Host Geoff Edgers meets a private collector who shows him some amazing artifacts that came off the German submarine U-505, which was captured by the Americans at the end of WWII, including a trophy pistol that has been missing for 75 years.

Geoff takes a visit to the NSA National Cryptologic Museum to study a revolutionary new idea from the Civil War that changed battlefield tactics forever.

At the National Museum of the Marine Corps Geoff discovers an award given to a small group of heroes who filmed a crack Marine fighting crew amidst a bloody Pacific battle. The award was an Oscar for footage shot at Tarawa.

The West Point Museum stores a dangerous weapon sent to Europe during the Cold War meant to stop an invasion from the Soviets with an extremely powerful punch - the Davy Crockett recoilless rifle-delivered nuclear bomb.

Geoff visits the National Museum of the United States Air Force and is presented with mission-specific goggles that were issued to the airmen aboard the Bockscar for the atomic bombing of Japan.

Geoff meets with former helicopter pilot Lt. Col. Hugh Mills (Ret.), who was shot down 16 times over Vietnam during the course of his three tours of flying as a low level scout during the Vietnam War.

Tales originating from a shiphand's diary from the early 18th century describe where a cache of booty, including the fabled Treasure of Lima, has been buried on Cocos Island, and a German adventurer is intent on finding it.

For 2000 years, explorers have searched for the ancient boat that, according to The Bible, saved Noah from a great flood. But does the ark actually exist? Some modern ark hunters believe it does, and that it is in modern-day Turkey.

Two days after his army takes Austria, Hitler travels to Vienna and immediately takes possession of the Spear that is said to have pierced the side of Christ and that holds magical powers.

Researcher and treasure hunter Richard Knight consults various historic maritime documents to try to assess the location of legendary pirate Captain Kidd's buried treasure.

The fate of the legendary Russian Amber Room that was looted by the Nazis in World War II still remains a mystery, with many differing theories as to what became of the so-called Eighth Wonder of the World.

German journalist Paul Badde goes on a journey of discovery to learn about the 'face of god' print said to have been created by Jesus himself housed in a church in Manoppello, Italy.

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.

As part of the pacification of the vanquished Japanese Americans seized the prized swords of Japanese troops, some of which had been held onto for generations and used in past conflicts.

After exhausting his funds and losing his crew Rogelio Roxas, an amateur Filipino treasure-hunter decides to give the search for lost treasure seized and stashed by Japanese soldiers during World War II one more go, and makes a stunning discovery.

As medievalist author Otto Rahn is running out of funds for his studies on the Cathar Grail Heinrich Himmler steps in and offers him cash and forces him to join the SS.