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Epic Exploring: Going Local

20 episodes 91%4KCC

Urban explorers chase hidden city treasures with locals as their guides.

Follow Josh and Cody beyond the obvious as they explore lively cities, abandoned places, and hard-to-find local gems around the world. Guided by insiders, each episode reveals striking architecture, street-level culture, and the tension between history and change. Sign up to see familiar destinations from a sharper, more adventurous perspective.

Episode guide

20 episodes
1
1Ho Chi Minh City
Cody Buffinton steps into the streets of Vietnam's bustling Ho Chi Minh City in search of some hidden gems and "Urban Exploring" treasures.
22 min
2
2Tallinn
Josh Yozura goes off the beaten path in Tallinn for some local urban exploring in an old Soviet theatre and a prison that's hidden underneath the ice of a quarry lake.
20 min
3
3Marrakech
In Marrakech, Morocco, Cody embarks on a local exploring adventure—riding a BMX bike through an old medina along graffiti walls, night markets and a forbidden hotel.
20 min
4
4Berlin
Josh embarks upon two days of adventures in historic Berlin, where hidden treasures include an abandoned garage and a former U.S. Spy Station used during the Cold War.
23 min
5
5Tbilisi
Cody discovers the unknown beauty of Tbilisi, Georgia while exploring abandoned Cold War bomb shelters, a derelict weather station and an abandoned cable car station.
21 min
6
6Nantes
As Josh and ultimate traveler Lexie Limitless explore Nantes, France on a mechanical elephant and inline skates, they discover a deserted mine and a noble house.
23 min
7
7Thessaloniki
Cody goes off the beaten path in Thessaloniki, Greece—running over wagons at a train cemetery, exploring a factory with drones and diving to a shipwreck.
21 min
8
8Ruhr District
While exploring in the industrial Ruhr District in Germany, Josh discovers abandoned steel and mining factories and experiences a miner’s life underneath the ground.
23 min
9
9Isle of Wight
Cody experiences "Island life" on the Isle of Wight in England. A heaven for urban exploring, it includes a medieval lighthouse and a derelict holiday resort.
22 min
10
10Charleroi
Local exploring in industrial Charleroi brings Cody to abandoned factories, an unknown spot full of colorful graffiti and an old casino.
21 min
11
11Nicosia
Josh is on a local exploring adventure in Cyprus. His road trip takes him from the capital, Nicosia, to an abandoned amusement park, an asbestos mine and a shipwreck.
23 min
12
12New Orleans
Cody is with Lexie Limitless in the "Big Easy." While exploring New Orleans they visit an abandoned charity hospital before meeting Brutus, the giant alligator.
23 min
13
13Yerevan
While exploring Armenia and its capital, Yerevan, Josh visits some amazing abandoned Soviet buildings, a knitting factory and a luxurious hotel.
22 min
14
14Gary Indiana
Josh is back in Gary, Indiana for a local exploring adventure with friends where they visit a former bank, the memorial auditorium and Union Train Station.
22 min
15
15Zagreb
While visiting Zagreb, Croatia, Cody explores a never-finished University Hospital and a political school, and fires a canon from the old tower.
21 min
16
16Barentsburg
Josh is on the edge of the world at the Svalbard archipelago to explore in and around Barentsburg and the Arctic Ocean.
23 min
17
17Tirana
From Tirana, the capital of old Soviet satellite Albania, Josh starts another local adventure filled with bunkers, a hidden hospital and a pirate’s cave dive.
22 min
18
18Lüderitz
Cody's adventures in Lüderitz, Namibia take him off the beaten path as he journeys through the desert and on to the ghost town of Pamona.
20 min
19
19Tokyo
Local Exploring in Tokyo is like nothing else! Josh and Lexie Limitless visit the crowded streets, a screaming Monster Café and an abandoned "Love Hotel."
25 min
20
20Nikko
Cody is back in Nikko, Japan where he reunites with Sherman Mak to explore a derelict onsen and an amusement park called Western Village.
22 min
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