Mysteries at the Museum

Mysteries at the Museum

Join Don Wildman as he embarks on an epic quest to solve history’s greatest mysteries. From historical institutions to unexplored archives, Don unearths extraordinary relics and sinister artifacts. Featuring direct audio from the hit Travel Channel show, uncover the secrets behind these incredible objects and learn about the history of civilization, war, technology, and everything in between. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Reckless, Thousand Island Dressing and the Tornado

October 9, 2025 • 39 mins

Don examines a hero horse who risked her life, a culinary mystery about a popular salad dressing and an Olympic runner's battle with polio.

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Operation Mincemeat, Texas Prison Rodeo and Tully Monster

October 2, 2025 • 38 mins

Don examines an enigmatic oar used in an unreal World War II deception, a gold nugget that helped set off the gold rush and a fossil belonging to one of history's strangest creatures.

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Jap Herron, Hidden Rockwell and Ticket to Fly

September 25, 2025 • 39 mins

Don examines a novel supposedly written by the ghost of a legendary author, a painting that isn't quite what it seems and a replica of the plane that flew in the first commercial airline flight.

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King Neptune, Friday Night Bank Robber and Karluk's Last Voyage

September 18, 2025 • 39 mins

Don examines a patriotic pig that helped fund World War II, a man's trek to rescue his crew during an brutal Arctic expedition and two activists who risked their lives to take down a superpower and save the whales.

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The First Super Computer, Flying Under Fire and Dighton Rock

September 11, 2025 • 39 mins

Don examines a boulder covered in strange carvings that could turn American history on its head, a sword belonging to an explorer accused of treason and the marble bust of a great leader who tried to untangle an ancient puzzle.

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Cupid's Bullet, the Man Who Fooled Houdini and Snail Telegraph

September 4, 2025 • 39 mins

Don examines a war-time surgery that was truly life or death, a magician that challenged the legendary Harry Houdini and a race to discover wireless communication that lead to a slimy invention.

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Swamp People, Walkie-Talkie Heist and Grant's Writing Water

August 28, 2025 • 38 mins

Don examines an enigmatic canoe which unlocked the origins of a lost civilization, a miracle drug used by a Civil War hero in his last battle and a bust involved in a supernatural game of chess.

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North Pole Expedition, Iceberg Fleet and the Minnesota Iceman

August 21, 2025 • 39 mins

Don examines the chilling stories behind an eccentric motorized expedition to the North Pole, a frozen feat of nautical engineering during World War II and a carnival creature in an ice block.

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Michelangelo the Forger, Finders Keepers, Brownie Wise and the Wonderbowl

August 14, 2025 • 40 mins

Don 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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Metal Winners, the Big Con and Operation Babylift

August 7, 2025 • 40 mins

Don investigates a Nobel Prize winner's risky experiment in the face of the Nazis, a creative sting operation that ended the career of a notorious crime boss and a lifesaving airlift out of Vietnam.

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Great Snake Hunt, Minneapolis Svengali and Swimming with Sharks

July 31, 2025 • 37 mins

Don Wildman examines a species of Asian cobra that invaded a small town in Missouri, a carriage that was the site of a bizarre murder and a wealthy daredevil who swam with sharks to prove they were harmless.

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Lancelot the Unicorn, Prohibition Man, Dragon Island and Blood Rain

July 24, 2025 • 40 mins

Don Wildman examines the origins of a mythical unicorn featured at a popular circus, the baffling case of a missing U.S. politician and an attack by one of the deadliest creatures on the planet.

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Blowing Up the House, Beast of Bray Road and The Invention of Penicillin

July 17, 2025 • 40 mins

Don researches one of the most challenging bomb cases in FBI history, a mysterious encounter with a legendary beast and an artful scientist that accidentally uncovered a revolutionary medicine.

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Fish Rain, Oil Heir Snare and Cousteau and the Aqua-Lung

July 10, 2025 • 40 mins

Don examines a fish species that was part of an unusual storm, the kidnapping of an oil baron's grandson and an underwater oxygen tank that was the early version of SCUBA.

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Tonya vs. Nancy, Shrimpy Sonar and Dumbarton Dogs

July 3, 2025 • 40 mins

Don examines a scorecard connected to a legendary figure skating rivalry, an underwater microphone which detected an unlikely World War II enemy and the skull of a tiny animal behind a decades-old canine curse.

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Big Eyes, Magnetic Girl and the Half-Safe

June 26, 2025 • 40 mins

Don examines a painting at the center of an art world scandal, a 19th century medallion connected to the case of a young girl with seemingly magnetic powers and a blunderbuss that recalls a pirate who terrorized the high seas.

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Hedy Lamarr's Escape, the Kray Twins and Maco Light

June 19, 2025 • 39 mins

Don Wildman investigates one of the most dramatic escapes in Hollywood history, the downfall of England's most notorious twins and a mysterious tale that has spooked a North Carolina town for decades.

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Death of the Ice Cream Blonde, Finding Nessie and World's Worst Singer

June 12, 2025 • 40 mins

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.

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Kensington Runestone, Smile! You're Being Hijacked and Harriet the Spy

June 5, 2025 • 40 mins

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.

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Kidnapped Filmmaker, Pinky's Freedom Ring and the Checkered Game of Life

May 29, 2025 • 39 mins

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.

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