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Legendary Locations

Josh Gates goes on an awe-inspiring journey to the most storied places on the planet. He immerses himself in the legends that made these intriguing locations famous and explores them through his unique point of view.
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  1. S1 E1 - Monuments, Mountains, Monsters
    September 26, 2017
    21min
    TV-G
    From a miraculous pyramid in Central America to ancient Greek myths, Josh shares the mysteries of the most awesome places on Earth.
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  2. S1 E2 - Back From the Dead
    March 27, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    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 tells the stories of places where legends never die.
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  3. S1 E3 - Lost and Found
    April 3, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    Josh investigates a millionaire's disappearance in Malaysia, an ancient city's collapse in Cambodia and a celebration of death in Bolivia.
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  4. S1 E4 - Game of Bones and Unknowns
    March 27, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    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.
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  5. S1 E5 - Last Resorts
    April 10, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    Josh 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.
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  6. S1 E6 - Portals to Punishment
    April 17, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    Josh visits three sites where the journey is the destination. He follows a coca leaf farmer down Bolivia's Death Road, explores history's most feared prison in French Guiana and investigates a 12,000-year-old structure in Turkey.
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  7. S1 E7 - Crystal Skull Obsession
    April 24, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    Josh investigates the iconic mystery of the crystal skulls. He visits sites in Belize, Spain and Scotland where the legends are born from obsession.
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  8. S1 E8 - Places of Power
    May 1, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    Josh explores three iconic monuments, including the majestic Statue of Liberty and one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces -- the Blue Mosque.
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  9. S1 E9 - Cults of Personality
    May 8, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    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.
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  10. S1 E10 - Secrets in Stone
    May 15, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    Josh explores three 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.
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  11. S1 E11 - If Walls Could Talk
    May 22, 2018
    21min
    TV-G
    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.
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  12. S1 E12 - Pi-Rat Paradise
    January 7, 2019
    21min
    TV-G
    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.
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  13. S1 E13 - Fire of the Gods
    January 7, 2019
    21min
    TV-G
    Josh 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.
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  14. S1 E14 - Angels or Demons?
    January 7, 2019
    21min
    TV-G
    Josh 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.
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Cast
Josh Gates
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Travel Channel
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