The WORST episodes of Mysteries At The Museum

Every episode of Mysteries At The Museum ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Mysteries At The Museum!

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.

Last Updated: 8/24/2024Network: Travel ChannelStatus: Ended
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#1 - Terror Ship, Wicked Stepmother and Message in a Bottle

Season 20 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/29/2018

Don Wildman examines the truth behind a legendary ghost ship and its fateful SOS, the devious crime spree of a truly evil stepmother and the unlikely discovery of a message in a bottle sent more than a century ago.

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#2 - Missing Toe Murderer, Air Locked Out and Trenches Terror

Season 20 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/22/2018

Don Wildman examines the unusual case of a murderer with a missing digit, a harrowing near-death experience on the edge of space and the wartime exploits of a courageous canine.

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#3 - Titanic Orphans, Plot to Kill the Pope and Magical Unicorn

Season 18 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/2018

Don Wildman investigates a mystery surrounding two young survivors of the RMS Titanic, a diabolical plot to assassinate one of the world's most important people and a enigmatic relic once thought to grant its owner power beyond measure.

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#4 - Leonardo's Parachute, School Children's Blizzard and Muddy Discovery

Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/29/2018

Don Wildman examines model of a parachute invented by a world-famous renaissance man, an ancient coin made of gold that was possibly dug up by an mythical beast and a weather-beaten cabin once home to a man that changed music history.

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#5 - Etch A Sketch, Cowboy Bob and Pilates

Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2018

Don Wildman examines the unexpected story behind one of the best-selling toys of all time, how a craftsman's talent landed him in hot water and one man's vision for saving everyday Americans from nuclear war.

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#6 - Battle of the Sexes, Circus Riot and Last Train to Freedom

Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/22/2018

Don Wildman investigates the story behind an epic showdown on the tennis court, a bizarre brawl between traveling clowns and one man's life-threatening attempt to cross the Berlin Wall.

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#7 - Riding Thunder, Warm Springs and Catcher Spy

Season 14 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/30/2017

Don Wildman examines a F8 Crusader jet that was at the center of a death-defying plummet to Earth, a specially outfitted convertible designed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a commemorative coin linked to a baseball player turned spy.

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15 votes

#8 - Titanic Violin, Wicked Fungus and the Greatest Bar Bet

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2016

Don Wildman investigates an aged instrument's epic history, uncovers the roots of the Salem Witch Trials and examines a plane linked to a man who would stop at nothing to win a bet.

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The Kiss that Saved a Million Lives, Heist of the Century, Lorenzo's Oil
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6.29
41 votes

#9 - The Kiss that Saved a Million Lives, Heist of the Century, Lorenzo's Oil

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2014

Host Don Wildman examines the beguiling cast of a woman who helped save thousands of lives after her death, a surfboard that speaks to one of the nation's most notorious capers, and a mysterious plant that offered unlikely hope to a family during their darkest hour.

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Dare to Dream, Mail Missile, Child Warrior
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6.31
42 votes

#10 - Dare to Dream, Mail Missile, Child Warrior

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2014

Don investigates a postal box that embarked on a gravity-defying journey, a traditional Viking vessel that sailed into the annals of modern history on an intrepid sea voyage, and a handmade talisman that weaves a tale of terror and courage on the American frontier.

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Radioactive Boy Scout, Match of the Century, Four Corners Outbreak
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6.31
42 votes

#11 - Radioactive Boy Scout, Match of the Century, Four Corners Outbreak

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2014

A badge that inspired a nuclear experiment; a chess set used in a match of Cold War wits; eerie animal specimens.

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Robber's Bride, The Night Disco Exploded, Escape By Sea
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6.38
40 votes

#12 - Robber's Bride, The Night Disco Exploded, Escape By Sea

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2014

Host Don Wildman examines an old Concord stagecoach that symbolizes a broken dream, a collection of melted vinyl records that sparked the decline of a cultural marvel, and a ship model that represents a bid for freedom.

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Nazi Art Hoax, Hunger Strike, Skull in the Ashes
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6.39
44 votes

#13 - Nazi Art Hoax, Hunger Strike, Skull in the Ashes

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2014

Don examines a damaged metal identification tag that played a role in a bizarre and heated crime, a painting by a man who pulled off one of the art world’s greatest deceptions, and a pin that represents a woman’s perilous push to advance equality.

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Ancient Alien, Killer's Curse and Ground Zero Ship
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6.40
5 votes

#14 - Ancient Alien, Killer's Curse and Ground Zero Ship

Season 21 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2018

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.

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Circling the Skies, Lady & the Panda, 12 Years a Slave
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6.42
45 votes

#15 - Circling the Skies, Lady & the Panda, 12 Years a Slave

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2014

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.

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The Blonde Butcher, Charley Ross Kidnapping, Southern Sasquatch
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6.44
41 votes

#16 - The Blonde Butcher, Charley Ross Kidnapping, Southern Sasquatch

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2014

A handcrafted doll that is linked to one of the most memorable criminal cases of the 1930s, a glass bottle with a secret message, and a wire mesh screen that served as a window into a scary encounter.

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Psychic Horse, Strange Story of Rubber, Pulaski Axe
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6.44
43 votes

#17 - Psychic Horse, Strange Story of Rubber, Pulaski Axe

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2014

Don Wildman examines a small memorandum book with notes from a strange encounter with an animal, a grey slab of material that revolutionized industry after an accidental discovery, and an innovative tool that changed heroes' jobs.

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Leopold and Loeb, U-2 Spy Plane, Chewing Gum, The Dust Bowl, Gustave Whitehead, Prince Henry Sinclair
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6.45
51 votes

#18 - Leopold and Loeb, U-2 Spy Plane, Chewing Gum, The Dust Bowl, Gustave Whitehead, Prince Henry Sinclair

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2012

Don Wildman examines a revolutionary plow that sowed the seeds of a terrifying disaster, a primitive plane that challenges the history of flight and a deceptive coin that's designed to kill.

Patience Worth, Able and Baker, Absinthe, Grace Kelly, Bicycle Pete, The Flying Dutchman
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6.47
45 votes

#19 - Patience Worth, Able and Baker, Absinthe, Grace Kelly, Bicycle Pete, The Flying Dutchman

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/7/2013

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

Dial M for Missing, $7 Renoir, Secret in the Attic
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6.47
40 votes

#20 - Dial M for Missing, $7 Renoir, Secret in the Attic

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/2014

Don examines a timeworn tome that may explain the perplexing disappearance of the world's greatest mystery writer, a Renoir painting believed to have been bought for just $7, and a police ledger that tells the tale of a secretive love affair that ended in murder.

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6.50
14 votes

#21 - Michelangelo the Forger, Finders Keepers and Brownie Wise and the Wonderbowl

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2016

Don Wildman examines a statue created by the world's best-known art forger, a mysterious cache of buried gold coins and a woman whose sales technique made Tupperware a household name.

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Porcelain Twins, The Warden's Wife, Lost City of Atlantis
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6.52
42 votes

#22 - Porcelain Twins, The Warden's Wife, Lost City of Atlantis

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/2014

Don investigates a china doll that speaks to a mystifying tale of deception, a bullet-marked sleigh that stood witness to the violent conclusion of a notorious love affair, and a set of common-looking stones that holds a possible clue to a lost civilization.

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6.54
52 votes

#23 - Shanghai Tunnels, Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, Big Nose George Shoes, Ham the Astrochimp, Message in a Bottle, Tiktaalik

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2011

Don examines the shoes of a famous Wild West tale, a miniature spacesuit and an ancient scroll discovered in a bottle.

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6.56
16 votes

#24 - Clever Hans, Bertha Benz and Civil War Counterfeiter

Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2017

Don Wildman inspects a book about a four-legged mathematician, examines the birth of the automobile and investigates a mysterious underground corkscrew.

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6.57
14 votes

#25 - Hedy Lamarr's Escape; The Kray Twins; and Maco Light

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/2016

A controversial film reel sparks a powerful businessman's jealousy and his wife's cunning escape; and Don Wildman recalls the downfall of England's most notorious twins while examining a set of brass knuckles. Also: a look at a 19th-century lantern's connection to a mysterious tale that has spooked a North Carolina town for decades.

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