Mysteries at the Museum
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Mysteries at the MuseumThe extraordinary, often bizarre treasures housed in America's museums represent wondrous chapters in history, but a physical display can tell only part of their story. Behind each artifact are amazing tales and secrets to be revealed -- tales sometimes brimming with scandal, mystery, murder and intrigue. In "Mysteries at the Museum," host Don Wildman visits a wide variety of museums across the United States, taking viewers on a sometimes shocking tour of America's past by re-examining what's been left behind. Interviews, archival footage and re-enactments bring to life the artifacts' enduring mysteries, some that have never been told before on television.S5, EP4 "Funhouse Mummy; Playboy's Gold; Lawn Chair in the Sky"A pistol tied to a series of events in the Wild West; a Model B Wright Brothers Flyer; an ordinary lawn chair.
S14, EP8 "Riding Thunder, Warm Springs and Catcher Spy"Don Wildman examines a F8 Crusader jet that was at the center of a death-defying plummet to Earth, a specially outfitted convertible designed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a commemorative coin linked to a baseball player turned spy.
S20, EP2 "Hollywood Dog, Legend of Zorro and Up in Arms"Don Wildman examines the rise of Hollywood's most famous four-legged star; the origins of the greatest folk hero in the Wild West; an extraordinary battle of the biceps.
S6, EP1 "Brassiere Brigade; Flight for Life; Connecticut Haunting"A brassiere gives an unexpected boost; a plane soars to safety; a religious icon scorched by the forces of evil.
S6, EP13 "Dial M for Missing; $7 Renoir; Secret in the Attic"The disappearance of a writer; a Renoir painting; a police ledger tells a tale of a secretive love affair.
S6, EP2 "Circling the Skies; Lady & the Panda; 12 Years a Slave"A high-flying stunt on a reel of film; a panda is discovered by an unlikely heroine; an aged document of one man's imprisonment.
S6, EP12 "Porcelain Twins; The Warden's Wife; Lost City of Atlantis"A china doll in a tale of deception; a bullet-marked sleigh of a notorious love affair; common-looking stones.
S9, EP1 "Indestructible Mike; Bubble Trouble; The Penny Man"An electric chair related to a bizarre crime; a marble table from a scientific experiment gone wrong.
S9, EP2 "Carnival of Naked Animals; Melon Heads; Worst Video Game"A velvet painting of a unicorn wearing shorts; a skull shows symptoms of a rare condition; the worst video game ever.
S9, EP9 "Great Baby Race; Citizen Hearst; Bobbie the Wonder Dog"Inspecting tiles from a tunnel, a film reel and a doghouse.
S8, EP9 "To Catch a Fake; Tiny Coffins of Edinburg; Tjipetir Mystery"A forged European painting; eight tiny boxes that looked like coffins; a mysterious rubber block washed up on the beach.
S8, EP10 "JFK Boat Rescue; Scheming Queen; Tiger Cage"Inspecting a presidential paperweight, jewelry and a wartime cage.
S8, EP13 "Revolutionary Suffragette; Tokyo Rose; Billion Dollar Will"Inspecting a police notebook, an old microphone and an iconic sign.
S6, EP3 "Love Canal; Duquesne Spy Ring; Survival in the Colonies"A property deed tied to an epic fight for justice; a shortwave radio seen as a threat to U.S. security; a human skull speaks.
S6, EP11 "The Kiss That Saved a Million Lives; Heist of the Century; Lorenzo's Oil"The beguiling cast of a woman who helped save thousands of lives after her death; a surfboard; a mysterious plant.
S6, EP4 "Doyle & Houdini; The Poison Squad; The Great Imposter"A captivating portrait that played a central role; an important medal to a man whose experiments changed America; a key used by an imposter.
S6, EP10 "Dramatic Defection; Wrong Way Flight; Cowboy's Revenge"A revolver used in a life-or-death situation; a bare-bones plane in a record-breaking adventure; a set of mug shots in a crime.
S9, EP10 "Mystery of the Spinning Statue; the Unwanted Elephant; Pirates of the Mediterranean"A possessed statue, a strange skull and a small carving are all examined by Don Wildman.
S9, EP5 "Bizarre Bread; Worst Train Robbery; Legends of the Jackalope"Inspecting a deadly substance, a train and a legendary creature.
S9, EP6 "The Legend of William Tell; The President's Daughter; The Chomp-Chomp Game"Examining a crossbow, a tell-all memoir and an arcade game.
S8, EP7 "First Female Aviator; Mysterious Metronome; Army of Two"Examining a plane; Beethoven's metronome; a musical instrument.
S8, EP8 "Aaron Burr Conspiracy; How Gatsby Became Great; Lady With the Lamp"A coded letter, a classic novel and a legendary lamp.
S8, EP3 "Alligators in the Sewer; Unstoppable Car; Founding Forensics"A sculpture of a monster lurking beneath the Big Apple; a customized car with everything; Paul Revere as a hero.
S20, EP10 "Ghost Ship, Bobsledding and Handel's Heartstopper"Don Wildman investigates the mystery behind an Alaskan ghost ship, how a popular winter sport was inspired by boisterous tourists, and a daring duel between musical maestros.
S20, EP7 "China Clipper, Phantom Island and Dueling Dandy"Don Wildman examines letters that crossed an ocean on a treacherous plane ride, a map of an island shrouded in mystery and a French sword similar to one that inspired a literary masterpiece.
S19, EP12 "Dickens to the Rescue, Check Off to Take Off and Waterlogged Whiskers"Don Wildman investigates beloved British author Charles Dickens' heroics in the face of a real-life cliffhanger, a plane crash that forever changed aviation safety and the clever cup that saved a popular facial hair fad.
S15, EP1 "Godspeed John Glenn, Canine Convict and Brace for Landing"Examining a dangerous mission into outer space; a dog accused of murder; a pilot has a heroic plan during an emergency over the Pacific.
S14, EP6 "Pony Express, Churchill's Misadventure and First Ambulance Corps"Don Wildman examines a leather saddle cover that changed the way America communicated across the Wild West, a newspaper article that saved a famous politician from financial ruin and a horse cart that saved countless lives during the Civil War.
S14, EP4 "Fake Breaking News, Rescue Napoleon and Ernest Bravery"Don Wildman examines a patriotic pigeon that saved hundreds of lives during World War II, a clever conman who took advantage of a governmental gaffe and the uncle who inspired one of America's most iconic figures.
S14, EP2 "Evel Spirit, Dawn of the Diaper and Cliff Palace"Don Wildman examines a hot-air balloon used in the first Atlantic crossing by balloon, a ceramic jar used to hold a creepy medical cure and a mission patch tied to a space travel first.
S13, EP5 "Jap Herron, Hidden Rockwell and Ticket to Fly"Don Wildman examines a novel supposedly written by the ghost of a legendary author, a painting that isn't quite what it seems and a replica of the plane that flew in the first commercial airline flight.
S12, EP12 "One Small Keystroke, Daring Dr. Dan And The Real Batman"Don Wildman investigates a near disaster in outer space; a man who soars through the sky; a doctor who changed the world.
S7, EP12 "Sci Fi a Bomb; Ford v. Ferrari; Colorado Brown Stain"A hand-crafted glass plant; a classic muscle car; a colorful map of the New World.
S5, EP12 "Damascus Missile; Eye in the Sky; Soapy Smith"Pieces of metal related to a nuclear nightmare that still haunts Arkansas; a life-sized sculpture of one of the West's most notorious cons.
S5, EP11 "Annie Oakley; Project Chariot; Old State Prison Haunting"A pistol that's connected to a legendary love story that ignited the career of a female superstar; cement shoes from a prison used to punish a convict.
S5, EP10 "Baseball Stalker; Peggy Shippen; Moon Hoax"A baseball bat linked to a case of fanatical mania; a set of letters; decorative wallpaper that reveals an astounding tale.
S5, EP2 "Strangers on a Train; Madame Tussaud; WD-40"A black and white negative image of a deadly weapon; a wax figure of a revolutionary woman; a deadly missile.
S5, EP1 "Miracle Car; Glass Armonica; Yankee Spy"A bright yellow car; a musical instrument with healing powers; a strip of paper with a secret message.
S4, EP12 "Asylum Poisoning; Naked Joe; The Mad Bomber"A pair of timeworn dining implements; a charcoal portrait of a scantily clad man of a notorious news expose.
S2, EP3 "Prison Experiment; Butch Cassidy Manuscript; Dueling Mammoths"The examination of a uniform; a manuscript; ice age; the secrets of a child's rag doll; a deadly engineering disaster.
S2, EP2 "Annabelle Doll; Bridge Collapse; Whale Attack"Blueprints show the cause of a bad engineering mistake in U.S. history; a journal inspired a work of literature; a scary rag doll.
S2, EP1 "Siamese Twins; Assassin Umbrella; Capone's Haunted Cell"The death cast of Cheng and Eng; an umbrella from a Cold War assassination; the legend of an Al Capone jail cell.
The extraordinary, often bizarre treasures housed in America's museums represent wondrous chapters in history, but a physical display can tell only part of their story. Behind each artifact are amazing tales and secrets to be revealed -- tales sometimes brimming with scandal, mystery, murder and intrigue. In "Mysteries at the Museum," host Don Wildman visits a wide variety of museums across the United States, taking viewers on a sometimes shocking tour of America's past by re-examining what's been left behind. Interviews, archival footage and re-enactments bring to life the artifacts' enduring mysteries, some that have never been told before on television.
Original Air Date: Nov 2, 2010
Genres: Home/CookingTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
10 seasons available on demand (19 episodes)
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