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.S16, EP1 "Alone In The Arctic, Space Shuttle Macgyver and Angelic Organ"Don Wildman examines a pocket calendar that belonged to a woman stranded in the Arctic, a space shuttle that was at the center of a harrowing ordeal more than 200 miles above Earth and a musical instrument which produced heavenly sounds.
S16, EP4 "Project Vortex, Diamond Heist and Tinseltown, NJ"Investigating a scientist's attempt to document the life cycle of a tornado; a record-breaking $100 million heist; a pioneering filmmaker who went head-to-head against Thomas Edison.
S16, EP6 "Eisenhower's Crazy Convoy, Criminal Measures and Canyon Adventure"Don Wildman investigates a president's cross-country road trip, a detective's plan to cut down on crime and an explorers dangerous quest to be the first to uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon.
S20, EP11 "Roosevelt's War On Words, Dragon Slayer and Cheese Puffs"A president's solution to his problem with the English language; the story of a crafty engineer and a fearsome dragon; how a favorite snack food was born out of a happy accident.
S22, EP2 "Geostorm Inferno, the Typo That Won the War and the Death of Princess Diana"The eeriest atmospheric events of all time; the fortuitous error that turned the tides of war; the shocking secret behind the death of Princess Diana.
S21, EP4 "Titanic Baker, Psychic Scammer, Cuban Swimmer Crisis"The death-defying tale of a brave baker; the shocking secret behind a sinister psychic; the world's most dangerous swim.
S22, EP3 "Spacecraft Heist, A Brush With Anthrax and Lift Like an Egyptian"A CIA mission to steal a Soviet spacecraft; a battle in the trenches with a deadly microbe; the solution to an ancient Egyptian riddle.
S10, EP5 "Father of the American Cavalry, Rosa Parks of NY and Black Knight UFO"A brave hero, a civil rights pioneer and a bizarre UFO sighting.
S10, EP1 "Dancing Plague, Tracking Santa and Annie Londonderry"Investigating a bizarre plague, a famously jolly aviator and a trailblazing woman's quest to take on the world.
S10, EP3 "Yellow Fever Fiend, Angel in Bordeaux and Invention of Jaywalking"Investigating a bold mission, an urban revolution and a devilish scheme.
S14, EP1 "The Goliath Bone, Money to Burn and Self-Serve Superstore"Don Wildman inspects a mysterious prehistoric bone, investigates an incendiary war plot to help defend America and unearths the origins of a strategy that revolutionized the shopping industry.
S14, EP7 "Demon Potato, Boozy Ballot and Ouija Believe It"Don Wildman inspects a seemingly possessed potato, examines an old chair connected to an intoxicating chapter in the life of George Washington and investigates the surprising origins of the world's most famous paranormal communication device.
S14, EP13 "The Girl Who Fell To Earth, The Real Ghostbusters And Eclipsed By Columbus"Don Wildman explores the story of a young girl who survived a fall from a damaged aircraft, a battle between the great Harry Houdini and spiritualists, and a lunar event that saved Christopher Columbus.
S20, EP9 "Columbus and the Mermaid, Skyscraper Snafu and Stealing the Show"Don Wildman investigates Christopher Columbus' encounter with a fabled sea creature, a death-defying mission atop the nation's tallest building and the abduction of a jazz musician by a notorious gangster.
S21, EP6 "Killer Space Germs, The Yeti's Hand, The Bug That Changed History"The mysterious bacteria that imperiled the NASA space program; the decrepit remains of a mythical beast; a hidden bug that painted the world in a whole new color.
S20, EP5 "Sandwich In Space, Watergate Crash and Blenda's Banquet"Don Wildman investigates a terrifying discovery on the surface of the moon, a White House conspiracy and the brave woman who cooked up a stunning military victory.
S20, EP6 "Titanic Hustle, Sherlock To The Rescue and America's Greatest Athlete"A clever con onboard the RMS Titanic; a murder mystery solved by the real-life Sherlock Holmes; the reinvention of an iconic Olympian.
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.
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.
S4, EP10 "The Death William Wood; Hacker Spy; Skunk Ape"Ventriloquist dummies who may be witnesses to a crime; rudimentary electronic device; plaster cast of a footprint.
S4, EP1 "Edison's Electric Pen; Vanishing Carroll Deering; Lizard Man"A failed invention that helped create a multi-billion dollar industry; the bell of a ship who's crew mysteriously vanished at sea; the footprint of a lizard-like creature.
S4, EP5 "Don Bolles' Quest For The Truth, Stanley's Miraculous Snake Oil, The Infamous Northfield Raid"A mangled car tells of an intrepid journalist's quest for the truth; a vial of liquid contains an alleged miracle cure; an iron safe played a key role in a bloody Wild West heist.
S16, EP7 "Dewey Defeats Truman, the Real Jekyll and Hyde and Sunken Steamship Treasure"Don Wildman examines how an iconic headline came to be, the real-life inspiration for a literary villain and the search for millions of dollars of sunken treasure.
S16, EP8 "Winnie The Bear, Frozen Miracle and Whiskey Galore"Don Wildman examines a stuffed bear that inspired one of the greatest children's books of all time, a fireman's pike used in a icy rescue mission and a bottle of whiskey that was once at the center of an illegal escapade.
S16, EP9 "Rikers Island Rescue, She Sells Sea Shells and Weathering the War"Don Wildman examines a well-worn fire hose connected to an astonishing tale of unlikely heroes, fossilized remains found by a young paleontologist who inspired an iconic tongue twister and an unusual vehicle used in the D-Day invasion.
S21, EP5 "The Ghost of Katie King, Lake Erie Monster and Secret Stowaway"A mysterious medium conjures a ghost; a terrifying sea monster lurks in one of the Great Lakes; the strange tale of an audacious stowaway.
S22, EP4 "Saving Private Lynch, Gulf Breeze Ufo and I Would Walk 5,000 Miles"The death-defying tale of a brave American soldier; the real story behind a mysterious UFO sighting; a young man's epic quest to win his true love's hand in marriage.
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, 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.
S10, EP2 "Man Who Saved the World, Man in a Box and From the Depths of Hell"Investigating the truth behind a nuclear malfunction, an out-of-the-box plan and an amazing rescue; the strangest delivery.
S10, EP8 "Death of Michael Rockefeller; The 68 Salute; Andes Rugby Crash"The disappearance of one of New York's elite; an Olympic jersey tied to a civil rights moment; a plastic knife in a survival story.
S14, EP9 "Wallenda Walks, Crazy Taxi And Rest In Peat"Don Wildman examines a piece of cable used by a legendary aerialist during a high-wire walk, a French taxi that helped defeat the Germans during World War I and a piece of bone from a mysterious mass burial discovered in a Florida bog.
S14, EP5 "Smokey's on Fire, Hot Hunk Lands in Small Town and Napoleon's Sick Day"Don Wildman tells the story of a harness worn by a real-life Smokey the Bear, investigates the remnants of a space mass that landed in Wisconsin and uncovers the shocking truth behind Napoleon's downfall with an ornate saddle.
S13, EP8 "Terra Cotta Warriors, The Queen Of Parachuting And Polish Soldier Bear"Don Wildman investigates the origins of China's famous terra cotta warriors, examines the incredible heights one mother will go to for her child, and uncovers the little-known story of a bear who helped defeat the Nazis.
S21, EP12 "Ball of Mystery, Dark Side of the Moon and Fakespeare"An ominous orb mystifies the nation; an interstellar sound from the dark side of the moon; the true identity of the world's most celebrated writer.
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.
S21, EP13 "Ancient Alien, Killer's Curse and Ground Zero Ship"An ancient carving may tell of alien visitation; a scalpel used by America's first serial killer; a piece of wood from a ship buried beneath the World Trade Center.
S5, EP13 "Son of a Gun; Whale Rescue; Bottle Popping Poltergeist"A bullet that is related to an outrageous tale; a deck of cards connected to an investigation that inspired a horror film.
S22, EP8 "Presidential Premonition, Lost Treasure Of Jean Lafitte and Immortal Worms"An eerie premonition about a presidential assassination; a super storm churns up a pirate's plunder; the miraculous resurrection of 40,000-year-old worms.
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.
S20, EP13 "Terror On The Tracks, The Ape And The Child and Body In The Bog"A bomber threatens railroads in the northwest; a chimp raised to be human; a mysterious body in Denmark is much older than it appears.
S10, EP7 "Muhammad Ali Saves the Day; Beast of Gevaudan; Before Hillary"A medal presented to the greatest boxer of all time; the statue of a monstrous beast; a newspaper that exposed a scandal.
S21, EP8 "Murder at Greystone, Paulding Light, Tumbleweed Tycoon"The hidden truth behind the murder of a wealthy oil heir; an ominous orb in Michigan's night sky; a pesky plant that turns into a cash crop for a Kansas woman.
S10, EP4 "Arrow Stork, Terror in the Sky and Feuding Astors"Investigating a bizarre bird, an outer space disaster and an epic family feud.
S20, EP4 "Cat's Best Friend, Sunken Treasure and Raining Frogs"Don Wildman investigates one of New York City's bravest firefighters, a shipwreck rumored to contain millions of dollars worth of gold and a storm of biblical proportions.
S10, EP6 "World's Greatest Slot Cheat; Urine Luck and the White Mouse"Examining a gambling geek, a golden experiment and a fearless heroine.
S14, EP10 "Making Michigan, Log Jammin and the Race That Changed the World"Don Wildman investigates the contested birth of a mighty state, an epic battle between mankind and Mother Nature and a race that changed the world.
S14, EP11 "Saving the Eiffel Tower, Velvet Outlaw and Space Capsule Crisis"Don Wildman examines a commemorative coin from the opening of the Eiffel Tower, a saddle used by a retired outlaw who died under mysterious circumstances and a training capsule used by the Mercury astronauts during the early days of space travel.
S14, EP12 "Hughes Hoax, Rat Bomb and Friday Night Liars"Don Wildman investigates a twisted tell-all about the world's most elusive billionaire; an explosive rodent infestation that helped America beat the Nazis; a conman's bogus ball game that was brought down by his own teammates.
S13, EP12 "Indestructible Jack, Volcano Rescue and Butter Sculptor"Don Wildman tells the story of a brave soldier who was willing to sacrifice it all, investigates a daring rescue from the depths of hell and uncovers how one crafty woman launched a deliciously unique artistic career.
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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
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