Mysteries at the Museum
Episodes
Dolley Madison, Christmas Truce, Exploding Whale
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Wildman uncovers the heroics of a First Lady who fought to preserve the nation's treasures, travels to England to examine a soccer ball linked to ...
Sci Fi A Bomb, Ford v. Ferrari, Colorado Brown Stain
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines a beautiful hand-crafted glass plant that blurs the line between science and art and a muscle car that grew out of a legenda...
Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Wildman examines a puzzling crossword, a set of traffic signals that became a beloved symbol of East German culture and a set of leg irons that on...
Great Kipton Train Wreck, First Inoculation, The Education of Ruby Bridges
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Wildman inspects a set of watchmaking tools that belonged to a man who changed America's railroads, a journal that tells the story of a risky expe...
Cherry Sisters, President's Missing Cow, Birth of a Nation Riot
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good, a famous White House cow's milk can and a program...
Peeping Tom Butler, Operation Beaver Bomb, Mother of Mother's Day
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Wildman examines a trinket symbolizing the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday, a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of wild beavers in I...
Pikes Peak Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Ireland's Lost Treasure
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines a simple peanut that played a role in an unusual 20th Century fad that took one man on a daring adventure, and a set of shim...
Introducing: Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're enjoying Mysteries at the Museum, you may also like Expedition Unknown, from Discovery. Here's an episode from the new season, called Plumme...
Invention of Pop Rocks, Pinball Wizard, London Smog
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines one of America's most explosive candies, a pinball machine that represents one of the game's gutsy player who saved it from ...
Erno Rubik's Magic Cube, World's First Factory, The Amphicar
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don examines a classic toy that became a pop culture phenomenon, a delicate silk sample that symbolizes a stunning tale of international espionage and...
Birth of the Road Map, Attack of the Killer Bees, Invention of the Gas Mask
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines an iconic road sign that was part of a revolutionary plan to bring order to America's roads, a tiny bee specimen that unleas...
Stolen Strad, Fall From Space, Czech Dream
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines a concert program that marks one of the most infamous nights in the history of a prestigious music venue, a space capsule us...
Opera Riot, Golfer Behind Enemy Lines, The Great Mail Train Robbery
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines a copy of a play that sparked one of the biggest riots in New York City history, a monocular used by a soldier who made a da...
Mile-High Club, Attempted Assassination of Andrew Jackson and Zip to Zap
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Wildman examines an aeronautical device with an infamous claim to fame, a cane that thwarted a presidential assassin and a souvenir t-shirt from a...
The Invention of Cellophane, Mt. Edgecumbe, The King In the Parking Lot
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don Wildman examines a roll of film that revolutionized the retail industry, a jacket belonging to a prankster with an explosive sense of humor and an...
Dial M for Missing, $7 Renoir, Secret in the Attic
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines a time worn tome that may explain the perplexing disappearance of the world's greatest mystery writer, a Renoir painting bel...
Porcelain Twins, The Warden's Wife, Lost City of Atlantis
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman investigates a china doll that speaks to a mystifying tale of deception and intrigue, a bullet-marked sleigh that stands witness to t...
The Kiss that Saved a Million Lives, Heist of the Century, Lorenzo's Oil
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 nati...
Dramatic Defection, Wrong Way Flight, Cowboy's Revenge
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman investigates a revolver that was once featured in a life or death situation with global consequences, a bare-bones plane that speaks ...
Robber's Bride, The Night Disco Exploded, Escape By Sea
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines an old Concord stagecoach that destroyed the dreams of a legendary lonely heart, a collection of melted vinyl records that s...
Mail Missile, Dare to Dream, Child Warrior
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman investigates a simple postal box that embarked on an unprecedented gravity-defying journey, a traditional Viking vessel that sailed i...
Skull in the Ashes, Nazi Art Hoax, Hunger Strike
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines a damaged metal identification tag that played a role in a bizarre and heated crime that stunned the nation, a painting by a...
Radioactive Boy Scout, Match of the Century, Four Corners Outbreak
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman investigates the badge that inspired an ambitious teen to undertake a perilous nuclear experiment, a chess set used in an unparallele...
Tootsie Roll Miracle, Singing Convict, Operation Paperclip
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines the Tootsie Roll candies that once saved the lives of a courageous band of soldiers, a guitar owned by a legendary musical j...
Doyle & Houdini, The Poison Squad, The Great Imposter
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines a captivating portrait that played a central role in a tale that pitted a master magician against a literary lion, a medal t...
Love Canal, Duquesne Spy Ring, Survival in the Colonies
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman investigates a property deed tied to an epic fight for justice, a short-wave radio that wrought havoc in a high-stakes game of espion...
Circling the Skies, Lady & the Panda, 12 Years a Slave
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, an...
Brassiere Brigade, Flight for Life, Connecticut Haunting
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines a brassiere that gave salacious schemers an unexpected boost, a plane that soared to safety in a daring rescue mission, and ...
Son of a Gun, Whale Rescue, Bottle Popping Poltergeist
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Old Courthouse Museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi displays a bullet that is connected to a shocking tale of seemingly Immaculate Conception. The Iñ...
Damascus Missile, Eye in the Sky, Soapy Smith
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arkansas' Jacksonville Museum of Military History holds pieces of jagged shrapnel that rained down on the nearby town of Damascus during an explosion ...
Annie Oakley, Project Chariot, Old State Prison Haunting
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Autry National Center in Los Angeles, California displays a pistol that is linked to a legendary love story that sparked the career of America's f...
Baseball Stalker, Peggy Shippen, Moon Hoax
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Montclair, New Jersey displays a baseball bat that's linked to a case of fanatical obsession that haunted...
Civil War Prostitutes, Art Hoax, In Cold Blood
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland has in its collection a glass vial filled with a silvery salve that was used to wage ...
Failed Assassination of JFK, Max Factor, Martian Monkey
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Belmont Public Library in Belmont, New Hampshire has in its collection a small pin that is connected to a devious plot that threatened the country...
The Blonde Butcher, Charley Ross Kidnapping, Southern Sasquatch
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Pinal County Historical Society Museum in Florence, Arizona has on display a handcrafteddoll that is linked to one of the most salacious and sensa...
Cinder Woman, Milgram Experiment, Gold Accumulator Hoax
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The St. Petersburg Museum of History in St. Petersburg, Florida holds in its collection a set of binders containing details and clues about an incendi...
Outlaw Marshall, 76 Days Adrift, Diamond Hoax
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka, Kansas has a deadly wild-west weapon that played a central role in a duplicitous plot orchestrated by a...
Funhouse Mummy, Playboy's Gold, Lawn Chair in the Sky
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Oklahoma Territorial Museum and Carnegie Library in Guthrie, Oklahoma holds in its collection a pistol that is tied to one of the most freakish, b...
Psychic Horse, Strange Story of Rubber, Pulaski Axe
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Rhine ESP/Parapsychology Museum in Durham, North Carolina holds in its collection a small memorandum book with notes that document a remarkable eq...
Strangers on a Train, Madame Tussaud, WD-40
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Municipal Archives in New York City is a black and white negative containing an image of a deadly weapon used in a sinister plot of revenge. Ju...
Miracle Car, Glass Armonica, Yankee Spy
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California visitors can see a bright yellow car with a unique design, built with promises that seeme...
Asylum Poisoning, Naked Joe, The Mad Bomber
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the The Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health in Salem, visitors inspecting a pair of commonplace dining implements will be shocked to disc...
Prison Experiment, The Real Noah's Ark, The Informant
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Marin History Museum in San Rafael, California, a tattered and time-worn briefcase in the collection once belonged to an eccentric doctor who p...
The Death of William Wood, Hacker Spy, Skunk Ape
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell Kentucky, visitors to the worlds only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism will see a set of tattere...
East River Blowout, The Day It Rained Meat, Michigan Triangle
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, a piece of early 1900's industrial machinery reminds visitors of a catastrophic subterranean disaster that...
Jack the Ripper in New York, Jim the Penman, Locust Swarm
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At New York City's Municipal Archives, one aged dossier stored in their collection may contain critical information linking a gruesome turn-of-the-cen...
Margery the Medium, Everest Ascent, The Pastor and the Choir Singer
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Salon De Magie in Loveland, Ohio, visitors to the collection can see a strange wooden box which was used in a chilling ritual that was said to ...
The Jersey Devil, Tank Rampage, The Mysterious Death of President Harding
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine, a plaster cast of hoof prints speaks of a mythic beast that is thought to haunt the wood...
Don Bolles' Quest for the Truth, Stanley's Snake Oil, The Northfield Raid
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Newseum in Washington DC, the mangled body of a car tells of an intrepid journalists dogged pursuit of the truth. At the Skeptiseum at the Cent...
The Dance That Seduced a City, Vanishing Lake, Death of Bugsy Siegel
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Chicago History Museum in Chicago, Illinois, a pair of ostrich feather fans stored in the museum's archives tells of a risqué dancer who scand...
Squeaky Fromme, Hodag, Typhoid Mary
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum showcases a pistol that was used by a member of a notorious cult in a twisted attempt to assassinat...
Operation Pastorius, Nellie Bly, Boston Strangler
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia displays a pistol that once belonged to members of a secret network of wartime spies that plotted ag...
Edison's Electric Pen, Vanishing Carroll Deering, Lizard Man
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange New Jersey displays a failed gadget of the famed inventor that went on to leave a surprising...
Great Train Robbery, Phoenix Lights, Santa Cruz Sea Serpent
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum visitors can find an aged wooden detonator box found in the wreckage of one of the most daring...
Expedition Unknown: Temple of Doom
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're enjoying Mysteries at the Museum, you might like Expedition Unknown, a new podcast from Discovery. Listen to episode 1, Temple of Doom now. ...
Patience Worth, Space Monkey, Absinthe
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Missouri History Museum in St. Louis contains a set of twenty-nine bound volumes, each one containing hauntingly beautiful writing that was allege...
The Conqueror's Curse, Play-Doh, Poe Murder
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Hollywood Museum in Los Angeles, California displays a silk dress, a costume from a movie at the heart of a legendary curse believed to have taken...
Santa Claus Heist, Long Island Heiress, Papago Park
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Conrad Hilton Community Center Museum in Cisco, Texas contains a pair of handcuffs that once bound the wrists of an infamous bank robber with a cl...
Cleveland Tumor, Lions of Tsavo, Willamette Meteorite
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Mutter Museum contains carefully preserved human remains that once placed a central role in a major political scand...
Sheppton Mine Disaster, Bite Board, Erie Collar Bomb
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Elysburg, Pennsylvania, the Anthracite Mining Museum contains a makeshift device rigged from a parachute harness and coveralls that played a role i...
St. Francis Dam, Philly the Dog, Suicide Table
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Housed in the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is a chunk of cement and nails that played a role in one of the deadliest disasters in Californi...
Buried Alive, Mauve, Crash at Crush
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tucked away in the Big Sandy Heritage Center in Pikeville, Kentucky is a cotton-stuffed doll tied to a horrific incident that defies belief. On displa...
Leopold and Loeb, U2 Spy Plane, Chewing Gum
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hidden in the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka is a piece of machinery that inadvertently contributed to one of the nation's most tragic natural dis...
Little Trunk of Horrors, Russian Roswell, Coney Island Baby Incubators
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hidden in The Haggin Museum in California's Central Valley is a vintage trunk which tells a gruesome story of love and betrayal. On display at The Na...
Prophet of Oak Ridge, Human Scalp, Mothman
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stored at the Furnace Creak Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park is an antique weathered trunk discovered in the unforgiving desert landscape....
MGM Fire, UFO Car, Prophecy Sword
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At the Clark County Heritage Museum in Las Vegas is a simple poker chip, salvaged from one of Las Vegas's most opulent hotels. This piece of plastic p...
Railroad Heroine, Niagara Falls Daredevil, Accidental Nuclear Bomb
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Housed in a glass case at The Boone County Historical Center in Boone, Iowa is a seemingly ordinary metal and glass lantern. But this beacon of light ...
Goat Gland Doctor, Legend of the Red Ghost, Easter Island
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hanging in storage at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka is what appears to be a well-worn naval uniform. It actually belonged to a physician who ...
Roulette Computer, Pigeon Missile and LA Shootout
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On display at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a small clear plastic box, filled with electrical components and used in a legendary schem...
Exorcism, Honey Island Swamp Monster, The Real James Bond
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Among the salvaged items that make up the surreal playground of St. Louis, Missouri's, City Museum, is a 3-foot tall copper cross. Where did it once r...
Chowchilla Kidnapping, Texas City Disaster, Bezoar Stones
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At Bright's Pioneer Exhibit in Le Grand, California is an ordinary yellow schoolbus that became ensnared in a crime so heinous that it would devastate...
Black Dahlia, French Angel, Sterling Hall Bombing
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inside a small museum dedicated to the history and legacy of law enforcement in Los Angeles, California, is a small, innocuous cardboardbox. It's fill...
Hitchcock's Birds, Hope Diamond and Phineas Gage
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stored in a glass jar at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, CA is a strange cluster of preserved sea creatures that may unlock a my...
Death of Edgar Allan Poe, Liberty Bell 7 and Dr. Linda Hazzard
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carefully preserved at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland is a lock of hair belonging to one of America's most celebrated authors - E...
Keely's Motor, Reagan Limousine, Audubon's Mystery Bird
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inside a small museum of turn-of-the-century electrical oddities in West Palm Beach, Florida is a small shattered glass photographic negative. It's th...
Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, Lincoln Brass Knuckles and the Morgan Affair
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Conspicuous among the quintessentially American items on display at the Pennyroyal Area Museum in Kentucky is a collection of sketches that depict fri...
Boston Molasses Disaster, D.B. Cooper, Buddy Holly Curse
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Parked inside the Boston Fire Museum in Boston, Massachusetts is an antique steam engine. It was once called upon to battle a devastating event that n...
Dr. Crippen, Shoe Bomber, The Salton Sea, The Donner Party, FDR's Cane
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Preserved on a glass microscope slide at Michigan State University's Forensic Science department is a small sample of skin, the key piece of evidence,...
Brinks Heist, Saddam's Spider Hole, Ringdocus
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Locked in a glass case at the FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. is a shabby brown chauffeur's cap. It was left at the scene of one of the most noto...
Flying Car, Prison Riot, Dreamland Fire
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines an automobile designed to take to the skies. He inspects a circular saw that was transformed into a deadly weapon and wielde...
Lotto Scam, Somali Pirates, Haunted Plane
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Pennsylvania State Police Museum is home to a lottery ticket inscribed with the sinister digits 6-6-6. What role did this ticket play in a state l...
Anthrax, Marilyn Monroe, Hunley Submarine
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On display at the Centers for Disease Control Museum in Atlanta is a seemingly simple cardboard box. Once, its contents were tied to a deadly outbreak...
Outlaw Shoes, Astrochimp, Message in a Bottle
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the Carbon County Museum in Wyoming is a pair of men's Oxford shoes. What role did they play in one of the most gruesome tales of the Wild West? T...
LA Raid, Bioterror, and Automaton
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On display at the Oakland Museum of California is the marble statue of a girl who was once named the most beautiful woman in the state. What happened ...
Shrunken Heads, Greeley Expedition, Broken Arrow
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman examines what appears to be a miniature human head, brought back from the jungles of South America. In the pages of a handwritten jou...
American Spy, Belle Gunness, Oarfish
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the collection of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, is a standard-issue US Postal Service mailbox. It's tied to one of the biggest sp...
Eastland Disaster, Treasure Map, Smuttynose Murders
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the collection of the Chicago Maritime Museum is a life jacket from the SS Eastland. In 1915, the steamship suddenly capsizes in the Chicago River,...
French Connection, Shipwrecked Gold, Area 51 Plane Crash
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the collection of the Drug Enforcement Agency Museum in Arlington, Virginia, is a dossier of black and white photographs. It comes from the files o...
Prison Experiment, Butch Cassidy Manuscript, Dueling Mammoths
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On display at the University of Akron's Center for the History of Psychology is a simple khaki uniform. It played a pivotal role in one of the most co...
Annabelle Doll, Bridge Collapse, Whale Attack
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Locked inside a glass case at the Warren's Occult Museum in Connecticut is what may be its most sinister artifact: a rag doll named Annabelle. The mus...
Siamese Twins, Assassin Umbrella, Capone Haunted Cell
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia PA is home to the Death Cast of Change and Eng, the original Siamese twins. These celebrated brothers desperately wa...
A Secret Society, An Old Pot, Weapons of WWII
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.The chance discovery of an old letter buried in Yale University's archives for nearly a century threatens to e...
First Frisbee, Empire State Building Plane Crash, Futuristic Car
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.No news story has been bigger than the attacks of September 11, 2001. But 9/11 wasn't the first time that an a...
Theremin - A Spy Instrument, Accidental Mummies, Military Supply Box
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.Secured in the archives of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia is one of the first electronic instruments e...
Saving Teddy Roosevelt, Eliot Ness, Bigfoot
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.A manuscript and an eyeglass case both pierced by a curious hole. How did these two artifacts save Theodore Ro...
Radithor, U-Boat, Ransom Note
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.In Albuquerque's National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, there's a small antique vial that once contai...
The Spruce Goose, T-Rex named Sue, The Slinky
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.The largest aircraft to be built almost entirely from wood. It is the “H‐4 Hercules”, better known as “...
Bonnie and Clyde Gun, Space Suit, Deep Sea Alien
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.A weapon that helped spark the legend of America’s most notorious criminal duo.Inside the National Museum of...
Houdini, The First Flight to the North Pole, Balloon Bomb
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.In Appleton, Wisconsin, the birthplace of magician Harry Houdini, there's a life-like bust of the world's grea...
Infamous Kidnapping, Sea Creatures, Earthquakes
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was narrated by Jay Thomas.A vintage fire engine survived one of the nation's worst natural disasters, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake....