The Best Lost Cities Documentaries

Archaeology & Mysteries - 21 free documentaries about lost cities.

Start with Ancient Islands: Ghost City of the Pacific (44 min, National Geographic), then Legend of Atlantis (47 min, National Geographic). All 21 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on lost cities is The Lost City of Z by David Grann.

• Ancient Islands: Ghost City of the Pacific | Lost Cities with Albert Lin (44 min, National Geographic)
• Legend of Atlantis | Drain the Oceans (47 min, National Geographic)
• Egypt's Lost Wonders | Drain the Oceans (47 min, National Geographic)
• Origins of The Great Flood: Lost Cities with Albert Lin (44 min, National Geographic)
• Fortress of the Knights Templar | Lost Cities with Albert Lin (44 min, National Geographic)
• Uncovering America's Underwater City (21 min, Mark Rober)
• Petra's Hidden Origins | Lost Cities with Albert Lin (44 min, National Geographic)
• The Legends of El Dorado: City of Gold | Lost Cities with Albert Lin (44 min, National Geographic)
• Why is There NO Record of Ancient Humans? - Randall Carlson (13 min, After Skool)
• Cradle of the Maya | Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin (44 min, National Geographic)
• Archeologists Discover The Oldest Sunken City In The World (50 min, Odyssey)
• Exploring Mysteries of Ancient Cities | Lost Cities with Albert Lin (44 min, National Geographic)
• Myth Hunters | Episode 5: The Missing 8th Wonder of the World (49 min, Free Documentary - History)
• Uncovering Ancient Engineering | Lost Cities with Albert Lin SPECIAL (44 min, National Geographic)
• Mysterious Ruins, UNANSWERED Questions | The UnXplained (S4, E1) (42 min, HISTORY)
• The Search For The Lost Mayan Citadel Of La Carona | Quest For The Lost City (48 min, Odyssey)
• 3D Audio Machu Picchu Hike (Wear Headphones) - Smarter Every Day 68A (34 min, Smarter Every Day)
• Lost City In The Clouds: The Hunt For Machu Picchu (50 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Archeologists Uncover The Largest Lost City In Ancient America (43 min, Odyssey)
• Crocodile Mummies, Lost Cities & Mystery Stones | Secrets in the Sand (24 min, Science Channel)
• A nation without a story (The Ruins of Iraq 5/5) (28 min, VPRO Documentary)

Top-Rated Books About Lost Cities

1. The Lost City of Z by David Grann (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston (3/5) - View on Amazon
3. Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams - View on Amazon
4. Lost Cities of the Ancient World by Paul G. Bahn - View on Amazon