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Mysteries at the Museum

  • TV-PG
  • 2010–2019
  • 23 seasons
  • Documentary
  • 8.8

Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's most incredible triumphs, sensational crimes and bizarre encounters.

Episodes

12 episodes
  1. 1Siamese Twins, Assassin Umbrella, Capone Haunted Cell

    60 minOct 4, 2011

    Don examines the death case of Siamese Twins Cheng & Eng and unlocks their medical mystery. He studies an umbrella that played a role in a Cold War assassination. And, he visits a jail cell that holds a secret about Al Capone.

  2. 2Annabelle Doll, Bridge Collapse, Whale Attack

    60 minOct 11, 2011

    Don investigates the sinister secrets to a child's rag doll, studies a blueprint that holds the key to a deadly engineering disaster, and he examines a journal that inspired a fascinating work of American literature.

  3. 3Prison Experiment, Butch Cassidy Manuscript

    60 minOct 18, 2011

    The examination of a uniform, a manuscript, and Ice Age Duelling Mammoths.

  4. 4French Connection, Shipwrecked Gold

    60 minOct 25, 2011

    Don Wildman unlocks the secrets of an infamous drug syndicate and how it was brought down, when he reviews a dossier containing a series of photographs. He examines a gold ingot recovered from a long-lost sunken treasure.

  5. 5Eastland Disaster, Smuttynose Murders

    60 minNov 1, 2011

    Don Wildman uncovers the cause of the Eastland Disaster, one of the worst maritime disasters in American history, as he inspects a life jacket from the ill-fated steamship. And he examines an axe wielded by a killer in a bizarre double murder.

  6. 6American Spy, Belle Gunness, Oarfish

    60 minNov 8, 2011

    Don investigates the role an ordinary US Postal Service mailbox played in one of the most damaging spy cases of the Cold War. And he examines a monstrous preserved head that may prove the existence of a legendary sea beast.

  7. 7Shrunken Heads, Broken Arrow

    60 minNov 15, 2011

    Don examines what appears to be a miniature human head, brought back from the jungles of South America. And he surveys the dented casing of the hydrogen bomb that sat at the center of a horrifying nuclear accident.

  8. 8LA Raid, Bioterror, Automaton

    60 minNov 22, 2011

    Don unveils the real-life story behind an impressive work of art. He examines a simple tire cover connected to a bizarre religious cult. And he visits the robot that may have saved thousands of human lives in the worst nuclear disaster in American history.

  9. 9Outlaw Shoes, Astrochimp

    60 minNov 29, 2011

    Don inspects a strange pair of shoes that starred in one of the most bizarre and gruesome tales of the Wild West. And examines a miniature spacesuit - worn by a most unconventional space pioneer.

  10. 10Anthrax, Marilyn Monroe, Hunley Submarine

    60 minDec 6, 2011

    Don examines a simple cardboard box that's contents were once tied to a deadly outbreak that paralyzed the country with fear. He inspects a small pill bottle that may shed light on an icon's mysterious death. And he investigates a Civil War submarine.

  11. 11Lotto Scam, Somali Pirates, Haunted Plane

    60 minDec 13, 2011

    Don inspects a lottery ticket at the center of America's only known state lottery fixing scam. He surveys a giant orange lifeboat that survived a terrifying hijacking. And he investigates whether a damaged airplane part linked to bizarre ghost sightings.

  12. 12Flying Car, Prison Riot, Dreamland Fire

    60 minDec 20, 2011

    Don Wildman examines an automobile designed to fly,inspects a circular saw and investigates a fire that decimated Coney Island's most extravagant amusement park.

Where to watch Mysteries at the Museum

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Series cast

Don WildmanSelf - Host310 episodes
Anna Cain BiancoSelf - Historian7 episodes
Michelle LulicKlondike Kate4 episodes
Merritt ChaseJohn Colter3 episodes
Frankie PetrosinoManfred Deterling2 episodes
Alan B. CarrSelf - Bradbury Museum2 episodes
Tony SperaSelf - Director1 episode
Mark WilliamMaurice1 episode
Martin Van BurenSelf (archive footage)1 episode

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