Mysteries at the Museum

2010•2 series
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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 artefact are amazing tales and secrets to be revealed - tales sometimes brimming with scandal, mystery, murder and intrigue. In `Mysteries at the Museum', presenter 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 artefacts' enduring mysteries, some that have never been told before on television.

Hitler Diaries and More: Episode Image
Episode 3Hitler Diaries and More

Don Wildman examines the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, a weather disaster that led to the invention of the bicycle and a biblical story. S17, Ep9

Jackie O. Saves Grand Central, Bouncing Bombs and Row Row Row Your Boat: Episode Image
Episode 7Jackie O. Saves Grand Central, Bouncing Bombs and Row Row Row Your Boat

Jackie O. Saves Grand Central. Don Wildman showcases a former first lady's campaign to save a New York landmark, a bouncing bomb that turned the tide of WWII and an unusual voyage. S17, Ep6

Madame X, The Ultimate Chess Game and a Monster In The Valley: Episode Image
Episode 8Madame X, The Ultimate Chess Game and a Monster In The Valley

Madame X And More. Don Wildman investigates a scandal that rocked 19th-century Paris, a life-or-death chess game during the Russian Revolution and a viral Sasquatch sighting. S17, Ep7

Green Goddess, Terror On Tuesday and The Real Great Escape: Episode Image
Episode 9Green Goddess, Terror On Tuesday and The Real Great Escape

Green Goddess And More. Don Wildman investigates the story behind the Statue of Liberty, an attempt to bomb St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York and a daring WWII escape. S17, Ep8

Operation Toothpaste and More: Episode Image
Episode 10Operation Toothpaste and More

Don Wildman investigates the search for a Nazi stockpile of radioactive materials, a scandalous case of stolen identity and the truth behind a monster. S17, Ep10

Goat Hero and More: Episode Image
Episode 11Goat Hero and More

Don Wildman investigates a goat that served in World War One, a feud between two prominent New York families and a murderous scheme against Native Americans. S17, Ep11

Winter War and More: Episode Image
Episode 12Winter War and More

Don Wildman investigates an ingenious trick that helped win a war, a terrifying trek through Antarctica and a miraculous invention that the world loved. S17, Ep12

Battle on Ice and More: Episode Image
Episode 13Battle on Ice and More

Don Wildman investigates the strategy of a medieval general, a bizarre creature from the deep and searches for the fate of a lost expedition. S17, Ep13

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