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The Best Episodes of Mysteries at the Museum

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Don Wildman unearths relics from the world's greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past. He examines each artifact to illuminate history's most incredible triumphs, sensational crimes and bizarre encounters.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 1 - Alcatraz, Enigma Machine, Fiji Mermaid, Apollo 13, Dymaxion House, Real Mona Lisa
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    #1 - Alcatraz, Enigma Machine, Fiji Mermaid, Apollo 13, Dymaxion House, Real Mona Lisa

    S1:E1

    Did homemade heads help destroy the reputation of Alcatraz prison? How did the Enigma machine help to win World War II? And is the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore the actual home of the Mona Lisa?

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  2. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 2 - Smilodon, Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Bockscar", Cardiff Giant, Train Disaster, Roswell UFO Crash, George Washington's Dentures
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    #2 - Smilodon, Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Bockscar", Cardiff Giant, Train Disaster, Roswell UFO Crash, George Washington's Dentures

    S1:E2

    Does a prehistoric "monster" provide clues to an Ice Age puzzle? Is an odd wooden figure the explanation for a 60-year-old mystery or the key to a government cover-up?

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  3. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 3 - Patty Hearst, Mastodon, Humboldt Squid, Manhattan Project, San Francisco Earthquake, Ellis Island
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    #3 - Patty Hearst, Mastodon, Humboldt Squid, Manhattan Project, San Francisco Earthquake, Ellis Island

    S1:E3

    What does a vintage fire engine tell us about what really destroyed San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake? Does a 10,000-year-old mastodon skeleton reveal a shocking story of greed and murder inside one of our nation's most esteemed universities?

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  4. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 4 - Harry Houdini Bust, Richard Byrd Expedition, Japanese Secret Weapon, "NOW" Protest Flag, Lizzie Borden, Adlai Stevenson's Briefcase
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    #4 - Harry Houdini Bust, Richard Byrd Expedition, Japanese Secret Weapon, "NOW" Protest Flag, Lizzie Borden, Adlai Stevenson's Briefcase

    S1:E4

    Did the Japanese send weapons of mass destruction to the US mainland during World War II? Is a statue of illusionist Harry Houdini haunted? Does an old hatchet hold the key to one of the nation's most sensational unsolved murders?

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  5. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 5 - Bonnie and Clyde Rifle, Iwo Jima Flag, Aerotrain, Anglerfish, Frederick Cook Diary, Joseph Kittinger Harness
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    #5 - Bonnie and Clyde Rifle, Iwo Jima Flag, Aerotrain, Anglerfish, Frederick Cook Diary, Joseph Kittinger Harness

    S1:E5

    Bonnie and Clyde's Gun - The Iwo Jima Flag - The Aerotrain 1955 - The Deep Sea Anglar Fish - Who reach the North Pole First - 1960 100,000 feet parachute Trial.

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  6. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 6 - Spruce Goose, T-Rex Skeleton, President McKinley Nightshirt, Art Heist, Johnstown Flood, Slinky
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    #6 - Spruce Goose, T-Rex Skeleton, President McKinley Nightshirt, Art Heist, Johnstown Flood, Slinky

    S1:E6

    Artifacts include the "Spruce Goose" aircraft, a T-Rex skeleton, President William McKinley's torn nightshirt, empty picture frames from an art heist, a watch from the Johnstown flood, and the invention of the Slinky.

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  7. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 7 - Watergate, Radithor, German U-Boat 505, Lindbergh Ransom Note, Pat Garrett Gun, Greensboro Lunch Counter
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    #7 - Watergate, Radithor, German U-Boat 505, Lindbergh Ransom Note, Pat Garrett Gun, Greensboro Lunch Counter

    S1:E7

    In the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, there's a small vial that once contained a wildly popular drug called Radithor. Don Wildman discovers how this doctor-approved "cure-all" end up destroying countless lives.

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  8. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 8 - Theodore Roosevelt, Eliot Ness, Spirit of America, The Titanic, Rosa Parks, Bigfoot
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    #8 - Theodore Roosevelt, Eliot Ness, Spirit of America, The Titanic, Rosa Parks, Bigfoot

    S1:E8

    Artifacts relating to the attempted assassination of Teddy Roosevelt, the Cleveland, OH torso murder serial killer, the capture of the land speed record by the U.S. from the British, the sinking of the Titanic, the civil rights movement, and Bigfoot.

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  9. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 9 - Theremin, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Silly Putty, Accidental Mummies, Mt. St. Helens, USS Cyclops
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    #9 - Theremin, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Silly Putty, Accidental Mummies, Mt. St. Helens, USS Cyclops

    S1:E9

    The Theremin an electronic instrument in the Philly archives played into spy scandals, Silly Putty and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge are featured.

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  10. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 10 - Empire State Building Plane Crash, Dillinger's Death Mask, Thomas Flyer, Edmund Fitzgerald, Frisbee, Fall of Saigon
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    #10 - Empire State Building Plane Crash, Dillinger's Death Mask, Thomas Flyer, Edmund Fitzgerald, Frisbee, Fall of Saigon

    S1:E10

    A New York City museum displays an artifact from an airplane which brought dread and destruction to the city; a metal staircase from the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam is on display at the Gerald Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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  11. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 11 - Skull and Bones Secret Society, AC Vs DC, DeLorean, USS Intrepid, Seattle Glue Pot, Wing Walkers,
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    #11 - Skull and Bones Secret Society, AC Vs DC, DeLorean, USS Intrepid, Seattle Glue Pot, Wing Walkers,

    S1:E11

    USS Intrepid, the Seattle glue pot and Wing-Walkers are featured.

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  12. Mysteries at the Museum Season 1 Episode 12 - Robert the Doll, Renault FT-17 Tank, Alan Shepard's Golf Club, Unabomber's Cabin, Jesse James' Holster, The Concorde
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    #12 - Robert the Doll, Renault FT-17 Tank, Alan Shepard's Golf Club, Unabomber's Cabin, Jesse James' Holster, The Concorde

    S1:E12

    The Concorde, Robert the Doll and the Unabomber's shed are featured.

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  13. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 1 - Siamese Twins, Assassin Umbrella, Capone Haunted Cell
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    #13 - Siamese Twins, Assassin Umbrella, Capone Haunted Cell

    S2:E1

    Don examines the death case of Siamese Twins Cheng & Eng and unlocks their medical mystery. He studies an umbrella that played a role in a Cold War assassination. And, he visits a jail cell that holds a secret about Al Capone.

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  14. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 2 - Annabelle Doll, Bridge Collapse, Whale Attack
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    #14 - Annabelle Doll, Bridge Collapse, Whale Attack

    S2:E2

    Don investigates the sinister secrets to a child's rag doll, studies a blueprint that holds the key to a deadly engineering disaster, and he examines a journal that inspired a fascinating work of American literature.

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  15. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 3 - Prison Experiment, Butch Cassidy Manuscript
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    #15 - Prison Experiment, Butch Cassidy Manuscript

    S2:E3

    The examination of a uniform, a manuscript, and Ice Age Duelling Mammoths.

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  16. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 4 - French Connection, Shipwrecked Gold
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    #16 - French Connection, Shipwrecked Gold

    S2:E4

    Don Wildman unlocks the secrets of an infamous drug syndicate and how it was brought down, when he reviews a dossier containing a series of photographs. He examines a gold ingot recovered from a long-lost sunken treasure.

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  17. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 5 - Eastland Disaster, Smuttynose Murders
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    #17 - Eastland Disaster, Smuttynose Murders

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    Don Wildman uncovers the cause of the Eastland Disaster, one of the worst maritime disasters in American history, as he inspects a life jacket from the ill-fated steamship. And he examines an axe wielded by a killer in a bizarre double murder.

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  18. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 6 - American Spy, Belle Gunness, Oarfish
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    #18 - American Spy, Belle Gunness, Oarfish

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    Don investigates the role an ordinary US Postal Service mailbox played in one of the most damaging spy cases of the Cold War. And he examines a monstrous preserved head that may prove the existence of a legendary sea beast.

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  19. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 7 - Shrunken Heads, Broken Arrow
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    #19 - Shrunken Heads, Broken Arrow

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    Don examines what appears to be a miniature human head, brought back from the jungles of South America. And he surveys the dented casing of the hydrogen bomb that sat at the center of a horrifying nuclear accident.

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  20. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 8 - LA Raid, Bioterror, Automaton
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    #20 - LA Raid, Bioterror, Automaton

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    Don unveils the real-life story behind an impressive work of art. He examines a simple tire cover connected to a bizarre religious cult. And he visits the robot that may have saved thousands of human lives in the worst nuclear disaster in American history.

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  21. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 9 - Outlaw Shoes, Astrochimp
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    #21 - Outlaw Shoes, Astrochimp

    S2:E9

    Don inspects a strange pair of shoes that starred in one of the most bizarre and gruesome tales of the Wild West. And examines a miniature spacesuit - worn by a most unconventional space pioneer.

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  22. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 10 - Anthrax, Marilyn Monroe, Hunley Submarine
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    #22 - Anthrax, Marilyn Monroe, Hunley Submarine

    S2:E10

    Don examines a simple cardboard box that's contents were once tied to a deadly outbreak that paralyzed the country with fear. He inspects a small pill bottle that may shed light on an icon's mysterious death. And he investigates a Civil War submarine.

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  23. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 11 - Lotto Scam, Somali Pirates, Haunted Plane
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    #23 - Lotto Scam, Somali Pirates, Haunted Plane

    S2:E11

    Don inspects a lottery ticket at the center of America's only known state lottery fixing scam. He surveys a giant orange lifeboat that survived a terrifying hijacking. And he investigates whether a damaged airplane part linked to bizarre ghost sightings.

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  24. Mysteries at the Museum Season 2 Episode 12 - Flying Car, Prison Riot, Dreamland Fire
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    #24 - Flying Car, Prison Riot, Dreamland Fire

    S2:E12

    Don Wildman examines an automobile designed to fly,inspects a circular saw and investigates a fire that decimated Coney Island's most extravagant amusement park.

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  25. Mysteries at the Museum Season 3 Episode 1 - Brinks Heist, Saddam's Spider Hole, Ringdocus
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    #25 - Brinks Heist, Saddam's Spider Hole, Ringdocus

    S3:E1

    Uncover the mysteries behind the largest armed robbery in US history, discover where Saddam Hussein was captured, and discover whether or not James Dean's car was really evil.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Alcatraz, Enigma Machine, Fiji Mermaid, Apollo 13, Dymaxion House, Real Mona Lisa" is the best rated episode of "Mysteries at the Museum". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/2/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Smilodon, Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Bockscar", Cardiff Giant, Train Disaster, Roswell UFO Crash, George Washington's Dentures".