Episode Twenty-Nine: The Cursed Treasure of Oak Island

Located on the east side of Oak Island in Nova Scotia, the Oak Island Money Pit is a shaft more than 100 feet deep. According to island lore, it first drew the attention of a local teenager in 1795, who noticed an indentation in the ground and, with some friends, started to dig—only to find a man-made shaft featuring wooden platforms every 10 feet down to the 90-foot level of depth. Treasure hunters speculate that the pit may be home to royal jewels, the holy grail, dead bodies, and more.