- 9.4/1011 votesLoading...
#1 - Invention of Pop Rocks; Pinball Wizard; London Smog
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2015
Don examines one of America's most explosive candies; a pinball machine that represents a gutsy player who saved the game from obscurity; and a flare stick that guided Londoners through a unique time period.
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#2 - Kensington Runestone; Smile! You're Being Hijacked; and Harriet the Spy
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2016
Don Wildman examines a strange stone tablet that may hold the key to America's beginnings; a model plane connected to a hijacking mistaken for a hoax; and a revolver that once belonged to the first American woman to lead an armed expedition into war.
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#3 - Erno Rubik's Cube; World's First Factor; The Amphicar
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2015
Don examines a classic toy that became a pop-culture phenomenon; a delicate silk sample that symbolizes a stunning tale of international espionage; and a quirky car designed to travel on both land and water.
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#4 - Peeping Butler, Beaver Bomb, Mother's Day Mother
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2015
Don examines a trinket that symbolizes the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday; a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of wild beavers in Idaho; and a scandalous machine that titillated Victorian England.
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#5 - Who Killed Superman, Silver Lake Sea Serpant, Wooden Horse Escape
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2016
A Hollywood mystery, a creature of the deep and an amazing escape are all explored.
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#6 - North Pole Expedition, Iceberg Fleet and the Minnesota Iceman
Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/2016
Icy stories behind an eccentric expedition to the North Pole, a frozen feat of nautical engineering and the cosmic conundrum surrounding an incredible icicle.
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- 8.7/1013 votesLoading...
#7 - Birth of the Road Map; Attack of Killer Bees; Invention of Gas Mask
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2015
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 unleashed madness; and a gas mask that was invented by a bold and pioneering man.
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#8 - Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 6/26/2015
Host 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 shackles that once restrained a legendary outlaw.
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#9 - Alligators in the Sewers, Unstoppable Car, Founding Forensics
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2015
Stories of alligators prowling New York City sewers are explored. Also: The host checks out a car in San Diego that has been customized with everything including the kitchen sink; and finds evidence of Paul Revere being a forensic hero in Boston.
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#10 - Kidnapped Filmmaker; Pinky's Freedom Ring; Checkered Game of Life
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2016
Don Wildman uncovers a British plot to assassinate George Washington, investigates the bizarre trial of a rooster that hatched an egg and examines America's most notorious family feud.
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#11 - Dorothy of Dakota, Crop Circles of the Deep and Tunnel of Love
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2017
Don Wildman investigates a girl who went over the rainbow, a deep-sea design with mysterious origins and a man who dug his way into a woman's heart.
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#12 - Million Dollar Dinner, Thing in the Woods and Cornstalk Colonel
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 3/15/2018
Don Wildman examines an ancient queen who drank a very expensive cocktail, an unusual box discovered by a farmer in the woods and an American colonel who routed the British with corn.
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#13 - White House Water, Queen of the Mist and Real Holy Grail
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 10/27/2016
Don Wildman 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.
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#14 - 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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#15 - Miss Unsinkable, Crop Circles and Detective Goodwi
Season 16 Episode 3 - Aired 8/17/2017
Don Wildman 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.
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#16 - Dewey Defeats Truman, the Real Jekyll and Hyde and Sunken Steamship Treasure
Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 9/14/2017
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.
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#17 - Alcoholic Antidote, Reno Haven, Strange Death of President Taylor
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2015
Don investigates a precious metal that reportedly cured alcoholism; recalls a time when Reno was a destination for disgruntled spouses; and looks into the mystery of a president's untimely death.
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#18 - Operation Migration, Sausage Duel, Around the World
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2015
Don Wildman examines a rare food fight, a race around the globe, and a bird uniform.
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#19 - Cherry Sisters, President's Cow, Birth of a Riot
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2015
Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good; a famous cow's-milk can from the White House; and a program from one of the most polemic films of the 20th century.
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#20 - Boston Marathon Cheat, Beast of Bodmin; and Naked President
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2016
Examining what is possibly one of the most audacious hoaxes in sports history; and investigating the preserved remains of a terrifying beast. Also: Host Don Wildman inspects a watch with a link to a presidential scandal.
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- 8.2/109 votesLoading...
#21 - Son of a Gun, Whale Rescue, Bottle Popping
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 4/3/2014
Don Wildman examines a bullet that is connected to a shocking tale of a seemingly immaculate conception, a machine used in an animal rescue mission and a deck of cards linked to a spine-tingling investigation.
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#22 - Opera Riot, Golfer Behind Enemy Lines, Great Mail Train Robbery
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2015
Don Wildman examines a copy of a play that sparked riots, a monocular used by a soldier who made a daring and unusual escape from behind enemy lines, and the wrapper from a product so pungent that it caused an interstate postal feud.
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#23 - Stolen Strad, Fall From Space, Czech Dream
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2015
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 used by a heroic astronaut during a harrowing mission; and a DVD from an unusual film that blurred the lines between fact and fiction.
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#24 - Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Lost Treasure
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2015
Don examines a peanut that played a role in an unusual fad that took 1 man on a daring adventure; a standoff that pitted a man against some of Hollywood's most powerful people; and a set of gold relics that became the subject of an intense battle between 2 rival nations.
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#25 - Mystery of the Spinning Statue; Unwanted Elephant; Pirates of the Me
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2016
Don Wildman examines an allegedly possessed statue, strange skull and a small carving.
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The Best Episodes of Mysteries at the Museum
Every episode of Mysteries at the Museum ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mysteries at the Museum!
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,...
Genre:Documentary
Network:Travel Channel
Best Episodes Summary
"Invention of Pop Rocks; Pinball Wizard; London Smog" is the best rated episode of "Mysteries at the Museum". It scored 9.4/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/15/2015. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Kensington Runestone; Smile! You're Being Hijacked; and Harriet the Spy".