Myth Hunters Season 2, Episode 6: The Hunt for the Garden of Eden

The Nazi Hunt for Atlantis

Nazi military commander Heinrich Himmler's search for an Aryan race he believed came from the mythical underwater city of Atlantis. He claimed that while the city was lost under the sea, its inhabitants had fled to the Himalayas. However, the search for evidence to prove the theory would ultimately harm his peace of mind.

49 min

The Lost Spanish Galleon

The story of Indiana-born treasure hunter Mel Fisher, who spent much of his life hunting for sunken Spanish treasure galleons off the coast of Florida. In 1985 he made the headlines after locating the 1622 wreck of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha. However, his successes came at a high personal cost.

49 min

The Lost Dutchman's Mine

The story of amateur treasure hunter Adolph Ruth who set off into the Superstition Mountains, Arizona, in 1931 in search of the location of a rich gold mine allegedly founded by a German immigrant who never revealed its location. An expedition found his clothes containing a detailed map and a note indicating the explorer had succeeded in his quest, although his body was later discovered in a gully with two bullet wounds to the head.

49 min

The Legend of Kruger's Millions

South African councillor Athol Stark searches for missing gold buried during the Boer Wars with help from a Zulu family.

49 min

The Search for King Arthur's Bones

49 min

The Lost Library of Ivan the Terrible

49 min

The Curse of Montezuma's Gold

49 min

The Relics of Joan of Arc

49 min

The Quest for the Labyrinth

49 min

The Lost Jewels of Helen of Troy

49 min

The Secret of the Copper Dead Sea Scroll

49 min

The Shogun's Lost Treasure

49 min