Hunting for buried treasure might sound like something that only happens in novels, but in 2010 millionaire art dealer Forrest Fenn created a treasure hunt that would grip the world for almost a decade.

Fenn filled a 12th century bronze treasure chest with valuables worth more than $1 million (over £800k), including gold, precious gems, and antiquities. He then hid it "somewhere in the Rocky Mountains."

Read on to uncover the incredible story of Forrest Fenn's epic treasure hunt, including what inspired it, how the treasure was found, and what happened afterwards. All dollar amounts are given in US dollars unless otherwise stated.