.

From a miraculous pyramid to ancient myths, Josh Gates shares mysteries from the most awesome places on Earth and investigates the crystal skulls. Then, he explores three incredible monuments and locations where people connect with spirits and miracles.