Mysteries at the Museum

2010•2 series

Available on Disc.History

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.

Episode 2Carnival of Naked Animals; Melon Heads; Worst Video Game

Carnival Of Naked Animals. Don Wildman examines a velvet painting of a unicorn wearing shorts, a distorted skull that shows symptoms of a rare condition and a video game cartridge. S9, Ep2

Episode 5Bizarre Bread; Worst Train Robbery; Legends of the Jackalope

Bizarre Bread. Don Wildman examines a specimen linked to a case of mass hysteria, marvels at a massive locomotive, and studies the West's most legendary creature, the jackalope. S9, Ep5

Episode 6The Legend of William Tell; The President's Daughter; The Chomp-Chomp Game

The Legend Of William Tell. 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. S9, Ep6

Episode 9Great Baby Race; Citizen Hearst; Bobbie the Wonder Dog

Great Baby Race. Don Wildman examines tunnel tiles which helped to finance a wacky competition, inspects a medal linked to a great swindle and a doghouse connected to a journey. S9, Ep3

Episode 10Mystery of the Spinning Statue; the Unwanted Elephant; Pirates of the Mediterranean

Mystery Of The Spinning Statue. Don Wildman examines a statue with a life of its own, a strange skull from a beast that once was a star and a small carving of an infamous dictator. S9, Ep4

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