Myth Hunters

Hitler's quest to find the spear that pierced Jesus' side when he was crucified.

The dangerous story of the quest to find Noah's Ark.

SS reichsführer Heinrich Himmler embarks on a mission to find the Holy Grail during World War II.

Nazis search for an ancient manuscript written by the Roman historian Tacitus.

According to the Bible, King Solomon possessed gifts of gold given to him by the Queen of Sheba. Legend has it, the gold came from the mysterious land of Ophir, known as King Solomon’s Mines. This is the story of one man’s search for King Solomon's Mines.

A Christian relic called the Titulus Crucis, or Title of the Cross, a piece of wood that may have hung on Jesus' cross when he was crucified, is examined.

A look at British explorer Percy Fawcett's attempts to find a mythical city of gold in the Amazon before he disappeared in 1925.

The Ark of the Covenant is sought by amateur archaeologist Ron Wyatt.

An artwork in the USSR known as the Amber Room is sought after it disappears during World War II.

The Book of Thoth, said to have been written by the Egyptian god himself, which apparently provides the wisdom behind the Tarot and is said to have inspired early Freemasons. It is also suggested its ethos was adopted by the "Flower Power" generation, and embodied in the rock and roll music of the 1960s. However, archaeologists are becoming increasingly doubtful the volume ever existed.

A look at the search for a 13th-century Japanese sword that disappeared after World War II.

The hunt for crystal skulls, which are said to contain mystical powers or be cursed, is examined.

Captain Kidd, the infamous pirate who buried his treasure. He takes his secret to his grave. But centuries later, Richard Knight makes an incredible discovery. This is a story of high seas and high adventure in the search to locate Kidd’s buried treasure.