The Best Episodes of Mysteries at the Museum
Last Updated: Feb 15, 2019
Host Don Wildman introduces us to a wide variety of museums from across the United States, each filled with extraordinary, often bizarre artifacts with amazing tales to be told -- and secrets to be revealed.
#1 - Battle on Ice, Lost Andree Expedition and Alaskan Sea Monster
Season 17 - Episode 13
Don Wildman explores the slippery strategy of a medieval general; searches for the fate of a lost expedition; and investigates a bizarre creature from the deep.
8.63
#2 - Hitler Diaries, Hobby Horse and Parting the Red Sea
Season 17 - Episode 9
Don Wildman examines purported diaries of Adolf Hitler; a weather disaster that led to the invention of the bicycle; and a possible scientific explanation for the story of Exodus.
8.55
#3 - Dramatic Defection, Wrong Way Flight, Cowboy's Revenge
Season 7 - Episode 10
Host Don Wildman investigates a revolver that was responsible for global consequences, a bare-bones plane that speaks to a perilous, record-breaking adventure, and a set of mug shots that represents a link between a notorious crime ring and an unlikely hero.
8.50
#4 - Demon Cat, Murderer On Board and Nevada Giant
Season 22 - Episode 6
Don Wildman examines how a spelling mistake created a holiday classic, a ferocious feline that reportedly stalks the halls of the US Capitol Building before national tragedies and a gruesome triple murder on the high seas.
8.50
#5 - Dark Lighthouse, Possessed by Murder and Loveland Frogman
Season 22 - Episode 9
Don Wildman investigates the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers, a ghastly murder with a twist from beyond the grave and a terrifying monster said to stalk a small Ohio town.
8.50
#6 - Ancient Alien, Killer's Curse and Ground Zero Ship
Season 23 - Episode 2
Don Wildman examines an ancient carving that could tell of aliens visiting Earth, a scalpel used by America's first serial killer and a piece of wood from a ship mysteriously buried beneath the World Trade Center.
8.45
#7 - Forgotten Lindbergh, Fordlandia, Forest Owlet Fraud
Season 9 - Episode 6
An odd glass medical devise invented by an aviator is inspected in Chicago; and a set of tools used in a failed auto business are examined in Michigan. Also: A bird specimen reveals a case of deception at Harvard University.
8.33
#8 - Resurrection Mary, Nightclub Blaze Whodunit and Wedding Sting
Season 22 - Episode 8
8.33
#9 - The Ghost of Katie King, Lake Erie Monster and Secret Stowaway
Season 21 - Episode 8
Don Wildman investigates a mysterious medium who conjured a ghost, a terrifying sea monster lurking in one of America's Great Lakes and the strange tale of an audacious stowaway.
8.25
#10 - Invention of the Doughnut, Cleopatra in a Carpet and Flight of Fancy
Season 19 - Episode 1
Don Wildman investigates the high seas drama behind the invention of one of the country's favorite treats, a plot unrolled by Egypt's most iconic queen and the world's most dangerous balloon race.
8.23
#11 - Winter War, Terror in Antarctica and First Snow Globe
Season 17 - Episode 12
Don Wildman explores the slippery strategy of a medieval general, searches for the fate of a lost expedition and investigates a bizarre creature from the deep.
8.22
#12 - Alaska Highway, Tale of Beatrix Potter and Cleopatra's Needle
Season 18 - Episode 5
Don Wildman explores the story of how one man blazed a trail that changed the course of history, the little-known story behind a classic piece of children's literature and a bizarre discovery floating in the middle of the ocean.
8.18
#13 - The Spy That Saved Washington; The Monster in the Egg; Hatfields and McCoys
Season 12 - Episode 7
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.
8.14
#14 - Margery The Medium, Everest Ascent, The Pastor and The Choir Singer
Season 5 - Episode 7
Host Don Wildman investigates a strange wooden box used in a ritual, a weather beaten oxygen tank which tells of a daring ascent and the torn hat of a local pastor found at the scene of a crime.
8.13
#15 - Operation Toothpaste, Case of the Kates and White River Monster
Season 17 - Episode 10
A Nazi stockpile of radioactive materials; a scandalous case of a stolen identity; the truth behind a monster that terrorized the residents of a tiny Arkansas town.
8.13
#16 - The Goliath Bone, Money to Burn and Self-Serve Superstore
Season 14 - Episode 16
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.
8.11
#17 - The Death William Wood, Hacker Spy, Skunk Ape
Season 5 - Episode 10
Don Wildman investigates a set of tattered and chipped ventriloquist dummies, a rudimentary electronic device and a plaster cast that may prove the existence of a creature thought only to exist in myths.
8.06
#18 - Alligators in the Sewers, Unstoppable Car, Founding Forensics
Season 9 - Episode 10
Stories of alligators prowling New York City sewers are explored. Also: The host checks out a car in San Diego that has been customized with everything including the kitchen sink; and finds evidence of Paul Revere being a forensic hero in Boston.
8.00
#19 - Buried Alive; Who Really Invented the Telephone; Hoover Saves Belgium
Season 13 - Episode 2
Don Wildman examines one of the greatest mysteries of ancient history in Pompeii, Italy, unravels the truth behind the invention of the telephone and exposes a former president's mission to save millions from starvation.
8.00
#20 - Hughes Hoax, Rat Bomb and Friday Night Liars
Season 15 - Episode 16
Don Wildman investigates a twisted tell-all about the world's most elusive billionaire, an explosive rodent infestation that helped America beat the Nazis and a conman's bogus ballgame that was brought down by his own teammates.
8.00
#21 - Terra Australis, Operation Underworld and Heroine Hostess
Season 18 - Episode 2
Don Wildman examines an unlikely alliance between the military and a mob boss, a death-defying voyage on the high seas and a high-flying heroine who went above and beyond the call of duty.
8.00
#22 - Italian Sherlock Holmes, King of the Airwaves and Texan Takes Moscow
Season 19 - Episode 6
Don Wildman investigates the origins of the mob, the dramatic story behind a reluctant ruler and the piano prodigy who helped thaw the Cold War.
8.00
#23 - Buffalo Bill Burial Riddle, First Dino Egg and Arctic Murder Mystery
Season 20 - Episode 11
Don Wildman examines the mysterious burial of one of the Wild West's most famous showmen, a strange oblong fossil that completely altered the way scientists thought about dinosaurs and a ...
8.00
#24 - Ball of Mystery, Dark Side of the Moon and Fakespeare
Season 23 - Episode 1
Don Wildman investigates an ominous orb that mystified the nation, an interstellar sound from the dark side of the moon and the true identity of the world's most celebrated writer.
8.00
#25 - Lincoln's Curse, The Fatberg and Red Meat Riddle
Season 22 - Episode 5
Don Wildman examines the harrowing haunting of a family who witnessed the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, a hideous monster lurking in the sewers below the city of London and a terrifying plague that swept America.
8.00