History's Greatest Mysteries

An Aztec king's glittering treasure vanishes into thin air, inspiring a 500-year search that spans continents; one of th…

Most people know it as the biblical birthplace of man -- the Garden of Eden; investigating if the Garden of Eden was jus…

A look at what happened to the secret hoard of the Knights Templar, a treasure of gold, silver, gems and religious relic…

The haunting image of the Shroud of Turin has captivated millions around the world; scientists and theologians are tryin…

It's a mystery from the golden age of piracy. In 1698, Captain William Kidd raids a ship on the high seas and seizes its…

A perfectly masterminded plot leads to one of the most brazen prison breaks in American history. With only a handful of …

On February 24, 1942, less than three months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, military radar picks up what appear…

With 500-year-old secrets hidden in skeletons and stone, Machu Picchu is one of the most puzzling archaeological sites o…

The death of one of history's most enigmatic rulers--Egypt's King Tutankhamun--remains shrouded in mystery 3300 years la…

For decades, experts believed they knew what caused the Hindenburg disaster that leaking hydrogen and ignited, causing t…

The story of the most celebrated warrior king in history still stirs fascination more than 2,000 years after his death. …

The Titanic's tragic story captures the imagination of the public and experts of all kinds, who--decades after the ship'…

The search for the most famous gold mine in the Old West has led many to perish in the pursuit of its elusive riches. Le…

Five years after John F. Kennedy is killed by gunshot, his brother Robert meets the same fate. An assassin's bullet agai…

A notorious tragedy leads to one of the darkest chapters in early American history. In 1692, fear rips through the small…