The Travel Channel Programming Highlights July 2 - 15

NEW SPECIALS

SPACE RACE: MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

SPECIAL EPISODE: Premieres Thursday, July 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Don Wildman explores the race to the moon between the United States and the Soviet Union, meets an astronaut who actually went there and learns how close America came to losing the Space Race.

Don Wildman tests out NASA's centrifuge in

"Space Race: Mysteries at the Museum"

NEW SEASON

BIZARRE FOODS

Andrew Zimmern continues his epicurean exploration of the food that celebrates cultures and connects communities around the world in the new season of Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods" with Andrew Zimmern. This season brings bold new adventures in Zimmern's global culinary quest along some of history's most iconic routes, revealing the food and cultural impact on each region. On this leg, he samples deer haggis while traveling in the footsteps of William Wallace in Scotland, chows down on squirrel and pond frogs along the escape route of the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD in northern Kentucky and dines on authentic World War II rations on the Battle of the Bulge site in Belgium. [Hour-long episodes]

SEASON PREMIERE: "The Pony Express Trail" - Premieres Tuesday, July 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Andrew Zimmern rides the last 200 miles of the Pony Express Trail to its terminus in Sacramento, California. He rides the very same path and enjoys foods that the young riders would have eaten - like son-of-a-gun-stew, fire-roasted duck hearts, boiled elk tongue and pine nut soup.

"William Wallace March Through Scotland" - Premieres Tuesday, July 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Andrew Zimmern battles a blizzard, fires a longbow and smokes fish in whisky barrels traveling the path of Scotland's legendary Sir William Wallace. He enjoys deer hearts, venison haggis and stunning blue lobster along the way.

In the season premiere of "Bizarre Foods," Andrew Zimmern shares a native Paiute

meal with Donna Cossette and family near the Pony Express Trail in western Nevada

NEW EPISODES

MAN v. FOOD

Casey Webb continues the pursuit of his next culinary conquest with the fiery return of Travel Channel's "Man v. Food." This season, Webb travels to 14 new cities for a slew of bigger, bolder challenges including a cauldron of pho in Baltimore, a colossal crepe piled high with Thai ice cream in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a 5-pound platter of Tater Tot nachos in Atlanta. [Half-hour episodes]

"Orange County, CA" - Premieres Monday, July 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Casey Webb cruises into Orange County, California, to take down a 3-pound burger slathered in a sauce made from three of the spiciest peppers on the planet.

"Duluth, MN" - Premieres Monday, July 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Casey Webb heads to Duluth, Minn., just off the coast of Lake Superior, where locals love their freshwater fish and fried food. He'll taste one of the city's best fish fries, visit a specialty sandwich shop that smokes its own meat and attempt to finish a 3-pound platter of pie and ice cream called the Pig's Trough Challenge.

CARIBBEAN PIRATE TREASURE

Dive into exhilarating deep-sea adventures with underwater explorers Philippe Cousteau, grandson of legendary EXPLORER Jacques Cousteau, and his journalist wife, Ashlan, as they investigate incredible stories of pirates' plunder and lost loot in the new season of "Caribbean Pirate Treasure." This season, Philippe and Ashlan travel to tropical beach destinations including Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Florida to explore the fascinating tales of legendary shipwrecks, ruthless pirates and sunken treasure that lurk beneath the surface. [Half-hour episodes]

"The Ghost Ship of St. Thomas" - Premieres Wednesday, July 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau return to the U.S. Virgin Islands to investigate what happened to the RMS Derwent, a 19th-century paddle wheeler that vanished without a trace. Recent hurricanes have revealed clues to the boat's whereabouts.

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

Host Don Wildman digs into the world's greatest institutions to unearth extraordinary relics that reveal incredible SECRETS from the past. Through compelling interviews, rare archival footage and arresting recreations, "Mysteries at the Museum" illuminates the hidden treasures at the heart of history's most incredible triumphs, sensational crimes and bizarre encounters. [Hour-long episodes]

"Dial Hearst for Murder, Up in Arms, The Legend of Zorro" (wt) - Premieres Thursday, July 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Host Don Wildman highlights a sinister SCANDAL fit for the silver screen, an extraordinary battle of the biceps and the origins of a famous caped crusader.

New Episode - Premieres Thursday, July 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

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THE DEAD FILES

In "The Dead Files," former NYPD Homicide Detective Steve DiSchiavi and medium Amy Allan are on a mission to help beleaguered clients as they uncover paranormal histories and mysteries buried within haunted locations. As they arrive on scene, DiSchiavi and Allan investigate each case independently of one another to preserve the integrity of their individual findings. As a physical medium, Allan sees and communicates with the dead. Harnessing his detective skills, DiSchiavi researches the facts to understand each location's history. The team avoids all contact with each other until the very end, when they reveal their shocking discoveries to the homeowner in each episode's intense conclusion. [Hour-long episodes]

"A Thousand Pieces - Bogalusa, Louisiana" - Premieres Friday, July 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Former homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi and medium Amy Allan investigate a woman's claims that a VICIOUS supernatural entity killed her father and is wreaking havoc on her family. During her walk, Allan encounters a vindictive dead man and an entity that consumes personalities.

"The Bethlehem Haunting - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania" - Premieres Friday, July 13 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

Former homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi and medium Amy Allan investigate violent paranormal activity terrorizing a vulnerable mother and her young child. During her late-night walk, Allan encounters a dead man who is hell-bent on possessing and tormenting the living.

GHOST ADVENTURES

In each episode of "Ghost Adventures," Zak Bagans and Aaron Goodwin, along with A/V techs Billy Tolley and Jay Wasley, travel to a different haunted destination where they meet with locals, eyewitnesses and experts in an attempt to piece together the HAUNTED HISTORY of each site. They then begin a dusk-to-dawn "lockdown" investigation, using the latest scientific gadgets and technology in an effort to obtain physical evidence of the paranormal and uncover the truth behind each haunted mystery. [Hour-long episodes]

"Lewis Flats School" - Premieres Saturday, July 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Zak Bagans and the crew land in Deming, New Mexico, to investigate a mysterious school situated on land that is soaked with the spirits of the Apache and their violent struggle to keep it from THE PIONEERS during the 1800s.

"Kay's Hollow" - Premieres Saturday, July 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

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