Name: Mysteries at the Museum
Uploaded: 2025-04-21T15:38:50.000Z
Description: 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.

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.

WBD - Mysterious Worlds

Don unlocks the medical mystery that defined a famous pair of conjoined twins, studies an umbrella that played a critical role in a bizarre Cold War assassination and visits a jail cell that holds a secret about Al Capone.

Siamese Twins and More

Don investigates the sinister secrets behind an innocent-looking rag doll, studies an engineering disaster and examines a journal that inspired a one of the most haunting works of American literature.

Annabelle Doll and More

Don inspects a khaki uniform that witnessed an experiment gone wrong, a manuscript that may change everything about the life and death of a notorious outlaw of the Wild West and the remains of Ice Age giants.

Prison Experiment and More

Don uncovers the cause of one of the worst maritime disasters in American history, investigates cryptic markings that may be a map to legendary gold mine and examines an ax wielded by a killer in a bizarre double murder.

Eastland Disaster and More

Don investigates one of the biggest spy cases of the Cold War, unlocks the secrets behind a gruesome crime spree and examines evidence that may prove the existence of a legendary sea beast.

Belle Gunness and More

Don examines what appears to be a miniature human head from the jungles of South America, discovers the harrowing details of an Arctic expedition that ended in disaster and investigates a horrifying nuclear accident.

Shrunken Heads and More

Don inspects a pair of shoes that starred in one of the most gruesome tales of the Wild West, examines a miniature spacesuit worn by an unconventional space pioneer and unveils the cryptic contents of an antique scroll.

Outlaw Shoes and More

Don examines a simple cardboard box once tied to a deadly outbreak, inspects a small pill bottle that may shed light on an icon's untimely death and investigates why a Civil War submarine vanished without a trace.

Marilyn Monroe and More

Don investigates America's only known state lottery fixing scam, one of the the most harrowing hijackings in recent memory and a bizarre ghost sighting tied to the wreckage of jumbo jet plane.

Lottery Scam and More

Don examines an automobile designed to take to the skies, inspects a circular saw once wielded in a terrifying prison riot and investigates a fire that decimated Coney Island's most extravagant amusement park.

Flying Car and More

Don investigates a legendary heist, examines the biggest manhunt in American military history and reveals the sinister secrets behind a bizarre preserved beast that once terrorized a community of settlers.

Brinks Heist and More

Don inspects a 100-year old tissue sample that sent a doctor to the gallows, a collection of birds killed by a mysterious epidemic and a kettle used by a group of settlers to cook up a ghastly stew.

Shoe Bomber and More

Don examines the only known evidence of a controversial machine, investigates a limousine that played a central role in an assassination attempt and inspects a giant book filled with vivid illustrations of mysterious birds.

Reagan Limousine and More

Don investigates an author's mysterious death, a sunken space capsule that provides clues to a NASA disaster and a controversial medical manual that lies at the center of a rash of deaths in the Pacific Northwest.

Edgar Allan Poe and More

Don examines a mysterious box that holds clues to Hollywood's most infamous unsolved murder, inspects a strange bust of a monstrous figure and investigates a notorious and deadly domestic terrorist attack.

Black Dahlia and More

Don inspects a jar of tiny organisms that inspired an iconic horror film, admires a legendary diamond rumored to bring misfortune to those who contact it and examines one of the most bizarre cases in medical history.

Hitchcock's Bird and More

Don examines a lantern that guided a teenage girl on death-defying quest to save countless lives, a homemade barrel used in an unprecedented and perilous stunt and a small metal fragment salvaged from a near-catastrophic disaster.

Railroad Heroine and More

Don investigates a stunning prophecy of Armageddon and urbanization, a gruesome relic from an astounding tale of frontier bravery and a legendary beast that terrorized a small West Virginia town.

Prophet of Oak Ridge and More

Don examines a trunk that held the gruesome secrets of an unlikely killer, a collection of mysterious debris that may be proof of alien intelligence and a curious orb which tells the story of the rise and fall of a bizarre cult.

Trunk of Horrors and More

Don examines a pair of vintage eyeglasses linked to one of Chicago's most heinous crimes, a deceptive coin that was designed to kill and the invention of a jaw-dropping product that became a multi-billion dollar industry.

U2 Spy Plane and More

Don examines an antique doll tied to a young woman's confounding and tragic demise, an experiment gone awry that ignited the world of fashion and an audacious publicity stunt that ended in disaster.

Buried Alive and More

Don inspects a chunk of concrete tied to one of the deadliest disasters in California history, a taxidermied dog who prowled the lines in World War I and an antique gaming table said to be imbued with a sinister curse.

St. Francis Dam and More

Don inspects a makeshift harness that played a role in a dangerous mine rescue, a surfboard that bears the evidence of a brutal by a deadly oceanic predator and a crude explosive device at the center of a sinister bank heist.

Mine Disaster and More

Don examines a preserved mass of human tissue at the center of an American political scandal, a massive skull from a man-eating beast and a meteorite that was once part of an improbable heist.

Cleveland Tumor and More

Don investigates deadly Hollywood curse, the story behind one of America's most iconic toys and a sensational murder case that inspired a chilling literary classic.

The Conqueror's Curse and More

Don Wildman examines a set of books that contain a haunting tale told from beyond the grave, a primate involved in earliest space exploration and a bottle of an alcohol believed to compel drinkers to commit acts of violence.

Patience Worth and More

Don examines a wooden detonator used in an explosive railway robbery, a video camera that captured a bizarre and unexplained phenomena in the night skies and the massive skull of a legendary beast said to terrorize the seas.

Great Train Robbery and More

Don examines a failed invention that helped create a multibillion-dollar industry, the bell of a ship whose crew mysteriously vanished at sea and the footprint of a lizard-like creature believed to roam the South Carolina swamps.

Edison's Electric Pen and More

Don examines a weapon connected to a secret network of spies operating on American soil, a bag once owned by a pioneering journalist and a switchblade that belonged to a man some believe was Boston's most notorious serial killer.

Operation Pastorius and More

Don examines a bizarre plot to assassinate a US president, a legendary beast believed to have preyed on people in the wilds of Wisconsin and a notorious woman whose strange illness brought fear and panic to the streets of NYC.

Squeaky Fromme, Hodag and More

Don inspects a pair of ostrich feather fans used by a risque dancer, an antique urn that survived an earth-shaking disaster and bullet shards from a brutal mob-land murder still shrouded in mystery.

Vanishing Lake and More

Don examines a mangled car which tells of an intrepid journalist's quest for the truth, a vile of liquid containing what was believed to be a miracle cure and an iron safe that played a key role in a bloody Wild West heist.

The Northfield Raid and More

Don explores a plaster cast of hoof prints made by a mythic beast, a colossal war machine that once laid waste to an American city and a presidential train car that remains shrouded in mystery.

The Jersey Devil and More

Don investigates a chilling ritual to summon the dead, a daring ascent that descended into tragedy and the story of a pastor found at the scene of a scandalous crime.

Margery the Medium and More

Don investigates a gruesome turn-of-the-century murder, a brilliant and elusive master criminal and a now-extinct insect that wreaked unprecedented havoc on America's Heartland.

Jack the Ripper and More

Don investigates a mind-boggling subterranean disaster, a strange substance that inexplicably fell from the sky and a mysterious and otherworldly aviation anomaly.

East River Blowout and More

Don Wildman investigates a cracked funerary plaque that tells of one man's grotesque attempt to bring his love back from the dead, a crudely made whip used in a bone-chilling voodoo ritual and an antique mirror which may be a portal to the other side.

Bride of Frankenstein and More

Don investigates a set of ventriloquist dummies who may be the only witnesses to a bone-chilling crime, one of the first cases of internet espionage and a ghastly creature thought only to exist in myths.

Death of William Wood and More

Don investigates an eccentric doctor who went to gruesome lengths in search of the fountain of youth, a chunk of stone which may be the fossilized remains of a biblical ship and one of the FBI's most notorious informants.

The Real Noah's Ark and More

Don investigates a deadly outbreak that devastated an Oregon psychiatric ward, a portrait of a scantily clad man once embroiled in a notorious news expose and a 1950s dossier whose pages tell of one madman's reign of terror.

Asylum Poisoning and More

Host Don Wildman examines a reel of film that depicts a high-flying stunt that changed aviation history, a panda discovered by an unlikely heroine, and an aged document that tells the story of one man's unparalleled imprisonment.

Circling the Skies

Host Don Wildman examines the Tootsie Roll candies that once saved the lives of a courageous band of soldiers, a guitar owned by a legendary musical jailbird, and a bicycle that helped launch humans into outer space.

Tootsie Roll Miracle

Don Wildman examines the badge that inspired a teen to undertake a nuclear experiment, a chess set used in an unparalleled match, and the eerie animal specimens that once spread the fear of death across the southwestern US.

Radioactive Boy Scout

Don Wildman examines a roll of film that revolutionized the retail industry, a jacket that belonged to a prankster with an explosive sense of humor and an unconventional excavation that put a 500-year-old royal mystery to rest.

The Invention of Cellophane

Don Wildman examines an aeronautical device with an infamous claim to fame, a cane that thwarted a presidential assassin and a souvenir t-shirt from an outlandish event that became an all-out rampage.

Zip to Zap

Host Don Wildman examines a copy of a play that sparked one of the biggest riots in New York City history, a monocular used by a soldier who made a daring escape, and a wrapper from a product that sparked an interstate postal feud

Golfer Behind Enemy Lines

Host Don Wildman examines a concert program that marks one of the most infamous nights in the history of a prestigious music venue, a space capsule used by a heroic astronaut, and a DVD from an unusual film.

Stolen Strad, Fall From Space

Host Don Wildman examines an iconic road sign that was part of a revolutionary plan to bring order to America's roads, a tiny bee specimen that unleashed madness, and a gas mask that was invented by a bold and pioneering man.

Birth of the Road Map

Don examines a classic toy that became a pop culture phenomenon, a delicate silk sample that symbolizes a stunning tale of international espionage and a quirky car designed to travel on both land and water.

Erno Rubik's Magic Cube

Host Don Wildman examines one of America's most explosive candies, a pinball machine that represents one of the game's gutsy player who saved it from obscurity and a flare stick that guided Londoners through a unique time period.

Invention of Pop Rocks

Host Don Wildman examines a simple peanut that played a role in an unusual 20th Century fad that took one man on a daring adventure, and a set of shimmering gold relics that became the subject of a battle between two rival nations.

Pikes Peak Peanut Pusher

Don Wildman examines a trinket symbolizing the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday, a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of wild beavers in Idaho and views a scandalous machine that titillated Victorian England.

Peeping Tom Butler

Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good, a famous White House cow's milk can and a program from one of the most polemic films of the 20th century.

The President's Missing Cow

Don Wildman inspects a set of watchmaking tools that belonged to a man who changed America's railroads, a journal that tells the story of a risky experiment and an armband worn by a lawman who protected a brave girl.

Great Kipton Train Wreck

Host Don Wildman examines a beautiful hand-crafted glass plant that blurs the line between science and art and a muscle car that grew out of a legendary race between an American automaker and a rival Italian designer.

Sci-Fi A-Bomb, Ford v Ferrari

Don Wildman examines a puzzling crossword, a set of traffic signals that became a beloved symbol of East German culture and a set of leg irons that once restrained a legendary outlaw.

Crossword Code and Brushy Bill

Host Don Wildman visits a famous Renaissance sculpture that was once stolen in Vienna, studies a rare book at Harvard that reveals the inspiration behind a famous Shakespeare play, and examines a strange flying device in Arizona.

Cellini Heist, Romeo & Juliet

Host Don Wildman examines a bird specimen that marks a baffling plague in Michigan, studies a camera used in a spy love story in Berlin and uncovers the rise of poker in Las Vegas.

Fallen Robins and Romeo Spies

Don Wildman uncovers a sculpture of a monster lurking beneath the Big Apple, visits San Diego to check out a car customized with everything including a kitchen sink and discovers in Boston that Paul Revere was a forensic hero.

Alligators in the Sewer

Don Wildman heads to Chicago to examine an odd glass medical device invented by an aviator, discovers in Michigan a set of tools used in a failed auto business, and visits Harvard where a bird specimen reveals a case of deception.

Fordlandia

Host Don Wildman examines in Louisiana a precious metal that reportedly cured alcoholism, discovers how Reno was once a destination for disgruntled spouses, and uncovers the mystery around a president's untimely death.

Alcoholic Antidote

Don Wildman examines a bizarre-looking costume that tells of an epic struggle to save a majestic species from extinction, looks at a 19th-century instrument linked to an unconventional duel, and investigates a colorful board game.

Operation Migration and More

Don examines a plane used in a pioneering woman's quest to dominate the skies, a metronome that spread confusion and controversy among fans of an iconic composer and a small instrument used to fight off an army.

First Female Aviator and More

Host Don Wildman examines a coded letter at the center of an infamous politician's seditious plot, tells how an American literary classic became truly great and inspects the iconic lamp of a legendary nurse.

Aaron Burr Conspiracy

Don examines a forged European painting that fooled museums everywhere, eight tiny boxes that look like coffins and a mysterious rubber block that was found washed up on a beach.

To Catch a Fake and More

Don Wildman examines a paperweight linked to a heroic chapter of JFK's life, visits Edinburgh to admire a controversial queen's jewels and inspects a menacing cage connected to a incredible escape.

JFK Boat Rescue

Don Wildman uncovers the heroics of a First Lady who fought to preserve the nation's treasures, travels to England to examine a soccer ball linked to a WWI game of peace, and studies an explosive tale of a whale in Oregon.

Dolley Madison and More

Don examines a porcelain washbasin used to fight a deadly disease, studies a Colt .45 that once belonged to Wyatt Earp and learns how a small circular artifact changed personal hygiene practices across America.

Wild West Rumble and More

Don Wildman investigates an electric chair related to a bizarre crime, a marble table from a scientific experiment gone wrong and a yearbook that tells one determined student's ingenious scheme.

Indestructible Mike

Don examines a velvet painting of a unicorn wearing shorts, a distorted skull that shows symptoms of a rare condition and a cartridge containing what some charge is the worst video game ever made.

Carnival of Naked Animals

Don examines an extraterrestrial encounter linked to a bizarre spider, a survivor turned circus performer and a rusty can of beans that symbolizes a high-tech craze.

Italian UFO and More

Don Wildman examines postage stamps made by a group of pirate radio rebels, inspects a photo linked to a terrifying sea monster and observes a gun owned by one of the most popular outlaws in Wild West history.

Nation of Sealand

Don Wildman examines a specimen linked to a case of mass hysteria, marvels at a massive locomotive connected to the worst train robbery ever and studies the West's most legendary creature, the jackalope.

Bizarre Bread

Don examines a crossbow linked to a legendary marksman, inspects a tell-all memoir that created a national scandal and investigates a quirky arcade game that became an astounding hit.

The Legend of William Tell

Don Wildman examines a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, a dress worn by a groundbreaking athlete and a massive airplane used to combat a deadly inferno.

Mysterious Death of Van Gogh

Don Wildman examines tunnel tiles which helped to finance one of North America's wackiest competitions, inspects a medal linked to one of history's greatest swindles and a doghouse connected to an incredible journey.

Great Baby Race

Don Wildman investigates a statue which seemed to have taken a life of its own, a strange skull from a beast that once was the star of the big top and a small carving of an infamous dictator.

Mystery of the Spinning Statue

Don Wildman inspects a pair of glasses linked to a mysterious death, uncovers the truth behind a deep sea monster and unravels the story behind one of history's greatest escapes.

Who Killed Superman?

Don Wildman examines a hat that inspired a shocking act of deception, a medal belonging to a woman who was behind the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and an ingenious contraption which saved pigeons and helped win World War II.

Pigeon Bra

Don Wildman examines an elegant dress linked to fashionable felon, a jar filled with a poisonous powder that recalls a bittersweet event and a giant plane that speaks to an incredible survival tale.

Bobbed Hair Bandit

Don Wildman examines a town gripped by a bizarre plague, the mix-up that spawned a holiday tradition and a woman's quest to take on the world.

Dancing Plague

Don Wildman uncovers the truth behind a nuclear malfunction, investigates the strangest delivery the world has ever seen and examines a survival story that captivated the globe.

The Man Who Saved the World

Don Wildman examines a barrel connected to a daring World War II plot, a traffic light that sparked an urban revolution and the portrait of a doctor who was embroiled in a nineteenth-century tale of biological warfare.

Yellow Fever Fiend

Don Wildman investigates one of nature's greatest riddles, a doomed space station and a family feud that transformed New York City.

Arrow Stork

Don Wildman examines the man who saved George Washington, a civil rights pioneer and the bizarre sighting of a UFO.

Black Knight UFO

Don Wildman examines a gambling geek who cheated Vegas, an alchemist preforming an eccentric experiment, and a harrowing journey through Nazi territory.

World's Greatest Slot Cheat

Don Wildman examines a medal presented to the greatest boxer of all time, inspects the statue of a monstrous beast and investigates a newspaper that exposed a salacious scandal.

Muhammad Ali Saves the Day

Don Wildman investigates the disappearance of one of New York's elite, an Olympic Jersey tied to a pivotal moment for civil rights and a plastic knife wielded in a chilling survival story.

Death of Michael Rockefeller

Don Wildman explores a woman's quest for athletic glory, uncovers a bizarre use of the US Postal Service and investigates one man's will to survive against all odds.

Swimming the Channel and More

Don Wildman examines a set of mysterious bones found beneath Benjamin Franklin's home, a brave woman determined to save a hijacked airplane and an author's quest to get his work published.

Ben Franklin's Bones

Don Wildman examines a brazen plot to steal a priceless diamond, the bloodthirsty shark that inspired a horror movie and a famous encounter between a president and the King of Rock and Roll.

Millennium Heist and More

Don Wildman investigates the death of a country music legend, examines surgical tools linked to a baffling medical mystery and uncovers the truth behind the oldest cold case in human history.

Hank Williams and More

Don Wildman examines a replica of America's most famous bell, inspects a photograph of a suspicious-looking chef and investigates an illustrated book depicting a devilish fiend.

Flight of the Bell and More

Don Wildman investigates the chain of events that led to the Miracle on the Hudson River, uncovers the origins of a legendary statue and examines a musical invention that struck a major chord.

Miracle on the Hudson and More

Don Wildman examines an action figure connected to a North Korean kidnapping, a gold ring that became the symbol of one slave's freedom and a 19th-century board game which was the first of its kind.

Kidnapped Filmmaker and More

Don Wildman uncovers a British plot to assassinate George Washington, investigates the bizarre trial of a rooster that hatched an egg and examines America's most notorious family feud.

The Spy Who Saved Washington

Don Wildman examines a stone tablet which may hold the key to America's beginnings, a model plane connected to a hijacking and a revolver that once belonged to the first American woman to lead an armed expedition into war.

Kensington Runestone and More

Don Wildman uncovers the truth behind one of the most audacious hoaxes in sports history, investigates the preserved remains of a terrifying beast and inspects a watch linked to a presidential scandal.

Boston Marathon Cheat and More

Don Wildman examines the mysterious death of one of Hollywood's most beloved stars, the amazing discovery made during the search for the elusive Loch Ness Monster and a tone-deaf diva who took center stage at Carnegie Hall.

Death of the Ice Cream Blonde

Don Wildman examines the greatest high-wire stunt in history, investigates the incredible lengths Thomas Jefferson took to preserve America's reputation, and unravels one of the most bizarre hoaxes the world has ever seen.

Mysteries at the Museum

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