Destination Chile

Sometimes the strangest things on Earth...Are happening just below its surface. From tunnels carved by giant sloths to desperate attempts to stop the dead from rising again - these are the weird and wonderous tales of the sea beasts, hidden cities and impossible creatures that lurk beneath us.Thank you to our experts who contributed to this episode: Austin Rogers, Sabina Magliocco, Greg Jackson, Brandy Shillace, Mitch Horowitz, Kathleen Tracy, Cord Whitaker, Don Wildman, Joseph Dituri, Rebecca Lieb, Hakeen Oluseyi, David Mizejewski, Sami Jarroush, Jason Horton, Ramy Romany, and Kavitha Davidson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Giorgio Tsoukalos explores ancient structures that defy conventional explanation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Many of the architectural marvels of the ancient world bear striking similarities to one another, even though they were built by civilizations that were separated by thousands of miles and are believed to have had no contact with one another.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Egypt to Easter Island, towering figures built by ancient man stand watch over the Earth. Are these stone giants simply a testament to humanity’s past or could they depict visitors from another world?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A 1952 memo surfaces about a top-secret U.S. government group tasked with investigating UFOs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The use of mantras and chanting to connect with a higher plane has existed in cultures all over the world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The ancient site of Teotihuacan in central Mexico–which the Aztecs called the “City of the Gods”–is one of the world’s greatest mysteries.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The White House has consistently denied having any knowledge of alien craft visiting Earth, but presidential encounters with UFOs and other strange phenomena can be found going all the way back to George Washington. Is it possible that extraterrestrials have been monitoring–and even influencing–America’s presidents’See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In numerous ancient cultures throughout the world, stories were told of ancestors that came to Earth from the Pleiades star cluster. Could new scientific findings reveal that humankind’s true origins lie not on Earth… but 400 light years away.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Could the ancient stories and modern-day accounts reveal that shape shifters are real.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.