Mysteries at the Museum
Join Don Wildman as he investigates historical mysteries, visiting museums and archives to examine extraordinary relics and sinister artifacts. Based on the Travel Channel series, the podcast reveals the secrets behind these objects and their connections to civilization, war, technology, and more.
Episodes
Antis the Radar Dog, Bringing Up the Baby and The Art of Murder
Don investigates a dog with a sixth sense for danger, the harrowing tale of a drill rescue and a magazine detailing the murder of a famous model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Undercover Informant, The Black Beetle and Unexpected Artist
Don examines the insider who took down Al Capone, a jet engine that was used in a daring railroad experiment and a portrait painted by a woman who overcame insurmountable odds to become a world-renowned artist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Coast Guard Courage, Pizza Margherita and Jump Jet
Don examines a life vest worn during a harrowing ocean rescue, an oven used to cook a pizza fit for a queen and a harrier jet that narrowly escaped disaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stagecoach Mary, Alaska Firestarter and Mummy Mystery
Don Wildman investigates a harrowing escape by stagecoach in the Wild West, an Alaskan town plagued by a mysterious arsonist and the tale of a missing mummy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Channel Champion, the Forger and Harper Method
Don Wildman investigates a record-breaking long-distance swimmer, a teenage war hero on Nazi-occupied France and the transformative tonic that lead to a franchise of salons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Beethoven's Mysterious Malady, the Great Raid and Planet X
Don Wildman examines the mysterious illness behind a composer's untimely death, investigates a daring wartime rescue of 500 POWs and recalls an out-of-this-world discovery that changed what scientists knew about the universe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rikers Island Rescue, She Sells Sea Shells and Weathering the War
Don Wildman examines a well-worn fire hose connected to an astonishing tale of unlikely heroes, fossilized remains found by a young paleontologist who inspired an iconic tongue twister and an unusual vehicle used in the D-Day invasion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Winnie the Bear, Frozen Miracle and Whiskey Galore
Don Wildman examines a stuffed bear that inspired one of the greatest children's books of all time, a fireman's pike used in a icy rescue mission and a bottle of whiskey that was once at the center of an illegal escapade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dewey Defeats Truman, Real Jekyll and Hyde and Sunken Steamship Treasure
Don Wildman examines how an iconic headline came to be, the real-life inspiration for a literary villain and the search for millions of dollars of sunken treasure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Eisenhower's Crazy Convoy, Criminal Measures and Canyon Adventure
Don Wildman investigates a president's cross-country road trip, a detective's plan to cut down on crime and an explorers dangerous quest to be the first to uncover the secrets of the Grand Canyon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mystery of Silence, Fearless Flyer and Fifty Stars
Don Wildman examines a printing press connected to a founding father's secret identity, a model plane with the propeller in the back flown by a record-setting aviatrix and an American flag designed by a high school kid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Project Vortex, Diamond Heist and Tinseltown, NJ
Don investigates a scientist's attempt to document the life cycle of a tornado, a record-breaking $100 million heist and a pioneering filmmaker who went head-to-head against Thomas Edison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Miss Unsinkable, Crop Circles and Detective Goodwin
Don investigates a Titanic survivor plagued by disaster, the cause of mysterious crop circles in England and the case that created the first NYPD female detective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transatlantic Zeppelin, Potato Pool and the Lost Inca City
Don examines an engineer's daring mission to save a high-flying zeppelin, a pint-sized prodigy's plan to play pool and an explorers life-long quest to uncover an ancient lost Inca City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alone in the Arctic, Space Shuttle MacGyver and Angelic Organ
Don examines a pocket calendar that belonged to a woman stranded in the Arctic, a space shuttle at the center of a harrowing ordeal more than 200 miles above Earth and a musical instrument which produced heavenly sounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hoaxes
Don examines a culinary caper that fooled the world, a legendary radio broadcast from outer space and a car that promised an automotive revolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Animal Heroes
Don examines a bear cub that captured the heart of America, a horse that could allegedly solve math problems and a heroic canine that saved a village. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lost Civilizations
Don examines an enigmatic canoe that unlocked the origins of a forgotten civilization, the tale of a colony that vanished into thin air and an army buried underground in pursuit of eternal life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Blast From the Past
Don Wildman investigates the revolutionary ideas and iconic inventions that helped shape the modern world, including a man who turned a pile of rocks into a gold mine and the woman who made Tupperware the life of the party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Record Breakers
Don Wildman investigates the men and women who pushed the limits, including a thrill seeker who reached new heights as a real-life Batman and one woman who went over Niagara Falls and into the history books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Miracle Bubble, Skeletons in the Closet and Curious George
Don spotlights a miraculous air bubble on the ocean floor, a series of mysterious skeletons discovered in closets and a daring escape of a beloved children's character from the Nazis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Flatwoods Monster, Vanishing Bus and Hacking Death's Calculator
Don examines a ceramic figure connected to a bizarre sighting, a bus model at the center of a mysterious disappearance and a tabulating machine that serves as a reminder of how a bookkeeper saved more than 100,000 lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Kennedy Wedding Disaster, the Weeping Icon and the Red Herring
Don reveals the little-known tale behind an iconic wedding dress, examines the investigation of a miraculous painting and investigates an underwater enigma that was full of hot air. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Terrible Tommy, Airplane Abduction and the Great Blondin
Don showcases a pocket watch used by a ruthless gangster in 1920s Chicago, an aircraft that disappeared over Australia after encountering a UFO and the first daredevil to brave Niagara Falls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fire in the Hull, the Gipper's Bombshell and Electric Tricycle
Don examines a chunk of the Titanic's hull that's related to a new theory about the sinking of the ship, a US Army drone behind a starlet's big break and an electric tricycle with a fatal flaw. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shark Chaser, Haunted Harmony and 1,700-Foot Wave
Don showcases a piece of top-secret military equipment developed by the first celebrity chef, a ghost that terrorized a popular music venue and a father-son duo who rode the tallest wave in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Presidential Pet, Dairy Disaster and Covert Catalog
Don examines a bizarre gift sent to the White House, a chef who saved the cheese industry from crumbling after an earthquake rocked Italy and a spy who went shopping for secret intelligence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tennis Titan, Brooklyn Brownstone Murder and Nuclear Moon
Don investigates a tennis star who survived the Titanic, a real estate developer who was the unfortunate victim of a crime of passion and a bizarre plot to attack the moon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Battle of Palmdale, Rain Man and the Man Who Walked Around the World
Don examines an aircraft connected to an aerial attack on a California town, a Bible used in a bizarre exorcism and a pair of hiking boots worn in a record-breaking solo journey around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sword of Scotland, Operation Haylift and Swimmin's Lib
Don examines the theft of an iconic Scottish sword wielded by William Wallace, an unprecedented mission to save America's livestock and a female swimmer who broke the mold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Long Haul Leroy, Pardo's Push and the Invention of the Cable Car
Don Wildman examines a racing number from a mule that won the Great American Horse Race, a fighter plane that pushed through skies of North Vietnam and an iconic street car that transformed a city and the nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Judy the POW Dog, Presidential Suite and Sticky Business
Don Wildman examines a dog collar belonging to the only canine POW from World War II, a pen and inkwell connected to a poisonous political plot and an innovative solution to an accidental discovery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amityville Haunting, Ghost Army and Fugitive Golfer
Don examines a piece of a controversial haunted house, a ghost army that saved World War II and a golfer with a mysterious past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Girl Who Fell to Earth, the Real Ghostbusters and Eclipsed by Columbus
Don Wildman explores the story of a young girl who survived a fall from a damaged aircraft, a battle between the great Harry Houdini and spiritualists, and a lunar event that saved Christopher Columbus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hughes Hoax, Rat Bomb and Friday Night Liars
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Saving the Eiffel Tower, Velvet Outlaw and Space Capsule Crisis
Don Wildman examines a commemorative coin from the opening of the Eiffel Tower, a saddle used by a retired outlaw who died under mysterious circumstances and a training capsule used by the Mercury astronauts during the early days of space travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Making Michigan, Log Jammin' and the Race That Changed the World
Don Wildman investigates the contested birth of a mighty state, an epic battle between mankind and Mother Nature, and a race that changed the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wallenda Walks, Crazy Taxi and Rest in Peat
Don Wildman examines a piece of cable used by a legendary aerialist during a high-wire walk, a French taxi that helped defeat the Germans during World War I and a piece of bone from a mysterious mass burial discovered in a Florida bog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Demon Potato, Boozy Ballot and Ouija Believe It
Don inspects a seemingly possessed potato, examines an old chair connected to an intoxicating chapter in the life of George Washington and investigates the surprising origins of a famous paranormal communication device. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Smokey's on Fire, Hot Hunk Lands in Small Town and Napoleon's Sick Day
Don tells the story of a leather harness worn by a real-life Smokey the Bear, investigates the remnants of a space mass and uncovers the shocking truth behind Napoleon's downfall with an ornate saddle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Zip-Lining to Freedom, Maid Turned Spy and Jimmy Carter's UFO
Don investigates an outrageous escape over an iconic wall, an unsung Civil War hero and a president caught up in a mysterious close encounter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Goliath Bone, Money to Burn and Self-Serve Superstore
Don 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Indestructible Jack, Volcano Rescue and Butter Sculptor
Don tells the story of a brave soldier who was willing to sacrifice it all, investigates a daring rescue from the depths of hell and uncovers how one crafty woman launched a deliciously unique artistic career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mutually Assured Missteps, First Train Robbery and Declaration Discovered
Don Wildman inspects a fighter jet from the cold war, examines an 1860s replica steam locomotive and investigates a rare print of the Declaration of Independence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Terra Cotta Warriors, the Queen of Parachuting and Polish Soldier Bear
Don Wildman investigates the origins of China's famous terra cotta warriors, examines the incredible heights one mother is willing to go to for her child and uncovers the little-known story of a bear who helped defeat the Nazis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Clever Hans, Bertha Benz and Civil War Counterfeiter
Don inspects a book about a four-legged mathematician, examines the birth of the automobile and investigates a mysterious underground corkscrew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Legally Haunted, Demise of the Dodo and Jersey Kaboom
Don investigates a house for sale that comes with three ghosts, the maligned reputation of an extinct bird and a mysterious explosion at a munitions factory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Godspeed John Glenn, Canine Convict and Brace for Landing
Don Wildman examines a dangerous mission into outer space, a dogged dilemma after man's best friend is accused of murder and a pilot's heroic plan during an emergency over the Pacific. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Riding Thunder, Warm Springs and Catcher Spy
Don 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pony Express, Churchill's Misadventure and First Ambulance Corps
Don examines a saddle cover that traversed the Wild West, a newspaper article that saved a politician and a Civil War-era horse cart that changed the face of battlefield medicine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fake Breaking News, Rescue Napoleon and Ernest Bravery
Don Wildman examines a patriotic pigeon that saved hundreds of lives during World War II, a clever conman who took advantage of a governmental gaffe and the uncle who inspired one of America's most iconic figures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Evel Spirit, Dawn of the Diaper and Cliff Palace
Don investigates a life-threatening aviation adventure, a medical mystery with a creepy cure and an incredible race to the stars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reckless, Thousand Island Dressing and the Tornado
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Operation Mincemeat, Texas Prison Rodeo and Tully Monster
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jap Herron, Hidden Rockwell and Ticket to Fly
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
King Neptune, Friday Night Bank Robber and Karluk's Last Voyage
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The First Super Computer, Flying Under Fire and Dighton Rock
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cupid's Bullet, the Man Who Fooled Houdini and Snail Telegraph
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Swamp People, Walkie-Talkie Heist and Grant's Writing Water
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
North Pole Expedition, Iceberg Fleet and the Minnesota Iceman
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michelangelo the Forger, Finders Keepers, Brownie Wise and the Wonderbowl
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Metal Winners, the Big Con and Operation Babylift
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Great Snake Hunt, Minneapolis Svengali and Swimming with Sharks
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lancelot the Unicorn, Prohibition Man, Dragon Island and Blood Rain
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Blowing Up the House, Beast of Bray Road and The Invention of Penicillin
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fish Rain, Oil Heir Snare and Cousteau and the Aqua-Lung
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tonya vs. Nancy, Shrimpy Sonar and Dumbarton Dogs
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Big Eyes, Magnetic Girl and the Half-Safe
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hedy Lamarr's Escape, the Kray Twins and Maco Light
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Death of the Ice Cream Blonde, Finding Nessie and World's Worst Singer
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kensington Runestone, Smile! You're Being Hijacked and Harriet the Spy
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kidnapped Filmmaker, Pinky's Freedom Ring and the Checkered Game of Life
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
One Small Keystroke, Daring Dr. Dan and the Real Batman
Don investigates a near disaster in outer space, a man who soared through the sky and a doctor who changed the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Titanic Violin, Wicked Fungus and the Greatest Bar Bet
Don 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chain of Fools, Rocket Boys and the Cowboys That Saved Britain
Don investigates an iron link at the center of a formidable fraud, examines a plane that launched some of the most incredible journeys into space and inspects a green oil pump that played a unique role in World War II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Man Who Sold a Million Rocks, Party That Started a War and Umbrella Man
Don investigates a story about a man who turned a pile of rocks into a gold mine, examines a royal suit of armor and uncovers the truth behind one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Buried Alive, Who Really Invented the Telephone and Hoover Saves Belgium
Don investigates the last days of the ancient city of Pompeii, unravels the truth behind the invention of the telephone, and exposes a former President's determination to save millions from starvation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Limbo for Love, Vampire's Grave and the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
Don investigates a risky ride fueled by love, explores a town plagued by the undead and uncovers one of the biggest rescue operations of WWII. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When Twain Met Sawyer, the Guardian Angels and Army of the Dead
Don investigates the unknown story behind a literary legend, the inspiring tale behind a group of rookie heroes and an army of Roman ghosts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
White House Water, Queen of the Mist and the Real Holy Grail
Don examines a string of mysterious deaths in the White House, a woman who took a pioneering plunge and an ancient chalice that could be the elusive Holy Grail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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